Stage Aurora Theatrical Company Inc., Theatre that Enlightens, is excited to present Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. This production is sponsored by The Jacksonville (FL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, and Florida Arts & Culture. There will be three performances: Friday, Nov 7 at 7 pm and Saturday, Nov 8 at 2 and 7pm in the FSCJ Kent Campus Auditorium. 3939 Roosevelt Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32205. For VIP ticket buyers, a reception will be held prior to each performance. For evening performances, the reception will take place from 5:15pm-6:15 pm, and entrance for Preferred and General ticket buyers begins at 6:15pm. For the matinee performance on Nov 8, the reception will take place from 12:15pm-1:15pm, and entrance for Preferred and General ticket buyers begins at 1:15pm.

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Known worldwide as a masterpiece and an "American Folk Opera,” Porgy and Bess® was George Gershwin’s final work for the musical stage. Based on DuBose and Dorothy Heyward’s play Porgy, Porgy and Bess® combines elements of jazz, classical and American folk music. The opera's notable arias include "Summertime," "A Woman Is a Sometime Thing," "My Man’s Gone Now," "I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’," "It Ain’t Necessarily So," "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" and "I'm On My Way."