News Release
91Ƭ Presents ‘The Great Gatsby’ March 5-8
The College of Central Florida’s Theatre Department presents “The Great Gatsby,” Thursday-Saturday, March 5-7, starting at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8, at 3 p.m., in the Dassance Fine Arts Center, 3001 S.W. College Road.
This play is directed by Dr. Kathleen Downs, 91Ƭ associate professor of Theatre, and presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service Inc. in New York. The story is about Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, who passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Caraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of obsession, greed and danger. The breathtaking glamour and decadent excess of the 1920s Jazz Age come to the stage in this retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel.
Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for non-students. 91Ƭ students, faculty and staff are free with 91Ƭ identification. For tickets and more information, call the 91Ƭ Box Office at 352-873-5810 or visit . The box office is located in lobby of the Fine Arts Center and is open from 1-4 p.m. and an hour before show time.