Jobsite Theater presents
Pericles: A New Rock Musical
Shimberg Playhouse
August 6 - 23, 2009
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Regularly priced tickets start at $24.50
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Thurs. 8 p.m., Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 4 p.m.
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ABOUT THE SHOW
Adapted from the play by William Shakespeare
Book and lyrics by Joe Popp
Musical composition by Joe Popp, Brian McCabe and Tylor Durand
Joe Popp (MAXWELL, JY2K) is bringing his power-punk music and oddball sense of humor back to Tampa and teaming up with perennial Jobsite contributors Neil Gobioff & Shawn Paonessa (The Curse of Milhaven, The March of the Kitefliers) in this 10th year of celebrating bringing new work to the stage. Jobsite has produced an original or unpublished play in every year of their history. The very first, Y2K, featured a 15-minute rock opera by Popp and a short by Gobioff and Paonessa. Jobsite would later go on to commission both Popp and the team of Gobioff and Paonessa for various projects, both short and full length over the years. Popp is also no stranger to the Bard. In 1997, he composed a punk rock adaption of Macbeth for Shakespeare in the Park, which still stands as the best-attended event in the series. Pericles is being shifted in time and space to the modern day era and set in New Jersey, New York and Boston. Perry, ‘Prince of Tires’, gets caught up in a web of intrigue, incest and the mafia.
Contains adult language, situations and subject matter.
RUNNING TIME
Approximate running time is 130 minutes including a 15-minute intermission.
REVIEWS
"With musical makeover, Shakespeare rocks" – TBOExtra.com
"... a noisy, funny, unpredictable rock musical featuring the impressive guitar work of Joe Popp and the splendid performances of seven inspired actors ... Pericles is every bit as good as The Bomb-itty of Errors or any other of the Park Shakespeares (a lot better than some) ... Pericles is outstanding: it’s good music, good theater and remarkably faithful Shakespeare. It’s the sort of theater one expects to find only in a major metropolis." – Creative Loafing
"Be ready to get blown away ... It’s fun, quirky, and energetic ... a rare commodity, an original rock musical, put together by the raw energy and talent of a group of committed artists ... They went out on a limb to produce this edgy, possibly controversial show. It works, and there’s nothing canned or fake about it. Turn off the television and go see Pericles." – Tampa Bay Arts Net
"... great new songs ... great performances by a large cast and a fairly clever script by Neil Gobioff and Shawn Paonessa ... Popp's songs have never been better, with great hooks and melodies tempered with punkish rawness. The cast features performers known mostly for their acting, but several of them reveal some really impressive pipes. There's really not a bad singer (or actor) in the eight-person cast." – St. Petersburg Times
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Group discounts
Read Shakespeare's play. Click the Amazon link below.
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