For Immediate Release: October 7, 2021
Contact: Jill Johnson, (904) 632-5016

FSCJ’s DramaWorks to Present Updated Version of the Classic Story of the Italian Folktale “Pinocchio”

WHAT: Florida State College at Jacksonville’s (FSCJ) DramaWorks will present the much-loved story of “Pinocchio” by Carlo Collodi and adapted by Greg Banks. This is a new fast-paced, story-within-a-story version that will appeal to audiences ages six and up. A timely tale of Pinocchio’s adventures and journeys as he discovers what it means to be truthful, loyal and how to become a real and whole person.

For information and ticket reservations, call (904) 646-2222
COST: Tickets are $10 for the general public.
Tickets are $5 for FSCJ faculty/staff and students (2 tickets per valid FSCJ ID) IN ADVANCE. $10 at the door.
WHEN: Thursday, November 4, 2021, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 5, 2021, at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 6, 2021, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 7, 2021, at 2 p.m.

WHERE: Florida State College at Jacksonville-South Campus
Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts
11901 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32246

About the play and the production: Originally commissioned in 2012 by the Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis and the Seattle Children’s Theatre, this novel production with music uses the audience’s imagination to bring this inventive and clever piece of theatre to life. It is definitely not the Disney version, and harkens back more to the original Italian story and the adventures and many characters that shape Pinocchio into “a real boy.”
The FSCJ DramaWorks production of “Pinocchio” features 14 student actors and eight student crew members from all areas of the First Coast and directed by Professor of Theatre Ken McCulough

*Seating is limited due to COVID restrictions. Masks are expected to be worn indoors at all FSCJ facilities.