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MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION Opens at Jacksonville University College of Fine Arts

Dick Kerekes & Leisla Sansom February 21, 2018 Arlington, Dual Critics, Feature, On Stage, Theatre, Theatre Reviews 387

DUAL CRITICS REVIEW “Mrs. Warren’s Profession,” a social-issues play by George Bernard Shaw, opened on the Swisher Theatre Stage at Jacksonville University on February 15th, with additional shows scheduled February 22 and 24, at 7:30 PM. The Irish playwright was a Nobel Prize winner, who wrote more than sixty plays during his lifetime. His best known works include “Man and Superman,” “Saint Joan,” “Major Barbara,” “Caesar and Cleopatra,” and “Pygmalion,” the basis for the ever- popular musical “My Fair Lady.” He died at age ninety-four, while in the process of writing still another play. “Mrs. Warren’s Profession” was written in …

DUAL CRITICS REVIEW: AIDA at Jacksonville University

Dick Kerekes & Leisla Sansom February 17, 2018 Arlington, Dual Critics, Feature, Neighborhoods, On Stage, Theatre, Theatre Reviews 451

Jacksonville University’s College of Fine Arts Performing Arts Series opened the pop-musical “Aida” at on their Arlington campus on February 16, 2018; additional performances are scheduled on February 17, 23 and 25. The musical is based on ’s opera of the same name, with music by and lyrics by . “Aida debuted in 2000 on Broadway and was not a favorite of New York critics. But the public loved it and it ran for 1,800 performances. “Every Story is a Love Story,” the opening song, informs us that “Aida” is a story of love that flourished in a time of …

THEATRE REVIEW: “ARTS OR CRAFTS” AT J.U.

Dick Kerekes & Leisla Sansom February 23, 2015 Arlington, Dual Critics, Feature, On Stage, Theatre, Theatre Reviews 360

The drama department of presented the Florida Premier of ’s “” for a four day run Feb 19-22 2015 in the on the Arlington Campus of JU. “Arts or Crafts” might seem like an unusual name for a play but this is not a traditional play but a collection of monologues and skits exploring in a unique and often humorous way, the concept that crafts are functional or are arts are decorative? ? This was a very special even for JU as the playwright himself came to Jacksonville to direct this play together with Producer/JU Artist Director …

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