National Players
THE GREAT GATSBY
Based on the book by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Thursday, April 26
10 a.m. (90 minutes)
Grades 7-12
In a time where success is expected and excess is celebrated, Jay Gatsby is a god among men, yet without the love of Mrs. Daisy Buchanan, he is unfulfilled.
This fast-paced adaptation of Fitzgerald’s novel brings the Jazz Age of New York to life as Daisy’s cousin, Nick, guides us through a world where love, opportunity, deception, and tragedy are always just around the corner.
Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsbyexplores themes ofdecadence and excess, idealism, resistance to change and social upheaval creating a portrait of the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream.
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