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The Asolo Repertory Theatre
The word Asolo originated in Asolo, Italy with a lovely 18th century theatre acquired by the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art for its collectionmore than 50 years ago. In this little jewel of a theatre, a fledgling acting company founded by faculty of Florida State University (FSU) began performing a summer series of plays under the name of the Asolo Theatre Festival and later as the Asolo Theatre Company.
Later it grew to become the respected first State Theatre of Florida and evolved into a year round professional theatre, a member of the prestigious League of Resident Theatres (LORT), and partnered with the FSU School of Theatre to mentor its MFA in Acting program – the highly acclaimed FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training.
The acting company and its audiences eventually outgrew the Ringling's Historic Asolo Theater and the company moved into its current home within the FSU Center for the Performing Arts where it has enjoyed notable success
Today it is known as Asolo Repertory Theatre, a world-renowned acting company known for producing the highest quality professional theatre in true rotating repertory. Once a shared dream of many regional theatres, rotating repertory is a now a rare method of performance that challenges everyone involved, especially the artists. This season, Asolo Rep will perform in rotation with a different show nearly every night of the week. A total of nearly 40 actors will each take on multiple roles in nine plays through the season. Not many companies can accomplish this. But Asolo Rep has perfected the art and Florida's cultural persona is all the richer for it.
The buildings and names may have changed over the years, but Asolo Rep's legacy of excellence remains.
To view their calendar, go here
(https://secure.asolo.org/esro/bbshowsCalendar.asp).
Some of the productions you may want to see this season:Amadeus
A Few Good Men
Pride and Prejudice
Men of TortugaAsolo Repertory Theatre
5555 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34243
(941)351-8000
www.asolo.org
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