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2008-09 Plays Schedule

Show times: Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 8 PM; Sunday: 2 PM
Box office opens: 45 minutes before show
Doors open: 30 minutes before show

Reception after each Opening Night show!

Nunsense (Musical)
By Dan Goggin
   Winner of four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Off-Broadway Musical in its original New York production.
   "A hail of fun and frolic! Wacky and outrageous with a hysterical anything-goes sense of fun!" - NY Times
Admission: $20 - Main Stage Musical

September 12-14, 18-21, 25-27, 2008

Rear End (Comedy-Thriller)
By Richard Wolf
   This original play by Fernandina Beach and former New York playwright, Richard Wolf, is a howling, comic spoof of the famous classic movie thriller, Rear Window. Just in time for Halloween!
Admission: $10 (not included with season pass) - ABET Two

October 17-19, 24-25, 2008

Sanders Family Christmas (Musical Comedy)
By Connie Ray
   Sequel to the popular hit Smoke on the Mountain. The Sanders family keeps the audience laughing, clapping and singing along with over two dozen Christmas favorites. A richly entertaining, wildly infectious musical.
Admission: $20 - Main stage musical

December 5-7, 11-14, 18-20, 2008

Love Letters (Comedy-Drama)
By A.R. Gurney
   A unique and imaginative theater experience comprised of letters exchanged over a lifetime between two people who grew up together, went their separate ways, but continued to share confidences. Evocative, touching, and frequently funny.
Admission: $15; $12 for seniors (65 & older), students, military - Main stage

January 9-10, 16-18, 22-24, 2009

Forrest (Courtroom Drama)
By Tom Hickman
   In this original script, Jacksonville playwright Tom Hickman gives Nathan Bedford Forrest the war crimes trial he never received in reality. He gets his day in court, withstands withering cross-examination, and must abide by the verdict that you, the audience choose to give him.
Admission: $15; $12 for seniors (65 & older), students, military - Main stage

February 27-28, March 6-8, 12-14, 2009

Hughie (Drama)
By Eugene O'Neill
   One of O'Neill's last works. Originally intended as part of a series of short plays, but became the lone survivor when O'Neill mysteriously destroyed the others.
   "…it has a deep interest and importance for those fascinated by our foremost dramatist…" - NY Post
Admission: $10 (not included with season pass) - ABET Two

April 3-5, 10-11, 2009

The Exact Center of the Universe (Comedy-Drama)
By Joan Vail Thorne
   "A charming, insightful reflection on age, change, situational morality, the limitations of love and the difficulty of feeling at home in the world …wise and funny…" - NY Times
   "A delightful, old-fashioned, well-made play…tickles with its juicy dialogue and zesty characters." - NY Magazine
Admission: $15; $12 for seniors (65 & older), students, military - Main stage

May 15-16, 22-24, 28-30, 2009

Reservations and Information: 904-249-7177

Location of performances:
Adele Grage Cultural Center
716 Ocean Blvd., corner of 7th St.
Atlantic Beach, FL 32233

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1015 Atlantic Blvd., #175
Atlantic Beach, FL 32233

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