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February 13 - March 8
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Showtimes:
Friday & Saturday - 8 p.m.
Sunday - 2 p.m.
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All Tickets are $24
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Somewhere in America, an army of pre-teen competitive dancers plots to take over the world. And if their new routine is good enough, they’ll claw their way to the top at Nationals in Tampa Bay. In this explosive play about ambition, growing up, and finding our souls in the heat of it all, more is at stake than a first-place trophy. As the competition heats up, literal fangs come out, and the blood, sweat, and tears get very real in a drama about friendship, rivalry, and girls becoming women.​
The New York Times declared playwright Clare Barron “insanely talented,” and described the experience of Dance Nation as possessing “the passionate ambivalence of early adolescence with such being-there sharpness and poignancy that you’re not sure whether to cringe, cry or roar with happiness.” The Washington Post said, “I have seen the future, and it is Dance Nation.” Former Artistic Director of Single Carrot Theatre, Genevieve de Mahy directs this Pulitzer Prize finalist.
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Please note: This play is best suited to adult audiences and contains explicit material and content that may be triggering to some. To request a full content warning please email support@fpct.org.
American Theatre Magazine just included Dance Nation on its list of 50 influential plays shaping the 21st Century. To read what they have to say, and learn about the 49 other magnificent modern plays they recommend, visit AMERICAN THEATRE MAGAZINE
Clare Barron talks about Dance Nation at Playwright's Horizons, where it was developed.
Cast of Characters
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Dance Teacher Pat: J Purnell Hargrove*
Amina: Danielle Sumaryo
Ashlee: Barbara Hauck*
Connie: Eesha Gupta
Luke: Marcus King
Maeve: Meghan Stanton Ziccardi
Sofia: Laura Malkus*
Zuzu: Tash Hawkins
Vanessa/The Moms: Courtney Proctor
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*Members of Fells Point Corner Theatre
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Director: Genevieve de Mahy
Assitant Director: Abigail Dobry
Stage Manager: Chuck Green
Assistant Stage Manager: Penelope Chan*
Choreography: Mari-Andrea Travis
Set and Lighting Design: Michael Vincent
Sound Designer: Charlie Viola
Intimacy Direction: Kay-Megan Washington*
​Producers: Marianne Gazzola Angelella* & J Purnell Hargrove*
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*Members of Fells Point Corner Theatre
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Production Team
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