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Saturday, August 04, 2007

Free Spirit's Next Show

We're receiving all kinds of news items these days - which is a good thing, of course! The latest is from Jonathan Joy, the playwright / actor / director who heads up Free Spirit Productions.

Here's the word on that group's next show:
Free Spirit Productions announces Fall play

FSP continues its ninth season of live theatre in the Tri-State with our upcoming Fall production: Picasso at the Lapin Agile by Steven Martin. The comedy will be performed November 30 and December 1, 2007, at 8:00 p.m. at the Jeslyn Performing Arts Center. Any actors or technicians interested in working on the show should e-mail director Jonathan Joy at joyjonathan@yahoo.com.

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About the Company:

Over the past nine years Free Spirit Productions has staged 16 classic and contemporary plays. Dozens of local actors and technicians have worked to bring FSP shows to stages at the Huntington Museum of Art, the Paramount Arts Center, the John C.C. Mayo Amphitheater, Marshall University, the Clay Center, the Columbus Dance Theatre and the Jeslyn Performing Arts Center.

Previous productions include a wide variety of plays by William Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams, Sam Shepard, Lady Gregory, Anton Chekhov, local playwright Jonathan Joy and much more.

Festival appearances include productions for the West Virginia Shakespeare and Renaissance Association (2004), the Columbus Fringe Festival (2005) and Charleston Festiv-ALL (2005, 2006 & 2007).

FSP is featured in the book SHAKESPEARE FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD edited by Marcus Gregio.

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