The Great Gatsby: An Immersive 100th Birthday Party!

Doors 7pm | Show 7:30pm | 18+

– Student: $5 + Dice fees
– Early Bird: $10 + Dice fees
– General Admission: Advance $15 / Day of Show $20 + Dice fees

Celebrate The Great Gatsby’s 100th birthday with us! Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has long been hailed as one of the great American novels. A quintessentially American story of money and love, of class and desire, of wealth and the deceptive shimmer of success, The Great Gatsby continues to impress readers as both a depiction of jazz-age opulence and an excavation of its causes and consequences. We invite you to step into Fitzgerald’s brilliantly crystalline prose and experience The Great Gatsby first hand in an immersive evening designed to bring words to life. Featuring live music from The Genevra Kings, readings by the 1920’s Poetry Salon, drink specials, giveaways, a costume contest, dancers, and performances from the stage play, The Great Gatsby birthday party offers an opportunity to live a jazz-age dream. Costumes are encouraged, so wear your favorite 1920’s finery.

The Great Gatsby: An Immersive Birthday Party is presented with The UA Reading Initiative. The UA Reading Initiative was formed in 2024 in response to the perceived need to study and promote reading as a crucial skill in the current moment of AI, digital technology, and short-attention media. For more information or to get involved, please contact Paul Hurh (jphurh@arizona.edu) or Johanna Skibsrud (jskibsrud@arizona.edu).