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Florida Studio Theatre has announced the opening of the world premiere of Tom Jones by Mark Brown in the Gompertz Theatre on April 11. Performances will run through June 1. Single tickets range from $18 to $42. They may be purchased online at FloridaStudioTheatre. org, by phone at 3669000 or by visiting the box office at 1241 N. Palm Ave. in downtown Sarasota, a news release says. Playwright Brown also wrote FST audience favorite Around the World in 80 Days, the release notes. This new play is an adaptation of the groundbreaking novel, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, by Henry Fielding, the release points out. "In this thrilling adven ture of the heart, Tom Jones, a charming young man of questionable birth, is madly in love with Sophia Western. But when Sophia's father arranges for her to marry a loath some man, she flees for her life. Aristocrats, wenches and scalawags abound in this bawdy and rollicking romp through the back roads and bedchambers of England," the release continues. "Hot off the success of the recent FST recordbreaking hit," Monty Python's Spamalot, FST company member Bruce Warren will play multiple roles in the produc tion, the release notes. FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE TO PRESENT WORLD PREMIERE OF TOM JONES (From left) Faith Sandberg, Wilmari Myburgh, Matthew Goodrich and Eileen Ward star in Tom Jones at Florida Studio Theatre. Contributed photo by Cliff Roles. Wilmari Myburgh, Matthew Goodrich and Eileen Ward are featured in Tom Jones. Contributed photo by Cliff Roles Sarasota News Leader April 11, 2014 Page 116