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Real, Beautiful, Talented: Seseley Monat Jones

June 18, 2025

The dream of being in the film scene didn’t end in her younger years, when she played her part in “The Wizard of Oz” in an elementary school play. The dream reaches beyond the ruffling of audition papers and the click of the camera. Seseley Monat Jones, a Jacksonville actress, has aspirations to be known globally—not only in acting,

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DESPERATE MEASURES’ ANTICS are at Theatre Jacksonville

Calling a play a “problem play” truly does a script a disservice. It makes one think that doing or seeing it might be a waste of time. In actuality, all that it means is that the play does not neatly fit into a category such as comedy or tragedy. Instead,

Jax On Pointe: In the Age of the Algorithm, Ballet Still Slays

Words by McKenna Oakley, Photos by Katarina Weissbach In a culture

June Comedy Listing

June 4 Marvin Hunter Comedy Zone comedyzone.com June 5 Comedy Showcase

FAHRENHEIT 451

September 30, 2011

On Stage

by DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM The newly formed 5 & Dime theatre group presented its first play in partnership with the Jacksonville Public Library at the downtown library Saturday September 24th. Ray Bradbury’s play adapted from his novel “Fahrenheit 451” concerned book burning, and this collaboration came about to

AMERICAN BUFFALO

September 23, 2011

On Stage

by DICK KEREKES Theatre Jacksonville inaugurated something new last weekend with its first ever Guerilla Show series that TJ calls “theatre with a bite.” TJ had on its stage for four performances, September 15 to l8, David Mamet’s American Buffalo. Theatre aficionados would definitely consider this cutting edge theatre. Since

CHICAGO – theatre review

September 19, 2011

On Stage

by DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM Players by the Sea opened its 45th season with the award-winning musical by Bob Fosse, Fred Ebb and John Kander that has attained worldwide fame since it debuted in 1975. Chicago has been performed in 26 countries and some nine languages and revivals are

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

September 12, 2011

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http://epk.promdatemusic.com/ by DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre (ABET) opened its 20th season with the black comedy/musical Little Shop of Horrors by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken. This show has been around since the 1980s and has been done a few times by other local groups but

GOD OF CARNAGE

September 7, 2011

On Stage

by DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM Gainesville’s Hippodrome Theatre opened its 39th season on August 31, with Yasmina Reza‘s 2009 Tony Award winning comedy God of Carnage. In addition to Best Play, the production won awards for Best Direction and Best Actress in a Play from the Tonys. Meanwhile in

THE LONESOME WEST

September 1, 2011

On Stage

by DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM Players by the Sea opened its 46th season with The Lonesome West on the Studio Stage. The production will run through September 10 at 106 Sixth Street in Jacksonville Beach. For reservations and information, call 904-249-0289 or visit playersbythesea.org This play by Irish playwright

BACK IN THE BOONDOCKS

September 1, 2011

On Stage

by DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM The Crossroad Church Stage and CRC Arts Academy presented a run of three performances of an original musical Back in the Boondocks at 10005 Gate Parkway N, during August 26 – 28. The last time the Dual Critics attended a performance at the CRC

OUR TOWN

August 25, 2011

On Stage

by DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM Theatre Jacksonville opened its annual Summer Classic in San Marco on Friday, August 19, which will run through Saturday September 3. This play is not part of the regular season and TJ has special pricing for the classic each year. Thanks to the generosity

PLAYERS BY THE SEA PELICAN AWARDS 2010-2011

August 23, 2011

On Stage

by Dick Kerekes & Leisla Sansom Players by the Sea held its 45th Volunteer Celebration and Pelican Awards on Sunday, August 14th. Players Theatre on Sixth Street North in Jacksonville Beach was packed with fans and actors when Hosts Erik DeCicco, Brooks Anne Meierdierks and Lindsay Curry took the stage

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS

August 19, 2011

On Stage

by DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM Last month the Alhambra presented on its stage something for the kids, with the very successful and well received Willy Wonka. This month and through September 18, a delightful treat for the adults is on stage, with the North Florida premier of Jeffery Lane