{"id":9977,"date":"2013-03-18T13:23:24","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T19:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=9977"},"modified":"2013-03-18T13:23:24","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T19:23:24","slug":"neil-simons-biloxi-blues-at-civic-center-on-april-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=9977","title":{"rendered":"Neil Simon\u2019s \u2018Biloxi Blues\u2019 At Civic Center on April 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9978\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/neil-simons-biloxi-blues-at-civic-center-on-april-4\/biloxi_blues\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9978\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9978\" title=\"Biloxi_Blues\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Biloxi_Blues-470x277.jpg?resize=470%2C277\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"277\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soldiers from the Neil Simon hit Biloxi Blues, based on their recruit training experiences in Mississippi in 1943.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Montana Rep\u00a0 will present <em>Biloxi Blues<\/em> at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre for one\u00a0 night only Thursday, April 4, 7:30 p.m.\u00a0 Tickets are $27 for adults and $25 for seniors and\u00a0 students. This performance is part of the Florissant Fine Arts Council\u2019s Applause\/Applause\u00a0 series of professional national and international touring companies.<\/p>\n<p>Neil Simon\u2019s hit play follows the adventures of Eugene Morris Jerome and his fellow Army\u00a0inductees as they struggle through basic training near Biloxi, Mississippi in 1943.\u00a0 An aspiring\u00a0 writer who sees himself as an outsider observing the craziness around him, Eugene hopes to\u00a0 somehow remain \u201cneutral&#8230;.like Switzerland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He spends most of his free time recounting\u00a0 conversations and impressions in his journal, feeling a little ashamed for betraying the \u201csecret\u00a0 and private thoughts\u201d of his fellow soldiers. The men are universal soldiers facing the same fears,\u00a0 anxieties, and loneliness that grip all young recruits about to encounter the ultimate test of\u00a0 combat.<\/p>\n<p>Simon brings his great sense of humor and humanity to every word of this\u00a0 magnificent play.\u00a0 The national tour of the Montana Repertory company brings to the audience\u00a0 the best of the American theatre tradition They\u00a0 dedicate this\u00a0 production of <em>Biloxi<\/em> <em>Blues<\/em> to the men and women in our military ranks who help to protect and\u00a0defend the American Dream.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $27 for adults and $25 for seniors and\u00a0 students. This performance is part of the Florissant Fine Arts Council\u2019s Applause\/Applause\u00a0 series of professional national and international touring companies. 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