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SPQR Stage Company presents "Freezing Antarctica"

originally published: 08/28/2024

(SOMERS POINT, NJ) -- SPQR Stage Company, the Jersey Shore's "Original" theater company, will present Freezing Antarctica across two weekends (November 15-16 and November 22-23, 2024) at Studio;Space in Somers Point.  The play is written and directed by SPQR's Artistic Director Bill Sterritt.

The plot revolves around Russian meterorologist Nikita Alexandra Romanov, who is on a desperate dash to the South Pole to save the world when she meets an American adventurer, Jack Kennedy Armstrong Earhart, on the way.  As they journey south, they fall in love, despite obvious differences.

As the air becomes purer and purer the further south they go, together they learn how polluted the ice is, as well as how contaminated they are themselves.  Juxtaposing the love affair is a subplot involving the spirits of Vladmir Lenin and Amelia Earhart, each wandering the frozen landscape of Antarctica for different reasons.

Sterritt enjoys challenging audiences and hopes that Freezing Antarctica may educate some, though ulimately, he just wants people to enjoy the play.

"Is it beyond hope to try to expand an audience's capacity to examine their beliefs and consider the more complex issues of life? There has to be more to life than maintaining the status quo," said Sterritt, who debuted the show in Los Angeles where the L.A. Weekly called it, 'a beautiful play.'




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"SPQR is proud that we tackle large themes and issues, rather than shy away from them.  Whether we explore the power of myth; romance and mortality; or turn our space into Antarctica, we go big, with productions rivaling Broadway in scope, theme and ambition, as we continue our attempt to make Somers Point a landmark that offers more than T-shirts and pizza."

The cast includes New Jersey actress Meredith Bishop and Philadelphia's Zoe Bentley, both of whom appeared in SPQR's "New Works Weekend," as well as Michael Katez from New York and Benjamin Bowman from North Carolina.

Freezing Antarctica runs for 80 minutes. Performances take place November 15 and 22 at 8:00pm and November 16 and 23 at 2:00pm & 7:00pm.  There will be a livestream on November 16 at 7:00pm.  Tickets are $20 and available for purchase online or at the door.  The livestream is also $20 and can be purchased at StudioSpaceSPNJ.com.

Studio;space is located at 112 Woodland Avenue in Somers Point, across from The Crab Trap.  For reservations, email spqrstageco@aol.com

Since 2004, SPQR Stage Company has been testing and redefining the limits of theatre, in theme, form, and purpose.  For almost 10 years, SPQR Stage Company's productions have exhibited ingenuity, in language, concept and staging.  From performing in a 40-seat house in Hollywood to the 50-seater sudio;space in Somers Point, SPQR has strived to think big.  SPQR prefers to be ambitious and in front of the curve in all its undertakings.




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