‘Love Letters’ at By the Sea

Written by Estero Bay News

June 5, 2026

Laura Richie (left) and Larry Barnes star in the Reader’s Theater performance of ‘Love Letters,’ produced by the By The Sea Productions, June 5-7. Submitted photo

Morro Bay’s community theater troupe will stage its next live production this weekend, and tickets are available now.

By the Sea Productions will a staged reading of “Love Letters,” a play by A.R. Gurney this Friday-Sunday, June 5-7. Show times are 7 p.m. all three nights with Saturday and Sunday matinee performances at 3 p.m. 

Tickets are $23.27 a person. Seating is limited. Reserve tickets now online at: bytheseaproductions.org or call 805-776-3287.

Love Letters is the story of two childhood friends who maintain their relationship through a lifelong correspondence.

As actors read their letters, the ebb and flow of their character’s lives is recalled through laughter and tears.

This staged reading features Larry Barnes and Laura Richie in the lead roles, and is directed by Sheridan Cole.

By the Sea Productions performs at St. Peter’s by the Sea Church in Morro Bay, located at 545 Shasta Ave.

Now in its 10th season, By The Sea Productions is Morro Bay’s only live theater company. It’s a non-profit organization dedicated to providing quality live theater to the residents of Morro Bay and visitors.

They offer full-length plays and Readers Theatre shows throughout the year, in a combination of comedies, dramas, and classics.

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