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Join us for the first season in our new home, and experience the thrilling and involving theatre that is quickly becoming freeFall's trademark.
From the driving rock score of ROOMS to the sensual intensity of Miss Julie our first season of six plays and musicals will take you on a rollercoaster of visceral, entertaining, and intelligent theatre.
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music and lyrics by Paul Scott Goodman, book by Paul Scott Goodman and Miriam Gordon. ROOMS a rock romance tells the story of Monica, a singer who wants to see the world, and Ian, a guitarist that would just as soon stay put. Their journey ultimately takes them from Glasgow to London and then to New York, from obscurity to the top of the charts, and from young love through heartache to maturity and understanding.
With a vibrant rock score by Paul Scott Goodman (Bright Lights, Big City) and a fast-paced book by Miriam Gordon, ROOMS is an evening of funny, energetic, thoughtful, and touching musical theatre.
Don’t miss your chance to see the Southeastern premier of this Off-Broadway hit.
adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. This intensely psychological and stunning new adaptation of the classic thriller by one of the American theatre's most prolific and exciting playwrights captivates from its first shocking moments until the final scene. Henry Jekyll is a respected if controversial physician in Victorian London. His experiments into the multiplicity of man let loose chaos in the form of one Edward Hyde. When Hyde's pursuit of the object of his seduction, Elizabeth Jelkes comes to Jekyll's attention, the ernest doctor vows to end the experiments. However, Hyde has other plans. Who will end up servant and who master?
a comedy written in 405 b.c. by Aristophanes, freely adapted by Burt Shevelove, even more freely adapted by Nathan Lane, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, original direction and choreography by Susan Stroman. Aristophanes' biting satire on war and public apathy written in 405 B.C. is more topical than ever in this legendary adaptation by Stephen Sondheim and Burt Shevelove. Originally written to be performed in the Yale University Gymnasium swimming pool in 1974, the original cast included Meryl Streep, Sigourney Weaver, and Christopher Durang in the chorus. This version, expanded by Nathan Lane, in which he starred on Broadway in 2004 features seven additional songs by Sondheim. In this seldom produced gem of musical theatre, Dionysos, God of Wine and Theatre, disenchanted by the lack of passion on Athenian stages, must journey to the underworld to find a great dramatist to save the world. Convinced that the words of a brilliant playwright will rally the people to stand up against injustice, he holds a contest to find his champion. At once a hymn to the transformative power of the theatre and an uproarious satirical comedy, this piece will innaugurate our new permanent space.
August Strindberg's masterful dissection of class and gender politics remains startlingly resonant despite the fact that it was first performed over a century ago. While the topsy-turvy of the midsummer festival rages outside, Miss Julie, the daughter of a powerful landed gentleman, seduces one of her serving men, Jean, right under the nose of his fiancé, Christine. As the alcohol fueled evening stretches into morning, the tug of war reaches its breaking point, as each uses every weapon available to try to gain the upper hand in one of the most intriguing relationships ever written for the stage.
Shakespeare's most beloved and arguably most perfect comedy will strut the boards in a lush and lavish production "in the round." Worlds collide when four young lovers venture into the woods and are made sport of by the "helpful" machinations of a group of magical woodland fairies. Love triangles and rectangles spin out of control, and a group of crude workmen rehearse a play as a wedding gift for the Duke. This must-see production for anyone who's ever loved or ever hated Shakespeare, will change the way you think about the bard.
book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion and music by Mitch Leigh. We will continue the experimentation we started with 2008's The Wild Party, with this "immersive environmental" production of the classic musical retelling of Cervante's classic Don Quixote. The line between stage and audience will be erased and audience and actors alike will inhabit the fantastical and idealistic world of the Knight of the Woeful Countenance. Alonso Quijana is an old and ailing gentleman who immerses himself in the fantasy literature of knights and dragons. He dreams that he is the fearless knight, Don Quixote, in search of his beautiful and virtuous Dulcinea. As he sets off on his quest, his family hatches a plan to cure him of his "insanity" through an encounter with the invented "Knight of the Mirrors." This rhapsody on the importance of idealism and imagination in a world of stark and cruel realities, features hit songs like "I, Don Quixote," "Dulcinea," and "The Impossible Dream."
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Groups of ten or more receive discounts on individual ticket prices. Groups can also create packages that include special options such as a reception or "talk-back" and workshops to increase your group's enjoyment of the performance. Book a group by calling the box office at 727.359.0525.
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The mission of freeFall theatre is to pursue art's greater purposes and the transformative power of theatre - as a builder of community, a source of upliftment, and a builder of cultural legacy.
We will present a varied range of classical and new works that are bold, daring, and diverse. Our work will strive to be accessible, and we will present it in ways that invite, entertain, and challenge our audience.
We are committed to improving the lives of the citizens of Tampa Bay through our efforts to provide broad access to theatre that represents a high level of artistic achievement, and through educational programs that increase the community's understanding and enjoyment of live theatre.
We will take risks, both in our selection of material and in the way that we present the works we choose. Expect to be astonished or challenged in some way whenever you see a freeFall production. We will bring you the work of the boldest playwrights, composers, lyricists, directors, designers, and actors.
We will present work that is relevant to the world and community in which we live. Whether the plays are four months or four hundred years old, they will be works of theatre that speak to the particular times in which they are presented.
We will strive to present works of theatre that are of the highest possible quality in every conceivable area - from production values like sets, props, and lighting to literary merit, direction, acting, and the like. We will place an emphasis on the idea that no single aspect of the art and craft of theatre is more or less important than another.
We will set as our ultimate goal the ideal of a resident company of actors that will make freeFall their artistic home. This core company will form the core of the theatre's work and create an environment where artists of the theatre can flourish and create at their highest potential.
We will strive to do work that is noticed by the theatre community on a national level, and is part of the active dialogue that is the American Theatre. We will position ourselves to become a company that creates work that goes on to other theatres in New York, regionally, and internationally. In this way, we give voice to not only our artists' perspective and vision, but those of our particular community.
We will seek to maintain and explore styles and devices that keep live performance unique as compared to recorded media. We will emphasize the many powerful differences that theare has to offer. In doing so, we hope to bring new audiences to an enduring art form that nourishes community.
We will always seek to create experiences that are visceral and authentic. We will attempt to thrill our audiences with surprisingly honest work. This reflects our belief that the strength of live performance lies in the fact that it is a real experience that is happening NOW, which is shared by the artists and the audience.
We will be sensitive to the needs of the wider world around us and take measures to lessen and offset the negative environmental impacts of the work we create.
True Acting is a striving towards authenticity, simplicity and humanity... un-masking of oneself, shedding anything extra. There is a price to pay, the cost is high. Yet, it is here we find aliveness in our work and the deepest state of joy.
Larry Silverberg
freeFall Theatre is proud to partner with ineternationally respected acting teacher, Larry Silverberg to bring the world headquarters of the "True Acting Institute" to freeFall Theatre. Visit the True Acting Institute website.
Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead
freeFall Theatre cannot exist without committed volunteers in our front-of-house staff and on our passionate board of directors. We thank them for their countless hours of selfless work. Become a freeFall volunteer by contacting Producing Director, Kevin Lane at 727.359.0525.
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Email: info@freefalltheatre.com
Phone: 727.359.0525
freeFall Theatre
6099 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, Florida 33710
(Please note: Performances of ROOMS and DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE will be held at the Studio@620, not at the address above. The Studio@620 is located at
620 First Avenue South in St. Petersburg.)