FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training Announces Two Shows for 2022-2023 Season

The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training, alongside Asolo Repertory Theatre, announced two shows for their 2022-2023 season today in a virtual event broadcast on asolorep.org.

The season opens in November with STICK FLY (Nov. 1-27, 2022), an enthralling comedy-drama by playwright Lydia Diamond. This moving, heartfelt play about family, class and cultural expectations follows an affluent Black American family as they spend a long weekend in their home on Martha's Vineyard.

The Conservatory will wrap up the season with William Shakespeare's first big hit, LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST (April 4-23, 2023). The classic comedy about the King of Navarre and his three courtiers who forswear the company of women is full of wit, romance, beautiful poetry and delightful characters.

Two additional shows, set to open in January and February of 2023, will round out the season and will be selected by the new Conservatory Director, once appointed, following Greg Leaming's retirement in June of 2022.

"It has been a great pleasure leading the FSU/Asolo Conservatory, and I'm immensely proud of the progress our students have made and the quality of the productions we've staged during my long tenure," said Leaming. "I'm excited for a new director to come in, and I think it's important to allow that person to make the ultimate decision of what the remaining two plays of this dynamic season should be. In the tradition of the program, I can guarantee they'll be chosen with special care for our second year actors and specifically tailored to their skills."

Subscriptions for the four-play season are on sale now and can be purchased in person at Asolo Rep's Box Office at 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, by phone at 941.351.8000 or 800.361.8388, or online at asolorep.org. Single tickets will go on sale at a future date.

FSU/ASOLO CONSERVATORY 2022-2023 SEASON

STICK FLY

November 1 - 27, 2022

By Lydia Diamond

Stick Fly is comedy-drama following an affluent Black American family spending a long weekend in their home on Martha's Vineyard. But Mom's MIA, Dad's acting weird and the newcomers to the family - both brothers brought home dates for the first time - find themselves wilting under the weight of familial scrutiny and long-hidden tensions. Stick Fly is a moving, heartfelt play about family, class and cultural expectations.

LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST

April 4 - 23, 2023

By William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare's first great comedy, Love's Labour's Lost is full of wit, romance, and poetry. The King of Navarre and his three courtiers forswear the company of women for one year in order to devote themselves to academic study, but the arrival of the Princess of France and her ladies upset everyone's plans. In the end, the courtiers and academics all realize that the only rational study of mankind is the study of love.

ABOUT THE FSU/ASOLO CONSERVATORY

The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training is a celebrated three-year graduate program culminating in a Master of Fine Arts degree. For more than 45 years, tens of thousands of actors from across the continent have auditioned for admission. A maximum of 12 students are admitted each year. In their second year, the students perform in the Cook Theatre, a 161-seat space designed to create an intimate experience for the audience and actors. Third-year students are seen on the Mertz Theatre stage working with Asolo Repertory Theatre's professional actors in exciting and significant roles.

For more information, visit asolorep.org/conservatory.