About the Program
Florida Rep's Education Programs have grown exponentially in the past six years and are overseen by Education Director, Rachael Endrizzi. The program continues to grow under her creative and innovative direction. Associate Producer Carrie Lund laid the foundations ten years ago, and it was under former Associate Director Bari Newport that the current program began to take shape. Some of Newport's original plays for kids about Thomas Edison and Dr. Seuss are still talked about today, and her influence in the formation of the many different components of the Education Program is unparalleled.Since then the Rep staff, with the help of Associate Directors Jason Parrish & Rachel Burttram, has continued to cultivate and adapt the education program, and has created a very active and sought-after education arm of the Florida Repertory Theatre. Education at the Florida Rep now offers programming for kids and adults, performance opportunities and is active all year long.
And now, at the beginning of a new decade, Florida Rep stands ready to move into the next ten years. The Education Program is poised for greatness as it moves forward as the only program of its kind in Southwest Florida, ready to break new ground by bringing theatre its most important audience.
Educate. Excite. Enlighten. Florida Rep Acts Up!
Education at Florida Rep is a multifaceted program that features Children's Touring Theatre, a Saturday morning Lunchbox Theatre Series, onsite theatre classes, in-school theatre residencies and Camp Florida Rep – the region's most popular summer camp for kids ages 5 to 16.
Join Florida Rep's Education Department in 2009-2010 for some of the most fun you'll ever have! Educate. Excite. Enlighten.
2010 World Classic Initiative Matinees
In 2008, Florida Rep was proud to bring Tennessee Williams' timeless drama, The Glass Menagerie to vibrant life as its 2008 World Classic Initiative Production, and in 2007, Florida Rep partnered with The Classical Theatre of Harlem to present William Shakespeare's classic, Romeo and Juliet where more than 8,000 area high school students saw these productions at no cost to the students.
This innovative program is in its third season, and in 2010 is happy to present the Pulitzer Prize Winning American Classic, You Can't Take it With You. Written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, You Can't Take it With You is one of the mist successful and enduring plays of all time. Right out of the 1930's in America, it is both a comedy and a love story that reminds us that we must do what we want to in life, before it is too late. Florida Rep's production runs February 5th to 21st, and stars Broadway and film veteran, David S. Howard, seen most recently in FLorida Rep's The Last Romance and Tuesdays With Morrie.
In January 2009, the Wall Street Journal called Florida Rep’s work “profoundly satisfying,” saying that America should “make haste to Fort Myers, where the weather is warm and the theater fine!”
This season, Florida Rep is offering schools two opportunities to see its award-winning and nationally acclaimed work with Student Matinee Performances designed to fit into the school day – and into your budget!
You Can’t Take it With You by George S. Kaufman & Moss Hart
Student Matinee Feb. 18th at 10:15am • 2010 World Classic Initiative Production
A Pulitzer Prize winning comedy and one of the most successful plays of all time, You Can’t Take It With You is a truth-filled, light-hearted helpin’ of 1930s Americana that reminds us to do what we want to do in life before it’s too late.
Trying by Joanna McClelland Glass • Student Matinee Apr. 22nd at 10:15am
Against the backdrop of 1960s political unrest & social change, this play finds two unique generations — an 81-year-old man and a 25-year-old Canadian woman — trying to make sense of the times and their lives. One is Francis Biddle, former U.S. Attorney General & Judge at the Nuremberg trials, and the other is his new secretary, Sarah. The lessons they learn about each other, as well as the world, still ring true today in this life-affirming story.
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Half-Priced Student Tickets!
If you are a student, then Florida Rep is the place for you! Florida Rep is pleased to offer students Half Priced seating to any Season 12 Production! Call the Box Office Today at 239.332.4488 for more information!
Children's Theatre Series!
This season The Education Department is proud to present And then They Came For Me by James Still for Grades 5-12 and The New Kid by Dennis Foon for Grades K-5. And Then They Came for Me in a multi-media journey into the world of Anne Frank that brings to life how she touched the lives of two childhood friends, and The New Kid is a funny and inventive play the language barrier, clutural identity and how tough it can be to fit in when you are the new kid.
There are Two Ways to Experience the Magic: The Children's Touring Theatre Series and the popule Lunchbox Theatre Series.
Call or Click Today to Expericence the Magic!
Call the Education Department at 239-332-4665 Ext. 20 • Email us for a Education Brochure, or to ask a Question!
Buy Tickets to see the Lunchbox Theatre Series or get your 1/2 Price Student Ticket at 239-332.4488!
