ABET - Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre

ACTING FOR ADULTS WORKSHOP
Session #2 | JANUARY 10 - FEBRUARY 28
SUNDAY EVENINGS | 6:00-8:00pm

All levels of experience welcome!

Returning and advanced actors will primarily bring in their own choice of monologues and scenes and we work on what you, individually, want and need to focus on - such as developing a wider range of characters, analyzing classical text, pacing, pushing the boundries of what type of material you’re comfortable performing, audition techniques, etc. The class is really for you to have a sounding board and a safe environment to continue experimenting and growing as an actor. FOR THE FIRST CLASS: Bring in a monologue you’ve done some work on.

For those new to the stage, we will explore the basics of acting, learning to read a script to find clues as to who the character is and what motivates them, and making your performance truthful. Text for beginning actors will primarily be provided by the instructor. FOR THE FIRST CLASS: Come prepared to have fun and to try something new!

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Showtimes : Thursdays, Fridays & Saturday at 8:00pm | Sundays at 2:00pm
Box Office Opens : 45 minutes before show
Doors Open : 30 minutes before show
Admission for Musicals: Adults - $20 | Senior, Student, Military - $20
Admission for Non-Musicals: Adults - $15 | Senior, Student, Military - $12


THE ACT
Book by GEORGE FURTH, Music by JOHN KANDER, Lyrics by FRED EBB
SEPTEMBER 11-13, 17-20, 24-26 | 2009
MUSICAL | A lively musical from the highly acclaimed songwriting team of Kander and Ebb set in a fictional nightclub. Starred Liza Minnelli on Broadway - wait till you see ABET’s version!
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AFTER THE MURDERS: The Quest of Lizzie Borden
by RICHARD WOLF
OCTOBER 23-25, 30-31 and NOVEMBER 6-7 | 2009
MYSTERY/DRAMA | World premiere by Fernandina Beach playwright. Acquitted of the ax murders of her father and stepmother in 1893, Lizzie Borden lived another 34 years and stayed right in Fall River, Massachusetts. Many of the events in her life during those subsequent years were both bizarre and fascinating as this compelling play reveals.
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AUSSIE SONG
Libretto and Music by FRANCES RAE KEY
Arranged by DANI DONADI
DECEMBER 4-6, 10-13, 17-19 | 2009
MUSICAL | A world premiere by Jacksonville playwright, Frances Rae Key, relates the true-life story of Teddy Trager and her family growing up in 1930s Australia. This poignant tale takes us to the backwoods of Texas where a humorous culture clash occurs that both Americans and those from Down Under are sure to enjoy. Perfect family holiday musical, with rousing tunes, child actors, and an old-fashioned love story.
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GHOSTS
by HENRIK IBSEN, New Translation by LANFORD WILSON
JANUARY 15-16, 22-24, 28-30 | 2010
DRAMA | In this crackling new translation, celebrated playwright Lanford Wilson has revivified Ghosts for a new audience and it has never seemed more profoundly relevant.
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HOME GAMES
by TOM ZIEGLER
MARCH 12-13, 19-21, 25-27 | 2010
COMEDY | A poignant comedy about a young woman torn between love and her beloved father who still believes he is playing for the 1955 New York Yankees.
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ROSE'S DILEMMA
by NEIL SIMON
APRIL 30 and MAY 1, 7-9, 13-15 | 2010
COMEDY | Brand-new Neil Simon comedy in its Jacksonville premiere. This touching, funny and unpredictable romantic frolic by America’s favorite Pulitzer-prize winning writer of comedies follows two great literary figures and the depth and consequence of their enduring love.
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