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December 2023
The Friends of The St. Augustine Amphitheatre proudly announces that Apex Theatre Studio will present the beloved American holiday classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” as a live radio play on December 18, 2023. Tickets go on sale this Friday, October 27 at 10am online on Ticketmaster.com and at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office. On December 18, “It’s A Wonderful Life” the beloved American holiday class, will come to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful night. “We wanted to offer something which allowed families to gather together once all the shopping and the running around have commenced,” remarked Ian Mairs, Director of Apex Theatre Studio. “The live radio format and 1940s setting will transport the audience back to another time and place. The play’s message has resonated for over 75 years because it is timeless,” Mairs added.
On December 19th , “It’s A Wonderful Life” the beloved American holiday class, will come to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful night. “We wanted to offer something which allowed families to gather together once all the shopping and the running around have commenced,” remarked Ian Mairs, Director of Apex Theatre Studio. “The live radio format and 1940s setting will transport the audience back to another time and place. The play’s message has resonated for over 75 years because it is timeless,” Mairs added.
On December 21st , “It’s A Wonderful Life” the beloved American holiday class, will come to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful night. “We wanted to offer something which allowed families to gather together once all the shopping and the running around have commenced,” remarked Ian Mairs, Director of Apex Theatre Studio. “The live radio format and 1940s setting will transport the audience back to another time and place. The play’s message has resonated for over 75 years because it is timeless,” Mairs added.
January 2024
Disney’s Finding Nemo JR. is a 60-minute musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new songs written by award-winning composers Kristen Anderson-Lopez and EGOT winner Robert Lopez. The story follows the adventures of Marlin, a timid clownfish, and this son, Nemo. After Nemo is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, they both face challenges on the journey to be reunited. Auditions are Saturday, January 6th 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Apex Theatre Studio
A rogue's gallery of outrageous clowns and cunning charlatans come to life in On My Own, Ian Mairs' lively adaptation of David Copperfield. The early chapters of the Dickens classic take center stage, as young David struggles to make his way in the world after his mother dies. Though David finds cruelty at the hands of stepfathers, schoolmasters, and swindlers, it's the surprising kindness and compassion he encounters that stay with him as he searches for a place to call home. This playfully-paced, colorful adaptation is the perfect way to introduce a new generation to the beloved story of David Copperfield.
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One event on January 14, 2024 at 2:00 pm
The time is 1945 in NYC. The Holocaust has split apart a family as the father and youngest daughter escape to America and the mother and eldest daughter are left behind. As the play opens the father and daughter have just learned that the older daughter has survived and is on her way to NYC to be reunited with the only family she has left. A touching drama unfolds. Sometimes sad. Sometimes joyful. The question being can this family set aside all that divides them and become one again?