Julianne Avolio News

Florida Repertory Theatre announced the opening of its 2011-2012 season with Rumors, one of the funniest farces ever written by America's favorite playwright. Neil Simon's comic masterpiece plays Oct. 28 through Nov. 19, with discounted previews on Oct. 25, 26 and 27, and is a laugh-out-loud evening of miscommunication, misunderstanding and gossip-driven hilarity.

The New Classics Series returns on Sunday, January 23rd at 7:00 p.m. with Erik Ramsey's play Smith, Unearthed, directed by Martin Giles and performed in the Charity Randall Theatre at the Stephen Foster Memorial in Oakland. New Classics is a cooperative program presented by the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Theatre Arts and Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre. The series is intended to highlight new works and showcase up-and-coming playwrights.The reading is free and open to the public, and will be followed by a talk-back with the cast and audience. The moderators will be series coordinators Melissa Hill Grande, PICT Associate Artistic Director and Director of Marketing, and David Peterson, a graduate student in the Ph.D. program of the Department of Theatre Arts.

The New Classics Series returns on Sunday, January 23rd at 7:00 p.m. with Erik Ramsey's play Smith, Unearthed, directed by Martin Giles and performed in the Charity Randall Theatre at the Stephen Foster Memorial in Oakland. New Classics is a cooperative program presented by the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Theatre Arts and Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre. The series is intended to highlight new works and showcase up-and-coming playwrights.The reading is free and open to the public, and will be followed by a talk-back with the cast and audience. The moderators will be series coordinators Melissa Hill Grande, PICT Associate Artistic Director and Director of Marketing, and David Peterson, a graduate student in the Ph.D. program of the Department of Theatre Arts.