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The Great Gatsby: A Live Radio Play
May 19, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The Great Gatsby: A Live Radio Play
Adapted for the Stage by JOE LANDRY
From the Novel by F. SCOTT FITZGERALD featuring Original Music by KEVIN CONNORS
Director: Beatriz Esteban-Messina
Musical Director: Scott Burzynski
Production Dates: May 19, 20, 26, 27 at 7:30 pm and May 21 at 2:00 pm
Location: 15 Frank E. Rogers Blvd. South, Harrison, NJ (the former Holy Cross High School)
Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Students/Seniors
SUMMARY
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s beloved classic comes to life as a 1940s radio broadcast in this spirited adaptation of The Great Gatsby. An ensemble brings more than two dozen characters from the novel to the stage of the WHAT radio station for a live broadcast, punctuated by 40s-era commercials. A story of triumph and tragedy that reflects the decadence of the Jazz Age and the perils of the American Dream. Still, ain’t we got fun?
CAST
Christopher Tully as Nick Carraway
Jason Simmons as Jay Gatsby (5/19-21)
Byron Hagan as Jay Gatsby (5/26-27)
Janna Epstein as Daisy Buchanan
Tara Spinelli as Jordan Baker
Nelson DePasquale as Tom Buchanan
with
Richard Dwyer as the Announcer and Owl Eyes
George Rex as Meyer Wolfsheim
Joseph Jones as George Wilson
Matt Masiello as Michaelis and Klipspringer
Carlos Caban DeJesus as Policeman, Gatsby’s butler, Train conductor
Jack Pignatello as Nick’s father, Partygoer 2, Henry C. Gatz
Miranda Madrazo as Lana Sherwood and Buchanan’s maid
Jessica Jones as Myrtle, Partygoer #1, Well-dressed lady, Gatsby’s gardener
Cynthia Ross as Catherine and Sally Applewhite
Roman Koster as the Foley artist
Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)
This program is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of State, and administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Thomas A. DeGise, Hudson County Executive & the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners.
