DINGBAT THEATRE PROJECT PRESENTS “I’M GONNA MARRY YOU, TOBEY MAGUIRE”

BY ZOE WHITE

Tom Horton as Tobey Maguire and Jamie Saunders as Shelby Hinkley in I’m Gonna Marry You, Tobey Maguire. Photo by Adrian Van Stee

SARASOTA - Dingbat Theatre Project is pleased to announce the regional premiere of “I’m Gonna Marry You, Tobey Maguire.” Audiences will embark on a nostalgic journey back to the early aught’s and experience celebrity culture through both an obsessive teen and a disgruntled actor’s perspectives in this farcical play by Samantha Hurley. "I'm Gonna Marry You, Tobey Maguire" opens on September 5, and runs through September 21. There is a special Pay-What-You-Can Preview on September 4 with limited tickets. All performances will be held at DingbatTheatre Project at 7288 S Tamiami Trail.

​It’s 2004, and 14-year-old Shelby Hinkley has kidnapped Tobey Maguire, at the height of his career, to force him into marrying her. Samantha Hurley’s laugh-out-loud dark comedy, steeped in Y2K nostalgia, explores our para-social relationships and the obsessions that detonate them.

Tom Horton as Tobey Maguire and Jamie Saunders as Shelby Hinkley in I’m Gonna Marry You, Tobey Maguire. Photo by Adrian Van Stee.

Tom Horton as Tobey Maguire in I’m Gonna Marry You, Tobey Maguire. Photo by Adrian Van Stee.

"I'm Gonna Marry You, Tobey Maguire is hysterical from start to finish,” said Luke Manual, Dingbat Theatre Project’s Producing Artistic Director. “It's so exciting to be the first theatre in Florida to present this viral new off-Broadway play. The actors are attacking this material with care and wit, highlighting the hilarity of the dark comedy. "

​A three-person cast will bring “I’m Gonna Marry You, Tobey Maguire” to life. Jamie Saunders will play Shelby Hinkley with Tom Horton as Tobey Maguire and Mark-Alan as Brenda Dee Cankles among other characters. All three cast members will make their Dingbat debut in this production.

Jamie Saunders as Shelby Hinkley in I’m Gonna Marry You, Tobey Maguire. Photo by Adrian Van Stee.

Get ready for an experience that you’ll want to update your Myspace about and see “I’m GonnaMarry You, Tobey Maguire.” Tickets are available for purchase online at dingbattheatre.org orover the phone at (941) 451-7706. Ticket prices start at $50 for special, reserved VIP seating, $30 for General Admission, and $10 for students under the age of 26. The performance containsmature content that might not be suitable for children including profanity, drug use, sexual situations, and herbal cigarette smoke. The play is directed and designed by Luke Manual and Gretchen Beaumier. The production is sponsored by Dr. Jeffrey Hamblin & Mark-Alan, Osprey Consulting, Gulfcoast Community Foundation, Jeff Cima, Terry & Debbi Austin, Ackerman Plumbing, and Red Wing Shoes of Bradenton.

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About Dingbat Theatre Project
​Dingbat Theatre Project, based on the Florida Suncoast, is a collective of theatre artists dedicated to the creation and development of dynamic and boldly imaginative theatrical productions. Dingbat’s belief is that great storytelling and, by extension, theatre comes from imagination and a desire to play. Dingbat Theatre Project strives to be the Suncoast’s quirky arts organization looking for new stories to tell, new ways to present classic and contemporary works of theatre, and new, accessible ways to engage audiences in the arts.

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