FRINGE’S SEASON OPENS WITH THE LAST FLAPPER

Fringe Theater presents the hauntingly beautiful one-woman show The Last Flapper, November 19 – 23, at 7pm in the Key West Woman’s Club, located at 319 Duval Street. This play, written by William Luce, is an evocative exploration of the life of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, a woman whose strength – and frailty– helped define a generation.  

Outrageous. Spontaneous. Independent. Beautiful. Zelda personified the carefree ideals of the 1920s Jazz Age. But her tumultuous marriage to F. Scott Fitzgerald, and her battle for mental health, took a toll. 

The Last Flapper, set inside the long term care facility in which Zelda lived during most of the final years of her life, draws largely from her own writings as a middle-aged Zelda looks back on her life. Sorting through the details of its joys and losses.

“I love that the playwright used Zelda’s own words – from her letters, dairies, and professional writings – to tell her story,” says the play’s director, Rebecca Tomlinson. “It’s so clear that Zelda had a brilliant mind and an incredible grasp of language and imagery.”  Zelda was also a dancer, painter, and published author before she died in a fire at the Highland Hospital in Asheville NC.

Zelda is portrayed by Stephanie Miller, a part-time Key West resident who has worked in theatre, film and commercials in Montreal, Toronto, Los Angeles, and Key West. Audiences have seen her at the Waterfront in The Jewish Wife, and in the Fringe Theater’s Alice’s Parlor and It’s a Wonderful Life. The play’s director, Rebecca Tomlinson, is Fringe’s Managing Artistic Director. Among her directing credits are Fringe’s The Clean House, Regina Monologues, Conch Republic, the musical, and Glass Menagerie.

Playwright William Luce built his career showcasing historical figures in one-person plays that began with The Belle of Amherst, based on the life and writings of Emily Dickinson. Luce also wrote critically acclaimed one-person plays about Charlotte Brontë, Lillian Helman, Isak Dinesen, and John Barrymore.

The Last Flapper runs November 19-23 at 7pm. Tickets are $35 general admission and $50 reserved. The play is presented in the beautiful and historic Key West Woman’s Club. Seating is very limited, so advanced tickets are encouraged.

Tickets can be purchased at www.fringetheater.org or by calling 305-731-0581. Fringe Theater is Key West’s community-focused theater who mission is to enrich, educate, and entertain through its mainstage, education, and outreach programs. 

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