FINAL WEEK The Pursuit of Happiness This election season, we promise you life, liberty and the pursuit of laughter! Be the first to see the Hippodrome’s new comedy THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. It’s an uplifting story of a typical American family - that’s anything but ordinary. What does it take increase our happiness quotient: money, love, fame, spiritual enlightenment, a high-powered job, a bigger house, more stuff or a total life makeover? Playwright Richard Dresser finds a way to spin this question into one of the funniest plays you have seen in years. "Completely delightful" --Dick Maxwell, Gainesville Sun [More Info][Buy Tickets] IN THE CINEMA Persepolis May 9th - May 15th Persepolis is the poignant story of a young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It is through the eyes of the precocious and outspoken 9-year-old Marjane that we see a people's hopes dashed as fundamentalists take power--forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands. Clever and fearless, Marjane outsmarts the "social guardians" and discovers punk, ABBA, and Iron Maiden. Yet when her uncle is senselessly executed... [More Info] | [Buy Tickets] | [Upcoming Films]

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The Hippodrome State Theatre is recognized by the State of Florida as a State Theatre/Cultural Institution. Hippodrome programs are sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Alachua County Board of County Commission’s Cultural and Environmental Funding Program and Tourist Development Tax, and by the City of Gainesville, Dept. of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs.