THE GREAT GATSBY
Adapted by Gary Peterson
based on the book The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Directed by Danny Polaski
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The Great Gatsby is presented by arrangement with Pioneer Drama. www.pioneerdrama.com
ACADEMY STAGED READING | Drama
RATING: PG-13
RUNTIME: 75 minutes. + 15 Minute Intermission
ADMISSION: $15*
*Includes all processing fees
PERFORMANCES:
Friday, August 14 @ 7:00
Saturday, August 15 @ 5:00
Saturday, August 15 @ 7:00
WHAT IS A STAGED READING?
A staged reading is live theatre stripped to its purest form — actors bring the play to life through voice, expression, and presence, scripts in hand, with no sets or costumes to distract. The story lives in the words, and the audience's imagination does the rest.
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Now in the public domain, this sparkling adaptation of The Great Gatsby beautifully captures the glamour of the Roaring 20s and all the iconic moments of the beloved American classic.
A self-made millionaire, Jay Gatsby's desire for wealth, popularity, and power in the Jazz Age hides a deeper passion: his love for Daisy, the woman he met and fell for years ago, but who has since married wealthy, hulking browbeater Tom Buchanan. When Daisy's cousin Nick Carraway happens to become Gatsby's unwitting neighbor, he soon finds himself a liaison between Gatsby and Daisy.
F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel is one of the most celebrated works in American literature — a dazzling and devastating portrait of ambition, illusion, and the seductive lie of reinvention. Gary Peterson's stage adaptation brings this iconic story to life in an accessible, intimate format, making it ideal for the kind of close, human storytelling that defines the staged reading experience. The glitter is real. So is the wreckage beneath it.
MEET THE CAST:
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