Celery Soup: Florida’s Folk Life Play

Celery Soup: Florida’s Folk Life Play

Celery Soup

Seminole County (Fla.)

Sanford (Fla.)

Plays

Theater--United States

The original idea for the Celery Soup: Florida’s Folk Life Play project came from Jeanine Taylor, the owner of a folk-art gallery on First Street in Sanford, Florida. Their first production was Touch and Go, a play focusing on the people of Sanford and their determination to overcome various obstacles, including the Freeze of 1894-1895, the fall of Sanford's celery industry, and the closing of Naval Air Station (NAS) Sanford in the 1960s. Richard Geer and Jules Corriere, partners from Community Performance International, were in charge of assessing oral histories, converting them into scenes for the play, and writing original songs. Director Geer also used an all-volunteer cast from the local community, many of whom were not experienced actors. In the process of producing the show, Creative Sanford decided to rehabilitate an historic building, the Princess Theater, which is located on 115 West First Street and owned by Stephen Tibstra.

The Princess Theater
115 West First Street
Sanford, Florida 32771

Historic Sanford Welcome Center
203 East First Street
Sanford, Florida 32771

Celery Soup: Florida’s Folk Life Play Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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Princess Theater, Sanford, Florida

Creative Sanford, Inc., Sanford, Florida

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Cepero, Laura

"About: History and Purpose." Celery Soup. http://www.celerysoupsanford.com/about/.

"Sanford, Florida: How do you make Celery Soup? Add stories, then stir." Community Performance International. http://www.communityperformanceinternational.org/sanford-florida.

"Princess Theater." Celery Soup. http://www.celerysoupsanford.com/princess-theater/.

"WHO IS CREATIVE SANFORD, INC?" Celery Soup. http://www.celerysoupsanford.com//about.