Old Love New Love involves Alzheimer’s – and much, much more. It’s a story about love and the kind of dedication that leads you to put the one you love first.
OREGON CITY, Ore. — August 25, 2023 — Clackamas Repertory Theatre’s 19th season concludes with Old Love New Love, Sept. 7 – Oct. 1 at Osterman Theatre on the campus of Clackamas Community College in Oregon City. Performances take place Thursday – Saturday at 7:30pm, with 2:30pm Sunday matinees. Tickets may be purchased at www.clackamasrep.org or by calling (503) 594-6047.
There will be a half-price preview performance Sept. 7; opening night is Sept. 8.
A humorous, thought-provoking play about what we can’t remember and what we can forgive, Old Love New Love explores what happens when old love faces new challenges.
The play, written by Laura Brienza, opens as Gloria has finally admitted that she can no longer care for her husband, Colin, at home. Shortly after she places Colin in a facility, he falls in love with Lane, another patient. Gloria quickly pulls Colin out of the facility and brings him home, but as this new attachment seems lasting, can she make concessions and accept what is best for both Colin and Lane? Can she agree to the wishes of
Lane’s husband and allow the two to visit?
Karlyn Love is directing Clackamas Rep’s production. “Old Love New Love is not a play about Alzheimer’s Disease,” she says. “It is a play about love, all kinds of love. The love a parent has for a child, the love a friend can have for a friend, the love a spouse has for their spouse and how that love is tested in the face of a disease like Alzheimer’s. This play is about the kind of love that makes you put the one you love first. It is about how important love is to us as humans and how much we need to love and be loved to thrive.”
About Clackamas Repertory Theatre:
Clackamas Repertory Theatre (www.clackamasrep.org) is a professional Equity theatre company in Oregon City, Ore. Founded in 2004, CRT offers high-quality, financially-accessible productions for the citizens of Clackamas County and beyond and prepares current and former Clackamas Community College students for a career in theatre through paid summer positions.
For More Information:
Jayne Stevens, Assistant Managing Director
Clackamas Repertory Theatre
(503) 594-3914
jayne@clackamasrep.org