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Local
playwright, Olivia Gowan, will share her new work (The Memories of Ruby Mae) that will appear on The Studio Stage as a reader’s theatre
presentation at Players by the Sea on Monday, September 30 and Tuesday,
October 1 at 8 pm.
“We’re excited this work is the inaugural play of the Second Season”,
said Suzanne Hudson-Smith, Players’ Executive Director. “Great plays
should be seen often and our audiences need to experience more opportunities
than we can offer in our regular season of eight productions. Second Season was
created to expand our theatre presentations of plays – it’s just the love of
the play and passion of the creative team that makes it happen.”
Playwright Gowan and Gloria Ware, the director, have chosen to present this
play as reader’s theatre. “The actors
don’t memorize their lines, they just use vocal expression to guide the
audience into understanding the story,” said Ware. This presentation is about the content of the
play.
Gloria Ware, PBTS board member 2017-2019, is still very active and
supportive of Players. She’s often been
seen on stage and this time, she brings a new piece of literature to the stage,
The Memories of Ruby Mae. Ware
fell in love with this story while it was being created and is thrilled to be
able to tell this story written by Olivia Gowan.
Ware believes “sharing these stories is so important – Players by the Sea
gets that and has opened their space to welcome new work … and to welcome a
diverse cast that includes actors, directors and some who haven’t ever
performed at the theatre.”
The talented cast includes: (Narrator) Ashley Colleen Jones, (Ruby Mae) Karen
Garrett, (Becky Lynn) Karen Konzen, (Mandy Sue) Kristin Walsh, (Tracy) Susan
Roche, (Miriam) Gayle Featheringill, (Sarah Neil) Kayla Chouarnid, (Mrs. Smith)
Peggy McGuinness, (Ellis / Ryan) Will Davis, (Nancy Collins) Rhodie Jackson
& (Camile) Farah Nesargi.
The Memories of Ruby Mae is a wickedly funny and
heartfelt play that guides us through generational hurts to an unexpected
healing. It is a poignant, sweet, story of a woman with whom we can all
relate. She is strong, kind, curious,
honest and speaks her mind. As she
leaves this world and begins to cross over, she experiences several
memories of those who have already passed on and others who are still
influential in her life.
“It [the play] takes on the process of death in a graceful way, where you
will be laughing and crying. Then suddenly
in the most profound and subtle way, you will be hopeful that our lives have
purpose and destiny,” playwright Gowan said about her work.
Gowan is a playwright from Macon Georgia, who currently resides in
Jacksonville, FL. In January 2016 she
produced her second full length, Cotton Alley at Players by the Sea, which
pinned her as a southern, gothic writer compared to a female Tennessee
Williams. She is the founder of The
Groundling Scribes, a group that supports playwrights and original works.
“The Memories of Ruby
Mae”
Dates: Mon., Sept. 30, 2019
Tues., Oct. 1
Times: 8 p.m. in the Studio Theatre
Tickets: Donations will be taken at the door
Reservations: website or by calling the Box Office
LOCATION: Players By The Sea Theatre
106 6th Street North
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
(904) 249-0289
About Players By The Sea — For over fifty-three years, Players
by the Sea has brought quality creative and classic theatre to the Jacksonville
community. As the Beaches community
Theatre, Players is professionally run, but depends on the talents and creative
energy of volunteers to perform on stage, backstage and front of house.
Organizers in coordination with the City of Jacksonville have rescheduled the
Inaugural Bold City Beer & Music Festival to Sunday, September 22nd in
Riverside. The special event was planned
to take place over the Labor Day Weekend and was postponed due to impacts by
Hurricane Dorian. "We felt it
was necessary to reschedule the festival. Public safety is always our primary
concern and having a special event days before a hurricane could have been
dangerous" mentioned festival promoter Charles Wagoner.
Tickets purchased for the original date will be honored on September 22nd. In lieu of the storm, The Firewater Tent
Revival has been added to the entertainment lineup. Additionally, another 25 beers have been added
to the sampling line up and guests will now be able to try over 65 different
kinds of local and regional craft beers as well as enjoy food from 15+ food
trucks, shop 40 local vendors, and more.
Entertainment acts will include: Deputy plus performances by The Firewater Tent
Revival, Ben Strok & The Full Electric, Trail Diver, Lane Pittman + more.
General admission is free, but for the full experience, a VIP pass is required.
A limited number of VIP passes remain available for purchase. Passes include unlimited sampling from noon–6pm, no-wait sampling lines, reserved concert
seating, private air-conditioned restrooms, a commemorative mug, and more. In addition, there will be activities for all
ages and dogs are welcome.
The festival will be held in Riverside at the Northbank Riverwalk Artist Square
from noon-8pm on September 22nd. The
Artist Square, home to the Riverside Arts Market, is located under the Fuller
Warren Bridge right on the St. Johns River. For additional details and to purchase a
ticket, visit: BoldCityBeerFest.com
HELP them win $20,000? Your VOTE can raise funds to assist with feeding,
training and housing homeless veterans and low-income residents. For over 115 years, they have been a safety
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