Apex Theatre Studio will present a performance of Thornton Wilder’s great American stage classic, “Our Town,” on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at the Backyard Stage of the St. Augustine Amphitheatre.
Hailed as “probably the finest play ever written by an American,” “Our Town” casts its gaze on the citizens of Grover’s Corners. As the show’s narrator takes the audience through several decades in the life of this community, the everyday moments which compromise the human experience are portrayed with a mixture of laughter, terror and wonder.
The show features a cast of young artists from the St. Johns County area as well as teaching artists on staff at Apex Theatre Studio.
“This play speaks directly to those things which all of us have in common as human beings,” director Ian Mairs said. “We feel it is important at this moment of time to explore such a work, which promotes universal empathy and understanding.”
This production of “Our Town” is supported in part by a State of the Arts grant from the St. Johns Cultural Council.
Apex Theatre Studio is a nonprofit performing arts training center celebrating its fourth year in operation. Apex fosters young artists with a passion and curiosity for acting, singing, dancing and stagecraft through a series of master classes, intensives, readings and theatrical presentation. Apex will offer a full range of summer classes at its studio located at 5150 Palm Valley Road, Unit 205, in Ponte Vedra Beach to support young actors in the Northeast Florida area. Summer classes, intensives and workshop schedules are available at www.apextheatrejax.com.
Tickets for Apex Theatre Studio’s “Our Town” are available for purchase at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre box office on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased at Ticketmaster.com.
