/  by Raines Carr

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A new traveling Shakespeare Company in conjunction with Apex Theatre Studio!

Modeled after the mobile touring unit of the Public Theatre in New York, The Bard Bus experience will roll into various settings to pitch a tent, gather an audience and expose performers and audiences alike to a community based exchange of heightened language, thoughtful discourse and in the case of this summer's play As You Like It: laughter. 

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As You Like It will be in 4 venues this summer:

July 27: Apex Theatre Studio - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

July 29: Jacksonville Public Library Main Auditorium - Jacksonville, FL

July 31: Historic Ritz Theatre -  Brunswick, GA

August 2 + 3: Backyard Stage at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre

See the Apex Theatre Studio Facebook page for times and tickets!

Apex Theatre Studio Spring Showcase! /  by Raines Carr

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The Apex Theatre Studio, in partnership with the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, will present its first annual Spring Arts Showcase on Saturday, May 5th, at 4:00 p.m. The show features young artists from the Northeast Florida area in a variety of performances which highlight programs in acting, singing, musical theatre, dance, and film acting techniques. Tickets for APEX Theatre Studio presents “Spring Arts Showcase” go on sale tomorrow, Friday, April 20 at 10 a.m.

Tickets:
$15.00 – Reserved Seating
Doors 3:30 p.m. / Performance 4:00 p.m.  

"We have experienced a remarkable amount of growth in the past year at the studio," remarked Ian Mairs, managing director of APEX Theatre Studio. "In addition to our annual spring musical, we wanted to highlight the wonderful work going on in all of our classes."

The evening will feature a dance medley from the Musical Theatre dance styles class and will include passages from Chicago, Newsies, Hairspray, Kinky Boots and The Greatest Show. The Improvisation classes will present two short one-act comedies: Homeschooled and Check, Please. "Our first class of Film Acting students will present a series of short monologues on camera," added APEX Theatre Studio Associate Director, Raines Carr.

For young artists between the ages of 8 and 14, the APEX Theatre Studio Inc. (501c3) is the only training program in Northeast Florida that provides a challenging and enriching training program specifically created for the intermediate to advanced level theatre student through challenging interactions with an expert faculty, a range of programming and a commitment to excellence. For more information on APEX Theatre Studio, please visit www.apextheatrejax.com.

WHEN WE DEAD AWAKEN BY HENRIK IBSEN at The 5 & Dime /  by Raines Carr

Written at the dawn of the 20th Century, Ibsen’s final play stares out at us with the feverishness of an artist looking death in the eye and laughing. As an epilogue completing the cycle of dramas that began with A Doll’s House, it tells the story of Rubek, an aging sculptor who has lost all interest in the world around him. In spite of his wealth, his fame, and the attentions of his beautiful young wife, he can find no joy in his existence until jolted out of his stupor by an unexpected visitor from the past. He believes that, together, they can make each other whole again… but there is a terrible price to be paid. Ibsen’s symbolist psychodrama is full of dark brushstrokes and mocking flourishes: a frenetic attempt to balance form with poetry, the act of creation with absolute annihilation.

Friday, March 23 at 8pm
Saturday, March 24 at 8pm
Sunday, March 25 at 2pm

Tickets are $10

DIRECTED BY RAINES CARR

112 E Adams Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202 

 The 5 & Dime, A Theatre Company

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Classes begin this week at Apex Theatre Studio! /  by Raines Carr

Acting One (12 weeks) (1/11/18-4/11/18) Ages 12-17

Wednesdays 5:15 p.m. -6:30 p.m.  

In this entry level class,  young artists will develop who they are under the stage lights.  Key concepts include establishing honesty onstage,  developing spontaneity in character work and presenting your “best self” and continuing to energize the space. The class will perform monologues for their final presentations in the spring.

 

Acting for the Camera (12 weeks) (1/11/18-4/11/18) Ages 12-17

Wednesday 6:30 p.m. -7:45 p.m.

Is there a difference between stage performance and camera acting? Absolutely. This class defines the fundamentals of working in film, television and commercials.

Participants will develop a polished on-camera audition piece to use for submission purposes.