For its fourth offering of its 45th season, Lakeside Little Theatre (LLT) provided a heavy drama that some might say was written more for the actor’s craft than the audience’s entertainment.

Still catching their breaths from the success of their sold-out January 17 concert given by the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO), the movers and shakers of the Music Appreciation Society are already preparing another musical feast that is sure to please.

Jertiza McCarter and Betty Lloyd Robinson created The Naked Stage a few months ago to present minimalist play readings and meaningful and appealing comedies and dramas.

Lakeside Little Theatre (LLT), now in its 45th season, will open the curtain on Ronald Harwood’s “The Dresser” on January 16. Larry King directs an experienced cast that features Don Rausch, Phyllis Silverman, Liz White, Fred Koesling, Florette Schnelle, Graham Miller, John Foster, Don Chaloner and the director doing a voice-over. All should be up to the challenge of a piece that contains plenty of high drama and a smidgen of comic relief.