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The Season

PlayLab 2023 Festival of New Works

Historic Arcade Theatre

After a two-season hiatus due to the pandemic, Florida Rep’s popular festival for new works and emerging artists returns! Florida Repertory Theatre will hold its PlayLab Festival May 4 – 7 in the Historic Arcade Theatre. The 2023 PlayLab lineup includes five plays reflecting Florida Rep’s mission to produce a wide variety of work by […]

PlayLab: TROUBLE (at the Vista View Mobile Home Estates)

Historic Arcade Theatre

TROUBLE (at the Vista View Mobile Home Estates) by Audrey Cefaly Friday, May 5 | 7 PM Sponsored by Dr. Gail D. McClure Tickets are $25 per reading or $120 for an all-access pass that includes admission to five readings plus the playwright’s panel. To purchase an ALL ACCESS PASS please call 239-332-4488 or visit […]

PlayLab: ONE-SHOT

Historic Arcade Theatre

ONE-SHOT by Andrew Rosendorf Saturday, May 6 | 2 PM Tickets are $25 per reading or $120 for an all-access pass that includes admission to five readings plus the playwright’s panel. To purchase an ALL ACCESS PASS please call 239-332-4488 or visit our box-office It’s 1999. Ellen has already come out on her TV show. Jack’s […]

PlayLab: LONG LAYOVER

Historic Arcade Theatre

LONG LAYOVER by Michelle Tyrene Johnson Saturday, May 6 | 7 PM Sponsored by Lee Moore & Dee Whited Tickets are $25 per reading or $120 for an all-access pass that includes admission to five readings plus the playwright’s panel. To purchase an ALL ACCESS PASS please call 239-332-4488 or visit our box-office Lorraine is a […]

Terms and Conditions

Artstage Studio Theatre

Terms and Conditions is an exploration of YouTube's transformative effect on entertainment, fame, and interpersonal relationships. The performance explores how technology both enhances and diminishes our sense of self, and our connections to others.

A SHERLOCK CAROL

Historic Arcade Theatre

A REGIONAL PREMIERE BY MARK SHANAHAN Sponsored by Naomi Bloom & Luminary Hotel & Co Media Sponsor: WGCU Public Media The worlds of Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle collide in this inventive holiday whodunit! Full of intrigue and suspense…with a helping of holiday cheer. When a grown-up Tiny Tim begs Sherlock Holmes to […]

PlayLab 2024

Historic Arcade Theatre

Florida Repertory Theatre Announcing PlayLab 2024 Grand Sponsors Lee Moore & Dee Whited Playwright Sponsor Darlene Arnold | Networking Sponsor Naomi Bloom DUNK CITY - Buy Tickets by Stephen Brown Thursday, May 2 | 7 PM In this big-hearted and hilarious comedy, Davey is the only 18-year-old he knows with severe erectile dysfunction and he’s […]

PlayLab: DUNK CITY

Historic Arcade Theatre

by Stephen Brown Thursday, May 2 | 7 PM Sponsored Noreen Raney In this big-hearted and hilarious comedy, Davey is the only 18-year-old he knows with severe erectile dysfunction and he’s feeling very, very insecure about it. Thank God his mother, sister, and grandma are all on the case to help him figure out this horrific affliction. Dunk City takes a look […]

PlayLab: TEN MINUTES ON A BENCH

Historic Arcade Theatre

by Kenneth Jones Friday, May 3 | 7 PM Sponsored by Judy Weiner A dating app called “Ten Minutes on a Bench” is the latest match-making craze, placing singles on a park bench to find common ground. The clock is ticking, but there’s no limit to the variety of quirky, heartbreaking, and humane conversations between a couple dozen characters looking for […]

PlayLab: MINDING MISS MAE MAE

Historic Arcade Theatre

by Phillip Christian Smith Saturday, May 4 | 2 PM Sponsored by Susan B Herbel Barbara is Miss Mae Mae’s home health aide. When Barbara’s son Jordan, a TV star, comes home ravaged by drug addiction, the women form their own unconventional rehab to detox him – so he can be ready for the next season of his TV show. Barbara believes in tough love; […]

PlayLab: HOW IT FEELS TO FALL FROM THE SKY

Historic Arcade Theatre

by Dominic Finocchiaro Saturday, May 4 | 7 PM Sponsored by Gail McClure After witnessing a woman plummet from the sky, five strangers in New York form a support group to process what they saw. How it Feels to Fall from the Sky is a melancholic dramedy about loneliness, loss, and the unending possibility of salvation inside human connection. In this […]

PlayLab: ROOM 1214

Historic Arcade Theatre

by Michelle Kholos Brooks Sunday, May 5 | 4 PM Sponsored by Lee Moore & Dee Whited On Valentine’s Day 2018, a nineteen-year-old boy walked into his former high school in Florida with an assault rifle. He killed fourteen students, three teachers, and injured seventeen more. Some of the worst damage was done when he shot into a Holocaust history class as […]

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