“Graceland” and “Asleep On the Wind”

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Friday, April 21, 2023 - 7:30 PM
to Sunday, May 07, 2023 - 4:00 PM

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04/21/2023 07:30 PM 05/07/2023 04:00 PM America/Anguilla “Graceland” and “Asleep On the Wind” "Graceland" is a poignant, sometimes humorous, story about Rootie and Bev, two ardent superfans of Elvis Presley a generation apart in age, who camp out at the entrance of his Memphis Graceland mansion three days prior to its June 7, 1982 opening as a public museum. Revealing the complexities of their lives, the women vie to be the first to step into the sacred space for compelling personal reasons. Who will get the honor? The resolution is a triumph of human compassion. "Asleep on the Wind," a lyrically evocative companion to Graceland, finds Rootie ten years earlier with her favorite brother Beau in their secret “special place” that Rootie speaks about in Graceland. Their brother-sister bo... Details & Tickets: https://www.upcomingevents.com/sarasota/events/venice-theatre/graceland-and-asleep-on-the-wind-96169?ref=uceaddevent Venice Theatre, 140 Tampa Avenue West, Venice, FL, 34285

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East Venice Ave (Venice)
Gateway/ Waterway (Venice)
Pinebrook (Venice)
The Island (Venice)

"Graceland" is a poignant, sometimes humorous, story about Rootie and Bev, two ardent superfans of Elvis Presley a generation apart in age, who camp out at the entrance of his Memphis Graceland mansion three days prior to its June 7, 1982 opening as a public museum. Revealing the complexities of their lives, the women vie to be the first to step into the sacred space for compelling personal reasons. Who will get the honor? The resolution is a triumph of human compassion. "Asleep on the Wind," a lyrically evocative companion to Graceland, finds Rootie ten years earlier with her favorite brother Beau in their secret “special place” that Rootie speaks about in Graceland. Their brother-sister bond is magical, with Beau sharing life-changing news that informs why Rootie must go to the Graceland opening a decade later. A heart-melting preamble to Graceland. An intermission separates these two short one-act plays.

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