THEATRE JACKSONVILLE PRESENTS STEVE MARTIN’S
PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE
OPENING FRIDAY, APRIL 19

The comedian and actor Steve Martin has made a household name for himself through his talents on stage and screen. But behind the scenes, he is also a talented playwright. Beginning on April 19, his clever absurdist comedy hit Picasso at the Lapin Agile will be showing at Theatre Jacksonville. A tale of an imagined meeting between a young Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian café in 1904, Picasso at the Lapin Agile thrills audiences with clever and engaging banter about science, inspiration, love and the promise of the 20th century.

“It’s hard to find anyone who isn’t a Steve Martin fan, and we knew his artful, brilliant comedy would delight our patrons,” said Theatre Jacksonville Executive Director Sarah Boone. “The play takes place when the two men are in their 20s, so it is an astute and fun fantasy of their perspectives before Einstein had come up with his theory of relativity and Picasso had taken the art world by storm.”

Directed by Bob Gerard, Picasso at the Lapin Agile will run from Friday, April 19 through Sunday, Sunday May 5. All evening shows will be at 7:30 p.m., and there will be two Sunday matinees on April 28 and May 5 at 2 p.m. Tickets are included with Gold All-Access Season Membership and Silver Season Subscription packages. Bronze single tickets are $31.

Following Picasso at the Lapin Agile, the final production of the Mainstage 104th season will be SHOUT! The Mod Musical, which will open June 7. With its irresistible blend of hip-swiveling hits, far-out fashions and fab dance moves, this groovy musical takes audiences back to the music style and freedom of the 1960s through five gals coming of age during the dawning liberation of women and glorious days that made England swing. With such international favorites as “To Sir With Love,” “Downtown,” “Son of a Preacher Man” and “Goldfinger,” this smash hit is entertaining and downright fun.

The season will also include one final installment of Stories on Stage, Sunday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m. For more information about tickets, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, SHOUT!, or Stories on Stage, visitwww.theatrejax.com.