kitefliers back in action
tommyThere are a lot of big events this weekend. The St. Pete Grand Prix will take over the city of St. Pete, while the MacDill AirFest will take over MacDill Air Force Base. Of course, the biggest event of all is on Sunday afternoon, when Sticks of Fire will take over the March of the Kitefliers.
That’s right! On April Fools Day, not only will your city officials be sworn in, but it’s also Sticks of Fire Night at Jobsite Theater.
You may remember the first run of March of the Kitefliers last season. Shows sold out, and the production was even held over an extra weekend (which also sold out). So why all the sellouts? Cuz it’s damn good. And now it’s back.
First of all, it’s a fantastic story. The Tribune’s Amanda Henry said “… it is charming and fresh and … genuinely funny … what you might call an uber grande good time.” And because it’s good, a few nationally known producers are expected to take a look. Second, MOTK is an original work by a couple of Tampa guys. Local writers Shawn Paonessa and Neil Gobioff created the masterpiece, and on opening night (last night), Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio honored the production with a special presentation.
Jobsite Artistic Director David Jenkins has been putting a bunch of time and energy into this second run - and by all accounts to great success. Jenkins also plays one of the best characters you have ever seen, Jack. You can get a bit more insight into the character, since Jack even has a myspace page.
I’m telling you, you don’t want to miss the play this time around. Check out the previews by each of the local papers: Creative Loafing: Flying High, Tampa Tribune Sky is the Limit, St. Pete Times: Kitefliers breezes back
Won’t you join me on Sunday at 4pm? Of course you will. The first person to email me gets a free pair of tickets for Sticks of Fire Night. The rest of you, please buy your tickets now before it sells out. If you can’t go on Sunday, there are a couple tickets left for this weekend, but you better hurry.
See you there!
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March 30th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
We’re enjoying a great run so far! Thanks for the support, SoF, and thank you Tampa for making it even possible to do this again!!!
March 30th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
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