Ticket competition

To celebrate our upcoming production of Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker, we gave away 4 free tickets to any of our performances! We asked you to simply share your best matchmaking story.

Congratulations, Rosa Camero! Here is the winning story:

"Once upon a time, there was a Danish guy who wanted to marry someone from abroad. One day, he read in the newspaper that Sri Lankan women were considered the most loyal wives in the world. He'd always been attracted to Sri Lankan women so he thought he'd try his luck.

This was in the 70s. No mobile phones, no internet, no WhatsApp. Just paper, pens, and big dreams.

He placed an ad in the largest newspaper in Sri Lanka, saying he was looking for a wife. And he wasn’t kidding — thousands of letters came pouring in. Real letters, handwritten and sent across oceans.

Among all those letters was one from a woman named D. But the funny thing is, she didn’t even want to write at first. It was her sister who pushed her to give it a shot. So she did.

And out of all the letters the Danish guy received, he fell in love with just one.

Hers.

They started writing regularly, exchanging photos and building a connection that grew stronger with each envelope that arrived. After a few months, the Danish guy asked D if she would travel to Denmark to marry him.

She said yes.

She packed her bags, boarded a plane with a one-way ticket, and flew to meet a man she had only met through words and pictures. When she arrived, they finally met in person and they fell in love. Ten days later, they got married.

A year after that, they had a son. Three years later, a daughter.

That son? He’s my husband.

And this year we celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

And their love story continues."

Tickets are on their way to you Rosa. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful story. ❤️