Comedy addresses true love, romance

Generations of people have asked what true love is, and many even have an ideal man or woman they envision. If there is such a thing as true love, prepare to be enlightened.

“Maybe, Baby, It’s You” is coming to the Wilson Hall Auditorium Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The show is a comedy about different relationships and levels of romance, and was hailed by The Philadelphia Inquirer as “a fresh and funny look at romantic relationships” January 16, 2001.

Jerry Weaver, executive assistant to the dean of the College of Arts and Letters, brought the show to JMU and described it as “fast-paced” and “funny.” He points to the fast-pace as something which keeps the play interesting.

The off-Broadway traveling show features actors Marc Diraison and Keely Sheehan in 14 scenes about love involving various male-female matches, ranging from adolescents in a science class to a divorced elderly couple at their grandson’s soccer game, according to www.maybebabyitsyou.net. In each scene, love triumphs in some way. For example, an elderly divorced couple meeting again at their grandson’s soccer game instills hope for love in the viewer of the play, who sees a chance for the couple to rekindle an old flame.

He also added that Entertainment Events Inc., the producers of the show, also produced “Late Nite Catechism,” part of the Masterpiece Season Encore Series performed in January.

“Maybe, Baby, It’s You” originally was performed by creators Shari Simpson and Charlie Shanian, but gained star power in 2002 when former “Beverly Hills 90210” heartthrob Tori Spelling took on the female role, according to the Los Angeles Times on February 1, 2002.

Some students, like sophomore Sophia Moradi, are attracted to the show’s concept because it is about a subject everyone can relate to.

“I think it will be very entertaining and expose the wide range of relationships that exist in our society,” Moradi said. “I’m sure many students would be able to relate to some of the relationship types.”

Tickets are on sale at the Masterpiece Season Box Office in Wilson Hall, room 105. Tickets are priced at $20 for JAC card holders and those 60 years old and above, $22 for standard tickets and $18 for children under 12 years old. The box office is open Monday to Friday from noon to 4pm. For more information or tickets, call x8-7000, or on the Masterpiece Series Web site caal.jmu.edu/Masterpiece.