FST proudly presents the 2021 August Play Reading Festival. Featuring fully-staged readings of three exciting new plays in progress written by members of FSTs Playwright Collective, we invite you to take a peek inside the New Play Development process."Last Call at the Old Slave Quarters Lounge"by Kenneth Jones"Last Call at the Old Slave Quarters Lounge" is a bold new drama set in a popular Mississippi restaurant steeped in unsettling history. In the days after Hurricane Katrina, the estranged members of the Hardy family come together to help fix the damage to their world-famous Mississippi restaurant, the Forrest House. When long-buried secrets are unearthed, they challenge the status quo of three generations of a family of restaurateurs, revealing conflicting views on heritage, community and responsibility. Though the storm outside has ended, the storm inside is just beginning to brew.Stay for a talkback with the playwright and cast immediately following the reading of this work in progress.SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE!"Last Call at the Old Slave Quarters Lounge" is one of three staged play readings featured in the 2021 August Play Reading Festival.See all three staged play readings for just $48 (Save $12) or FST FRIENDS Price: $28.50. Single tickets: $20.
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Florida Studio Theatre (FST) is Sarasota’s contemporary theatre. Founded in 1973, FST has grown to a village of five theatres located in the heart of Downtown, Sarasota. Each theatre is small in size and large in impact — providing intimate and engaging settings for high-quality, professional performances. Today, FST has established itself as a major force in American Theatre. FST is the largest subscription theatre in the state of Florida and among the largest in the country,* serving more than 230,000 live attendees each year across its diverse programs: Mainstage, Cabaret, Stage III, Children’s Theatre, FST School, New Play Development, and FST Improv.
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