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The Glenridge Performing Arts Theatre (GPAC) in Sarasota is staging its own pro- duction of Quartet, a comedy by playwright Ronald Harwood, the theatre has announced. The show will open on Thursday, March 27, at 8 p.m., featuring the founders of the long-run- ning Golden Apple Dinner Theater, Roberta MacDonald Turoff and Robert Turoff. Actors Richard LeVene and Judy Glynn will portray the other two members of the eponymous Quartet, a news release says. The ensemble will be directed by Peter Ivanov. Quartet, which was a 2012 award-winning film directed by Dustin Hoffman, "follows the drama of retired opera divas and divos as they plan their annual concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday," the release explains. Eight performances will be offered at The Glenridge Performing Arts Center, through April 2. Tickets, which are $15 for the general public, may be purchased by calling 552-5325 or by visiting gpactix.com. Quartet begins with Beecham House abuzz with a rumor that the home for retired musi- cians will soon host a new resident, a star. "For Reginald Paget, Wilfred Bond and Cecily Robson, this sort of talk is par for the course at the gossipy home," the release points out. "But they're in for a special shock when the new arrival turns out to be none other than their former singing partner, Jean Horton. Her subsequent career as a star soloist, and the ego that accompanied it, split up their long friendship and ended her marriage to Reggie, who takes the news of her arrival par- ticularly hard. Can the passage of time heal old wounds? And will the famous quartet be able to patch up their differences in time for Beecham House's gala concert?" The Glenridge Performing Arts Center is located at 7333 Scotland Way in Sarasota. TUROFFS TO STAR IN A SARASOTA VERSION OF QUARTET The Glenridge Performing Arts Center will host its own version of Quartet in late March and early April. Contributed photo Sarasota News Leader March 21, 2014 Page 121