On Stage - Page 118

by DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM The theatre department of Jacksonville University opened a two weekend run of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet in Swisher Theater on the campus in Arlington. The second weekend will run April 15, 16 and 17. Hamlet, the world’s most famous play, is the most produced of

by Dick Kerekes & Leisla Sansom Players by the Sea debuted the world premier of an original play about the life of Ninah Cummer, whose dedication and generous gifts led to the establishment of The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, which was built on the site of her Riverside

by DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM The University of North Florida Opera Ensemble and Orchestra presented Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Consul for five performances from April 1-4 in the Lazzara Performance Hall on the UNF campus. This is an after-the-fact review, but we were so impressed with the production, we

by DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM Orange Park Community Theatre (OPCT) opened its 4th show of the 2010-2011 season, with the North Florida premier of an entertaining mystery entitled Murder by Natural Causes. This whodunnit was originally a 1979 TV movie of the same name starring Hal Holbrook, Richard Anderson

by DICK KEREKES The 2nd annual Jr. Mainstage Production of Theatre Jacksonville was on stage in the Harold K. Smith Playhouse, the l9th and 20th of March 2011. This endeavor was launched for the first time last year by its founder Juan Unzueta, the Educational Outreach Coordinator for the theatre.

by DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM The Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre (ABET) opened its fourth show of the season at the Adel Grage Cultural Center. This outstanding comedy will be on stage through April 2. For reservations and additional information call 249-7177 or visit www.abettheatre.com The Tale of the Allergist’s

by DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM Theatre Jacksonville is presenting one of the best written American plays of the past century, on stage through March 26. Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee’s classic Inherit the Wind is a fictionalized account of the famous 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial in Tennessee about

photo: Tiffany Manning photo: Tiffany Manning photo: Tiffany Manning photo: Tiffany Manning photo: Tiffany Manning photo: Tiffany Manning by DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM The Hippodrome State Theatre is staging David Zellnik’s comedy/drama Serendib. This unusual play runs through March 20, at 23 SE 2nd Place, in downtown Gainesville. For