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The Last Flapper
The Last Flapper
June 30 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Last Flapper
by William Luce
by William Luce
Starring Broadway actor, Monette Magrath as Zelda Fitzgerald!
June 20 – 30, 2024
Location: Zeitgeist Theater – 222 E Superior Street, Duluth, Minnesota
Based on her real letters and stories, this dynamic one-woman show is the definitive portrait of Mrs. F. Scott Fitzgerald: the glamorous, fun-loving and tragic Zelda. Set in an insane asylum on the last day of Zelda’s life, the play unfolds as a mesmerizing, hypnotic session.
“A cry of the heart that relentlessly delivers the truth…” The New York Times
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Monette Magrath:
On Broadway, Monette most recently stood by for Mary-Louise Parker in her Tony winning role in “The Sound Inside”. She also appeared with Bryan Cranston in “All the Way” (Tony Award winner: Best New Play). Off-Broadway, she appeared in The Attic Theatre Company’s “On the Verge…Or the Geography of Yearning”. Her regional credits include creating roles in the World Premieres of “Silent Sky” (South Coast Rep), “The Night is a Child” (Milwaukee Rep), “The Ice-Breaker” (Laguna Playhouse), and “Under My Skin” (Pasadena Playhouse). She also appeared in “And A Nightingale Sang”… and “The Rainmaker” (both for The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey), “Disgraced” (Philadelphia Theater Company), “Stick Fly” (McCarter Theatre Center), “Book of Days” (Arena Stage), “Sex With Strangers” (Cleveland Play House), “Private Lives” (Geva Theatre Center), “The Great Gatsby” (Arizona Theatre Company), “The Laramie Project” (Laguna Playhouse), “All My Sons” (La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts) and “Desire Under the Elms” (A Noise Within). At the Pasadena Playhouse, she appeared in “Mauritius”, “Enchanted April”, “Private Lives”, “As You Like It”, “The Constant Wife”, and “Les Liaisons Dangereuses”. Film credits include Steven Spielberg‘s “The Post”, “Miss Dial”, “Jake’s Closet”, and “The Other Sister”. Television appearances include “The Young and the Restless” and recurring roles on “Redhanded” and Showtime’s “Weeds”. Ms. Magrath is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and now lives in Marine On Saint Croix with her husband, actor David Andrew Macdonald, and their daughter. www.MonetteMagrath.com
On Broadway, Monette most recently stood by for Mary-Louise Parker in her Tony winning role in “The Sound Inside”. She also appeared with Bryan Cranston in “All the Way” (Tony Award winner: Best New Play). Off-Broadway, she appeared in The Attic Theatre Company’s “On the Verge…Or the Geography of Yearning”. Her regional credits include creating roles in the World Premieres of “Silent Sky” (South Coast Rep), “The Night is a Child” (Milwaukee Rep), “The Ice-Breaker” (Laguna Playhouse), and “Under My Skin” (Pasadena Playhouse). She also appeared in “And A Nightingale Sang”… and “The Rainmaker” (both for The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey), “Disgraced” (Philadelphia Theater Company), “Stick Fly” (McCarter Theatre Center), “Book of Days” (Arena Stage), “Sex With Strangers” (Cleveland Play House), “Private Lives” (Geva Theatre Center), “The Great Gatsby” (Arizona Theatre Company), “The Laramie Project” (Laguna Playhouse), “All My Sons” (La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts) and “Desire Under the Elms” (A Noise Within). At the Pasadena Playhouse, she appeared in “Mauritius”, “Enchanted April”, “Private Lives”, “As You Like It”, “The Constant Wife”, and “Les Liaisons Dangereuses”. Film credits include Steven Spielberg‘s “The Post”, “Miss Dial”, “Jake’s Closet”, and “The Other Sister”. Television appearances include “The Young and the Restless” and recurring roles on “Redhanded” and Showtime’s “Weeds”. Ms. Magrath is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and now lives in Marine On Saint Croix with her husband, actor David Andrew Macdonald, and their daughter. www.MonetteMagrath.com
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Performance dates and times:
Thursday, June 20th at 7:30pm – (includes Opening Night reception and talkback!)
Friday, June 21st at 7:30pm
Saturday, June 22nd 7:30pm
Thursday, June 27th at 7:30pm
Friday, June 28th at 7:30pm
Saturday, June 29th at 2:00pm
Saturday, June 29th at 7:30pm
Sunday, June 30th at 2:00pm
