'Jekyll & Hyde' challenges a labor of love for director Mary Meserve

From: Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME) | Date: April 28, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

BOB KEYES Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
04-28-2005
'Jekyll & Hyde' challenges a labor of love for director Mary Meserve
Byline: BOB KEYES Staff Writer
Edition: Final
Section: Go
Column: Q & A
Memo: IF YOU GO "JEKYLL & HYDE" WHERE: Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland. WHEN: Weekends through May 8; the run may be extended. TICKETS: $15 and $17. INFO: 799-1421 or 799-6509.

Lyric Music Theater closes its season by tackling one of the most challenging shows for community theater to come along in years, "Jekyll & Hyde."

It's a tough show to do well because ...

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