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Bestselling author, Alan Gratz, and Broadway playwright, Eric Coble, to visit Florida Rep one-night-only event
September 06, 2018FORT MYERS, FL - Florida Repertory Theatre is proud to announce bestselling author, Alan Gratz, and Broadway playwright, Eric Coble, will be in residence on September 15 for a performance and post-show discussion of Coble's world-premiere adaptation of Gratz’s acclaimed... …
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Update from the Interim Artistic Director
September 04, 2018Dear Friend, As you recover from a weekend of Labor Day festivities I wanted to give you a snapshot of what’s happening at Florida Rep as September begins and we get ready for the first preview of the new season on... …
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Florida Rep opens its 2018–2019 Season with a comedy about the life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer
August 29, 2018FORT MYERS, FL – Florida Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce the opening of “Becoming Dr. Ruth,” a moving and humorous new biographical comedy to kick off its 2018-2019 Season. Playing September 21 to October 21 in the ArtStage Studio... …
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BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE Dazzles at Florida Repertory Theatre!
August 10, 2018Florida Rep Education's production of A CHORUS LINE was truly fantastic. It was incredibly fun, emotional, mature, dazzling, and so much more. Every detail of the production came together to create one sensational show. A CHORUS LINE is a very... …
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Casting and creative teams are complete for five productions in Florida Rep’s 2018-2019 Season
August 03, 2018FORT MYERS, FL – Florida Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce directors for its 2018-2019 Season and complete casting for five of its upcoming productions. The theatre's 21st season is set to open to previews Sept. 18 with the moving,... …
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Sanibel Captiva Community Bank’s Hall elected to Florida Repertory Theatre board
July 31, 2018FORT MYERS, Fla. (July 31, 2018) – David Hall, Sanibel Captiva Community Bank’s executive vice president, CFO, and chief operating officer, has rejoined the Florida Repertory Theatre’s board of directors. He previously served on its board of directors from 2003... …
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“A Chorus Line” Opens at Florida Rep Education August 9
July 17, 2018FORT MYERS, FL, DATE – A Chorus Line, the long-awaited, singular sensation from the Florida Rep Education Conservatory opens Aug. 9 at the Historic Arcade Theatre. The iconic show A Chorus Line has music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Edward Kleban. The musical... …
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Single tickets to Florida Rep’s 2018-2019 Season on sale starting July 17!
June 27, 2018FORT MYERS, FL – Single tickets to Florida Repertory Theatre's 2018-2019 Season will go on sale Tuesday, July 17 online at www.FloridaRep.org and through the box office at 239-332-4488. Tickets are priced at $55 and $45 for regular performances, and $35 and... …
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Announcing Florida Rep Education’s 2018-2019 Season!
April 18, 2018FORT MYERS, FL - Florida Rep Education is proud to present its 2018-2019 Season filled with classic stories brought to the stage, electrifying Broadway musicals, a world premiere, and brand new competitive programming adjudicated by the industry’s leading professionals! “This... …
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Florida Repertory Theatre announces 2018-2019 Season!
April 16, 2018FORT MYERS, FL – Florida Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce its 2018-2019 Season, which begins the company’s third decade of producing nationally-recognized, professional theatre in the Fort Myers River District. Set to open Sept. 21 and run to May... …
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Florida Rep’s Board of Directors Announce Leadership Change
April 06, 2018FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Florida Rep's Board of Directors Announce Leadership Change FORT MYERS, FL – It is with sadness that the Board of Directors of the Florida Repertory Theater announces that as the afternoon of April 5, 2018 Co-Founder and... …
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BWW Review: Life is a CABARET at Florida Repertory Theatre!
March 30, 2018Florida Repertory Theatre's production of CABARET brought to life the well-known, Tony Award-winning story of romance, exploration, 1920s German politics, and so much more. The entire cast was phenomenal and very strong in all aspects of this production; their singing,... …
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Florida Weekly Raves! “How the Other Half Loves” at Florida Repertory Theatre shows us exactly how it should be done.
January 17, 2018British farce! It can be so difficult for us Yanks to get it right: the tone, the attitude, the inflections, the timing. In lesser productions, the lines fall flatter than a steamrolled soufflé and the show’s merely a series of... …
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PlayLab 2018: Call for Submissions is now Closed.
November 10, 2017UPDATE: SUBMISSION CLOSED. Florida Rep's PlayLab is no longer accepting submissions. Thank you for the overwhelming response to the 2018 Call for submissions. PLAYLAB FESTIVAL PRODUCTION HISTORY Bold titles had subsequent world premieres at Florida Rep Inaugural PlayLab Festival 2014... …
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BWW Review: SYLVIA at Florida Repertory Theatre is Doggone Delightful!
November 08, 2017by Emily Yorgey | Oct. 28, 2017 Read the Full Review Here If you have ever wondered what your dog would say if they could talk, SYLVIA is absolutely the show for you. And even if you don't have a... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY – “Falling in love with Sylvia at Florida Rep”
November 08, 2017ARTS COMMENTARY| November 07, 2017 nancySTETSON at nstetson@floridaweekly.com Read the Full Review Here Dog lovers should never marry dog haters. They just don’t get it. In this kind of union, I wouldn’t blame the marriage for breaking up due to... …
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BWW Review: OUTSIDE MULLINGAR Delights Audiences at Florida Repertory Theatre
September 22, 2017by Emily Yorgey Sep. 22, 2017 Read the Review on BroadwayWorld.com Here Florida Repertory Theatre opened their 20th anniversary season this week, and after getting the chance to see the first of their nine shows for this season, I completely... …
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Florida Weekly Raves! “an honest and loving look at…living lives of quiet despression”
June 01, 2017Nancy Stetson, nstetson@floridaweekly.com Read the Review on Florida Weekly.com Jim Starkey feels as if he’s trapped and he’s “never getting loose.” As he puts it, life feels like “One compromise after another, just a constant slipping.” Things have not turned... …
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Florida Rep stages ‘Doublewide’ in partnership with new play network
June 01, 2017Tom Hall, Florida Weekly Correspondent Apr. 12, 2017 Read the Feature on Florida Weekly.com Stephen Spotswood’s Doublewide,” part of a Rolling World Premiere in which Florida Rep is participating in partnership with the National New Play Network in Washington, D.C.,... …
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Our 20th Anniversary Season CLASSIC MUSICAL Announced!
April 17, 2017Join us for our 2017-2018 Season! Subscribe to our 20th Season today! Call 239.332.4488 ________________________________________ CABARET Book by Joe Masteroff • Based on the play by John Van Druten and Stories by Christopher Isherwood • Music by John Kander •... …
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Florida Rep Announces Rolling World Premiere Partnership with the National New Play Network
April 07, 2017FORT MYERS, FL - Florida Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce a partnership with the National New Play Network in Washington, DC, Vermont Stage, and Michigan's Williamston Theatre to produce "Doublewide" by Stephen Spotswood as a Rolling World Premiere. The... …
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Florida Weekly Raves! “At Florida Rep for a spell: the trials of youth”
April 07, 2017nancySTETSON nstetson@floridaweekly.com Read the Review on Florida Weekly.com Year after year, school kids devote themselves to that annual torture called the spelling bee. They memorize long lists of words they’ll never use in real life, as well as prefixes, suffixes and... …
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4th Annual PlayLab
April 04, 2017Florida Repertory Theatre is committed to nurturing new plays and playwrights in its PlayLab Festival. Chosen from over 75 submissions, these six plays and playwrights will enjoy an intensive weekend of workshopping, discussion, and development with a cast of professional... …
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Our 20th Anniversary Season Announced!
March 24, 2017Join us for our 2017-2018 Season! Expect a Revival of a Florida Rep Favorite, Gut-Busting Comedies, A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama, a Brand-New Musical Revue, a World Premiere, and MORE! Subscribe to our 20th Season today! Call 239.332.4488 ________________________________________ OUTSIDE MULLINGAR... …
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PLAYLAB 2017 PLAYS AND SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED!
February 13, 2017ALL PLAYLAB READINGS IN THE HISTORIC ARCADE THEATRE LOVE, THE CRACKSMAN by Mark Brown Thursday, 27 @ 8PM THE FLOWER ROOM by Daryl Lisa Fazio Friday, April 28 @ 2PM SMOKE by Gloria Bond Clunie Friday, April 28 @ 8PM... …
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THE NEWS-PRESS- WHODUNIT? AUDIENCE HELPS SOLVE MURDER AT FLORIDA REP IN FORT MYERS
January 25, 2017Charles Runnells, The News-Press 2:38 p.m. ET Jan. 24, 2017 Read the Feature on News-Press.com Stylist Barbara Demarco bursts through the door of Shear Madness hair salon and screams: “She’s DEAD!” Then she faints. Upstairs, someone has just stabbed a... …
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AMERICA’S LONGEST RUNNING PLAY, SHEAR MADNESS, RINGS IN NEW YEAR IN FLORIDA REP’S ARTSTAGE STUDIO THEATRE
January 13, 2017FORT MYERS, FL - Florida Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce that "Shear Madness", the longest running non-musical in American theatre history, will play in the ArtStage Studio Theatre Jan. 17 to Mar. 12. Still playing in Boston and Washington,... …
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL RAVES ABOUT “THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES”
January 11, 2017By TERRY TEACHOUT Jan. 11, 2017 1:04 p.m. ET Fort Myers, Fla. Read on The Wall Street Journal Site View/Download a .pdf Copy of the Full Review Even though he ranks among America’s foremost living playwrights, John Guare’s work isn’t... …
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SEEKING SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2017 PLAYLAB FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS & EMERGING VOICES
November 18, 2016FORT MYERS, FLA – Florida Repertory Theatre, an Associate Member of the National New Play Network, is seeking submissions for its 2017 PlayLab Festival slated for April 27 – 30. The fourth annual festival is an intensive weekend of rehearsals,... …
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NEWS-PRESS RAVES: “IT’S ALL ABOUT FAMILY IN FLORIDA REP COMEDY”
November 14, 2016Charles Runnells, The News-Press 8:34 a.m. EDT November 2, 2016 Read the Review on News-Press.com After watching Florida Rep’s new comedy, I wanted to hop on a plane and go give my Grandma a big hug. And I bet you’ll feel... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY RAVES: “HANGING OUT WITH GRANDPARENTS AT FLORIDA REP”
November 14, 2016nancySTETSON nstetson@floridaweekly.com Read the Review on Florida Weekly.com Family. You’re stuck with what you get, and there’s nothing you can do about it. Well, that’s not exactly true. In “Over the River and Through the Woods” on the main stage at... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY – LOST & FOUND: ‘THE SEAFARER’ FINDS HIS WAY IN FLORIDA REP’S HOLIDAY PLAY
November 11, 2016BY NANCY STETSON nstetson@floridaweekly.com Read the Feature Article on FloridaWeekly.com AT FIRST GLANCE, IT SOUNDS LIKE AN ODD premise for a Christmas play: five drunk middle-aged Irish guys sitting around on Christmas Eve playing poker, cursing and gambling. But David... …
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“OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS” TO OPEN FLORIDA REP’S HISTORIC ARCADE THEATRE!
October 26, 2016FORT MYERS, FL - Florida Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce the opening of "Over the River and Through the Woods", a hilarious and warm-hearted family fiasco by Joe DiPietro the Tony Award winning author of "Memphis", "I Love You,... …
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PERFORMANCES ADDED TO SOLD OUT RUN OF HIT COMEDY, ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT’S END!
October 26, 2016FORT MYERS, FL - Florida Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce two added performances to the nearly sold out run of the blockbuster comedy, Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End. Due to overwhelming popular demand for tickets in Florida Rep's Artstage... …
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“OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS” TO OPEN FLORIDA REP’S HISTORIC ARCADE THEATRE!
October 26, 2016FORT MYERS, FL - Florida Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce the opening of "Over the River and Through the Woods", a hilarious and warm-hearted family fiasco by Joe DiPietro the Tony Award winning author of "Memphis", "I Love You,... …
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NEWS-PRESS RAVES: “ERMA BOMBECK WIT FLOWS IN FLORIDA REP PLAY!”
October 20, 2016CHARLES RUNNELLS , CRUNNELLS@NEWS-PRESS.COM 3:04 p.m. EDT October 18, 2016 Read the Review on News-Press.com Carrie Lund delivers each zinger with sizzling comedic timing. These may be Erma Bombeck’s words, but Lund makes them sing — and she makes her... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY RAVES: “LAUGHING WITH ERMA BOMBECK AT FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE”
October 20, 2016ARTS COMMENTARY nancySTETSON nstetson@floridaweekly.com Making someone laugh is no small feat. Read the Review on FloridaWeekly.com Consistently making them laugh continually is even more impressive. At the height of her popularity, humor columnist Erma Bombeck accomplished that at least twice... …
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FLORIDA REP’S 2016-2017 SEASON LINE-UP!
March 22, 2016Subscribe to Save Up to 43% on Single Tickets! Click for Order Form! ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT’S END by Allison Engel and Margaret Engel • OCT 7–NOV 6, 2016 Previews: Oct 4–6 • In the ArtStage Studio Theatre Hot off its... …
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FLORIDA REP’S HIRING FOR 2016-2017 SEASON
February 22, 2016Florida Rep will be hiring at SETC (Southeastern Theatre Conference) this March. Positions will range from nine-month production, administation, and acting internships to summer staff for our Camp Florida Rep. _______________________________ Summer 2016 Positions Available: Assistant Director (1) Choreographer (1)... …
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THE NEWS-PRESS RAVES: ’12 ANGRY MEN’ IS RIVETING DRAMA!
February 18, 2016by Charles Runnells Read the Review on The News-Press Website A teenage boy’s life is at stake, and everybody in the jury room thinks he’s guilty of murder. Everybody, that is, but one. And Juror Eight won’t budge — despite... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY EXCLAIMS: DELIVERING THE VERDICT ON ‘TWELVE ANGRY MEN’: SEE IT!
February 17, 2016by Nancy Stetson Read the Review on FloridaWeekly.com For most of the men who walk into Jury Room No. 3 to deliberate on the case that’s just been presented to them, it’s open-and-shut: The 16-year-old boy on trial is guilty... …
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THE SANIBEL-CAPTIVA ISLANDER-REPORTER RAVES: A FAVORITE MOVIE BECOMES A FAVORITE PLAY!
February 15, 2016If your tastes in movies and plays are anything like mine, one of your all time favorite movies has probably been “Twelve Angry Men.” Well lucky us, Florida Rep has brought us a truly superb production of the play version.... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY RAVES: SWOONING OVER FLORIDA REP’S SALUTE TO THE SONGBIRD OF SAVANNAH!
February 03, 2016by Nancy Stetson, 2/03/2016 Read the Review on Florida Weekly.com The writing on the theater wall says it all: “Buddy, I’m a kind of poet and I’ve got a lot of things to say.” It’s a line from Johnny Mercer’s... …
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FLORIDA REP GETS $1 MILLION DONATION, BUILDS NEW REHEARSAL SPACE
January 28, 2016CHARLES RUNNELLS, CRUNNELLS@NEWS-PRESS.COM 6:03 a.m. EST January 28, 2016 Read on The News-Press.com Florida Repertory Theatre announced a major donation today, and it’s already putting that $1 million to good use. The Fort Myers theater company started building a new... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY EXCLAIMS: THE COCKTAIL HOUR’ CHARMS AND ENTERTAINS AT FLORIDA REP!
January 14, 2016Read the Review on FloridaWeekly.com by Nancy Stetson, 1/13/16 It was Flannery O’Connor who famously said, “Anyone who survived childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days.” That’s certainly true for playwright A.R. Gurney,... …
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THE SANIBEL-CAPTIVA ISLANDER-REPORTER REVIEWS THE COCKTAIL HOUR!
January 11, 2016SANIBEL-CAPTIVA ISLANDER-REPORTER by Sid Simon Florida Rep has a 4 Star show on the boards. They have truly done justice to A.R. Gurney’s best play, “The Cocktail Hour.” You’ll know it from the minute you enter the theater and see... …
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL RAVES ABOUT THE COCKTAIL HOUR!
January 08, 2016‘The Cocktail Hour’ Review: Anatomy of a WASP By Terry Teachout Jan. 7, 2016 Read the Review on WSJ.com If A.R. Gurney had been born in 1900 instead of 1930, all of his major plays would have had long runs... …
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THE NEWS-PRESS RAVES: HOLIDAY MOVIES HIT FLORIDA REP!
December 14, 2015By Charles Runnells 10/10/2015 Read the Review on News-Press.com You’ve seen “It’s a Wonderful Life” dozens of times. You’ve memorized every scene in “A Christmas Story,” from that hideous pink bunny suit to that tacky leg lamp (it’s a major... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY EXCLAIMS: YOU’D HAVE TO BE A GRINCH TO NOT ENJOY “JEAN SHEPHERD’S A CHRISTMAS STORY”
December 10, 2015Read the Review on Florida Weekly Here by nancy STETSON 12/09/2015 You’d have to be a Grinch to not enjoy “Jean Shepherd’s A Christmas Story” at Florida Repertory Theatre. This good-natured holiday play unabashedly wears its heart on its sleeve... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY RAVES: ‘THE SEAFARER’ STANDS OUT AS MUST-SEE THEATER
December 03, 2015Read the Review on FloridaWeekly.com by Nancy Stetson - 11/24/15 If you want to give yourself an early Christmas present, buy a ticket to “The Seafarer,” now playing at Florida Repertory Theatre’s ArtStage Studio Theatre (through Dec. 13). It’s as... …
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THE NEWS-PRESS RAVES: THE DEVIL PAYS A VISIT IN FLORIDA REP’S ‘THE SEAFARER’
December 03, 2015Read the Review on News-Press.com CHARLES RUNNELLS, 9:32 a.m. EST December 3, 2015 Are you dreaming of a dark, drunken Christmas? Then Florida Rep has the show for you. The comedy/drama “The Seafarer” puts a fresh spin on black-tinged holiday... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY – LOST & FOUND: ‘THE SEAFARER’ FINDS HIS WAY IN FLORIDA REP’S HOLIDAY PLAY
November 11, 2015BY NANCY STETSON nstetson@floridaweekly.com Read the Feature Article on FloridaWeekly.com AT FIRST GLANCE, IT SOUNDS LIKE AN ODD premise for a Christmas play: five drunk middle-aged Irish guys sitting around on Christmas Eve playing poker, cursing and gambling. But David... …
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THE NEWS-PRESS EXCLAIMS: FLORIDA REP MURDER MYSTERY KEEPS YOU GUESSING!
November 05, 2015Read the Review on News-Press.com CHARLES RUNNELLS, CRUNNELLS@NEWS-PRESS.COM 9:30 a.m. EST November 5, 2015 Florida Rep’s “The Unexpected Guest” opens on a room plunged in shadow. Moonlight filters through the roiling fog outside. A woman lurks quietly by the bookcase... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY EXCLAIMS: TRUE TO AGATHA CHRISTIE, SEASON OPENER AT FLORIDA REP KEEPS YOU GUESSING!
November 04, 2015Read the Review on Florida Weekly Here Richard is dead. And no one is grieving. Not his mother, not his half-brother, not even his wife. He was a cruel man, an alcoholic, sadistic. Before sustaining an injury, he was a... …
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CLASSIC AGATHA CHRISTIE MURDER MYSTERY NOW PLAYING IN FLORIDA REP’S ARCADE THEATRE
October 29, 2015FORT MYERS, FL - Florida Repertory Theatre's 2015-2016 Season is now in full swing with a romantic comedy playing in the intimate ArtStage Studio Theatre and tantalizing murder mystery from the mind of Agatha Christie now open in Florida Rep's... …
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EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND! ‘SPAGHETTI’ IS DELICIOUS FUN!
October 22, 2015FORT MYERS, FL - Florida Repertory Theatre's hilarious and delicious season opener, I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti starring Michelle Damato, has been extended by popular demand. Playing in Florida Rep's intimate ArtStage Studio Theatre, the mouth-watering memoir of one woman's... …
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EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND! ‘SPAGHETTI’ IS DELICIOUS FUN!
October 22, 2015FORT MYERS, FL - Florida Repertory Theatre's hilarious and delicious season opener, I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti starring Michelle Damato, has been extended by popular demand. Playing in Florida Rep's intimate ArtStage Studio Theatre, the mouth-watering memoir of one woman's... …
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SEASON OPENER PROMISES BIG LAUGHS AND BOLD FLAVORS!
October 20, 2015FORT MYERS, FL - Florida Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce the opening of its 2015-2016 Season with the one-woman tour-de-force, I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti starring Florida Rep ensemble member and audience favorite, Michelle Damato. Adapted by Jacques Lamarre... …
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LOVE AND HATE, SUSPICION AND INTRIGUE ON STAGE AT FLORIDA REP!
October 20, 2015FORT MYERS, FL - Florida Repertory Theatre is pleased to open the 2015-16 Historic Arcade theatre season with the tantalizing Agatha Christie thriller The Unexpected Guest. This classic mystery from the author of the world’s longest running play, The Mousetrap plays Oct. 30... …
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LOVE AND HATE, SUSPICION AND INTRIGUE ON STAGE AT FLORIDA REP!
October 20, 2015FORT MYERS, FL - Florida Repertory Theatre is pleased to open the 2015-16 Historic Arcade theatre season with the tantalizing Agatha Christie thriller The Unexpected Guest. This classic mystery from the author of the world’s longest running play, The Mousetrap plays Oct. 30... …
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SEASON OPENER PROMISES BIG LAUGHS AND BOLD FLAVORS!
October 20, 2015FORT MYERS, FL - Florida Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce the opening of its 2015-2016 Season with the one-woman tour-de-force, I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti starring Florida Rep ensemble member and audience favorite, Michelle Damato. Adapted by Jacques Lamarre... …
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THE NEWS-PRESS RAVES: FLORIDA REP’S ‘SPAGHETTI’ IS ONE TASTY DISH!
October 15, 2015Read the Review on News-Press.com CHARLES RUNNELLS, CRUNNELLS@NEWS-PRESS.COM A warning about Florida Rep’s newest comedy: Whatever you do, don’t come hungry. Those aren’t plastic vegetables and fake spaghetti noodles onstage. They’re the real thing. Actor Michelle Damato whips up an... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY RAVES: LOVE AND LOSS MARINATED IN LAUGHTER AT FLORIDA REP
October 14, 2015Read the Review on the Florida Weekly Site Here! nancySTETSON nstetson@floridaweekly.com Your mother probably taught you to never go grocery shopping on an empty stomach. I offer the same advice for those planning to see “I Loved, I Lost, I... …
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Season 21 | 2018-2019
