A review of The Great Gatsby

by Meghan D'Souza
Photos by Len Struttmann



Cedar Rapids - The talent at Theatre Cedar Rapids has brought to life Simon Levy's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, featuring the characters you likely met in high school and have loved to hate ever since. At least, I have. Set in New York during the Roaring Twenties, these characters lead lives that are glamorous to the outsider, but Nick Carraway (David Schneider) gets an inside glimpse and leads the audience through the story where we learn the awful secrets that they're hiding.

The Great Gatsby Opens March 20

Cedar Rapids - Theatre Cedar Rapids will present The Great Gatsby beginning March 20 and running through April 11.The show is directed by Leslie Charipar.

Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, lives very well on Long Island, where he passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Enter Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, who is befriended by Gatsby and drawn into their world of obsession, greed and danger. The F. Scott Fitzgerald novel upon which the play is based is considered a classic in American Literature.