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Jacksonville’s Answer To Saturday Night Live: Awkward Silence Comedy Troupe

Dick Kerekes & Leisla Sansom September 30, 2017 Comedy, Downtown, Dual Critics, Feature, Neighborhoods, On Stage, The Elbow, Theatre, Theatre Reviews 1,639

A DUAL CRITICS REVIEW Jacksonville’s answer to Saturday Night Live is Awkward Silence Jax, a comedy troupe that presented a new show called “Everything’s Fine” during September 22-23, 2017. Both performances played to a sold-out house at . The was founded in 2014 by JU graduate who had been very active in local theatre during his student days. After graduation, he traveled to Chicago’s Second City to study improvisation techniques, and after returning to Jacksonville has shared his knowledge with very talented local performers. The program listed twenty sketches covering a wide assortment of topics. While several of the titles …

quirky and whimsical “Almost, Maine”

Dick Kerekes & Leisla Sansom March 13, 2016 Comedy, Dual Critics, Feature, Jacksonville Beach, On Stage, Theatre, Theatre Reviews 744

PLAYERS BY THE SEA THEATRE REVIEW DICK KEREKES & LEISLA SANSOM [email protected] Jacksonville Beaches’ opened a three-week run of John Cariani’s quirky and whimsical play “Almost, Maine” in its Studio Theatre on March 11, 2016. “” was a play that almost wasn’t at all successful. It opened Off-Broadway in 2006, and had a brief run. A very brief run; it closed a month later after poor ticket sales. But after this unpromising beginning, other theatres discovered that the script, filled with both funny and tender romantic moments, has many desirable features. Set requirements are minimal, and casting is expansible; roles …

PLAYERS BY THE SEA PELICAN AWARDS 2015

Dick Kerekes & Leisla Sansom August 17, 2015 Comedy, Dance, Dual Critics, Jacksonville Beach, On Stage, The Beaches, Theatre 120

wrapped up its 49th season on August 15, 2015 at their playhouse in Jacksonville Beach, with their annual volunteer celebration and awards ceremony. The have attended a number of the celebrations, but this year’s full house audience seemed particularly lively and excited. The exuberance no doubt reflected Players very successful past season, and the anticipation of the big 50th Season opening in September. and were the Masters of Ceremony, with various actors tapped to present individual awards. A new feature was The Gold Brown Bag Awards, by long-time Players supporter and jack of all trades involving theatre, . She sketched …

PBTS: “THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK CHRISTMAS MUSICAL”

Dick Kerekes & Leisla Sansom December 2, 2014 Comedy, Dual Critics, On Stage, Theatre, Theatre Reviews 443

Jacksonville Beach’s Players by the Sea opened and’s “” on November 28, 2014. It will be on stage through December 13 at 106 6th Street North in Jacksonville Beach, Fl. For information or reservations, call 904-249-0289 or visit playersbythesea.org. Players staged the original Trailer Park musical in 2011 in their smaller theatre and it was a smash hit and was totally sold out. For the sequel, the larger main stage is used and ticket demand is once again high so act quickly and make reservations if you want to see this wacky alternative to the usual holiday fare. Three …

AWKWARD SILENCE COMEDY TROUPE

Will Henley November 7, 2014 Comedy, Dual Critics, Jacksonville Beach, On Stage, The Beaches, Theatre, Theatre Reviews 36

made its debut Saturday November 1, 2014 on the main stage of with performances at 8:00 and 10:30 pm. The Dual Critics attended the first show which had nearly a full house; an excellent crowd considering Jacksonville was under the spell of the Florida-Georgia game which takes over the city once a year. As critics, we rarely go to comedy clubs, as we are usually seeing on-stage plays throughout North Florida. We were attracted to this show when we saw that the performers involved were local actors whom we have seen in many performances in different venues. We did not …

“RENT” Players By The Sea theatre review

Dick Kerekes & Leisla Sansom July 29, 2014 Dual Critics, On Stage, Theatre, Theatre Reviews 591

and The present “,” the Tony and Pulitzer prize- winning musical by playwright Jonathan Larson. Larson died, tragically and unexpectedly, on the morning of the play’s first Off-Broadway preview performance in 1996. The play moved to Broadway in April, where it remained for a run of twelve years. The revival at Players opened on July 18th, 2014 and will be on stage until August 9th. All performances are in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. The first two nights of this production played to packed houses, and tickets for the remainder are reportedly going fast. For reservations or information call 904-249-0289 or visit …

Matt & Ben – theatre review

Dick Kerekes & Leisla Sansom March 3, 2014 Dual Critics, On Stage, Theatre, Theatre Reviews 349

The group opened a two-weekend run of the satirical comedy “” on February 28, which will run through March 8 at The , 955 North Liberty Street, in downtown Jacksonville. This one-hour/one-act play, which debuted in 2002 at a , was written by and , two young actresses, who also played the two characters of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Having seen it, we have concluded that there are three groups of theatre goers who will enjoy this bit of tomfoolery (described by Director as a “Bromance”) the most: fans of Saturday Night Live skits, fans of TV comedy sitcoms, …

The 5 & Dime Theatre troupe – “MATT & BEN”

Erin Thursby February 4, 2014 Feature, On Stage, Theatre 338

has been bringing nomadic theatre to unexpected places since the end of 2011. Their motto is “Making change in Jacksonville.” Part of that change is helping Downtown to thrive and contributing “toward the imminent renaissance of the Downtown area.” Their next show will be in new Urban Core venue at 956 North Liberty Street, Jacksonville, February 28 and March 7 at 8 pm, and March 1 and March 8 at 8 pm and 10 pm. The show in question is (Feb 28-Mar 7), a satire by and . In this gender-bending play, two actresses play and , during the time …