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CONTACT: Sarah Boone, Executive Director, at (904) 396-4425 or sboone@theatrejax.com

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Theatre Jacksonville debuts its Stories on Stage Series in Feb. with first theme Epic Love Featuring Amazing, Unrequited, and/or Incredible Love Stories

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (January 12, 2023) – Just in time for the month of love, Theatre Jacksonville is debuting a new Stories on Stage series, in collaboration with True Story Studios featuring Katie Rubin. Local adult storytellers will be telling adult stories during this series, and the first theme is EPIC LOVE: Amazing, Unrequited, and/or Incredible Love Stories. EPIC LOVE will be presented on Sunday, February 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Theatre Jacksonville’s historic playhouse.

“Our Stories on Stage Series has been inspired by the shared human experience of telling stories,” said Theatre Jacksonville Executive Director Sarah Boone. “Since February includes the celebration of Valentine’s Day, what better way to open the month than by sharing inspiring tales of magnificent love.”

Tickets to EPIC LOVE are included with All-Access season memberships. Non-member tickets are $20 Adult/$18 Senior & Military/ $10 student in advance or $25 for all tickets at the door.

In addition to EPIC LOVE, the rest of the 103^rd season Mainstage lineup includes:

• Doubt, opening March 10 – The winner of a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award, John Patrick Shanley has woven a brilliant and powerful drama about a nun and Bronx school principal taking matters into her own hands when she suspects a young priest of an improper relationship with a student. The gripping story is “blunt yet subtle,” “manipulative but full of empathy for all sides,” and brings up “fascinatingly nuanced questions of moral certainty,” as reviewed by NY Newsday and Variety.
• Four Weddings and an Elvis, opening April 21 – Written by Nancy Frick, this hilarious tale about a four-times-married-three-times-divorced owner of a wedding chapel in Las Vegas will have audiences laughing until their sides hurt. Four funny matrimonies are spotlighted, with truly memorable characters, and they bring new meaning to the phrase “What happens in Las Vegas…”
• Pippin, opening June 9 – Winner of four Tony Awards in 2013, including Best Musical Revival, Pippin is the story of one young man’s journey to be extraordinary and how he finds the secret to true happiness and fulfillment along the way. With an infectious and unforgettable score written by four-time Grammy winner Stephen Schwartz, this entertaining musical captivates audiences of all ages with its timeless story and universal message.

Visit www.theatrejax.com for tickets and more information.

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1. Theatre Jacksonville is debuting a new Stories on Stage Series on Sunday, February 5 at 7:30 p.m., and the first theme is EPIC LOVE: Amazing, Unrequited, and/or Incredible Love Stories.

About Theatre Jacksonville

Theatre Jacksonville was founded in 1919 as The Little Theatre of Jacksonville, with the capital for the 1938 construction of the historic facility donated by Carl S. Swisher. It was reincorporated as Theatre Jacksonville in 1969 and named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Theatre Jacksonville has provided 103 years of uninterrupted community theater in Jacksonville.

Theatre Jacksonville’s mission is to enrich lives and broaden cultural understanding through community participation in theater arts. In addition to providing more than 100 performances each season of outstanding community theater featuring a regional cast of exceptionally talented playwrights, musicians, actors, designers and stagehands, Theatre Jacksonville reaches hundreds of students each year through summer camps, classes, field trips and in-school presentations.

Theatre Jacksonville also uses art to advance issues of local concern. From supporting veterans to nurturing arts and recreation, it fosters community partnerships to advance the culture, health and well-being of Jacksonville. As Theatre Jacksonville anticipates its future, it also seeks to build a strong operational foundation to ensure that, just as endowed funds support the theater building, endowed funds will support theater operations. For more information or to donate, visit www.theatrejax.com.