'Prelude to a Kiss opens Friday

“Prelude to a Kiss” opens Feb. 17 at the Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon, produced by the Theater Arts Guild. This romantic comedy begins with a chance encounter when Rita, a beautiful, bohemian, eccentric bartender, meets Peter, an attractive, bright, slightly geeky publisher. Despite her secret fear of the world and hesitancy to invest in joy, the two fall in love and marry. Then, at their wedding reception, another chance meeting between Rita and a frail Old Man completely alters the course of all three lives.

“Prelude” is about how we show up in our lives and how we deal with fear and loss...