Lew Holton

Portal Lew Holton

What do you do when you happen upon the Gate to Paradise...but find it guarded, and entry is apparently not in the cards for you? When Charlie turns down a wrong alley and stubbles upon this portal, he tries a little bit of everything to get past Virgil, the Guardian of the Gate. Not one to take rejection well, Charlie comes back...again and again...in what turns out to be a battle of wits that the two wage over the course of Charlie's lifetime. Over the course of time, Charlie and Virgil's relationship evolves from adversaries to friends as they explore and experience the mysteries of life, love, loss, and together craft a key to everlasting connections. Portal is a tour-de-force for two actors with enough laughter and thought-provoking moments to turn an evening of theatre into a timeless escape. Portal was the winner of the SETC 2004 Charles M. Getchell New Play Award.