Season 23

I LOVE A PIANO
Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Conceived & Written by Ray Roderick & Michael Berkeley
Oct. 2 – Nov. 8, 2020 • Previews Sept. 29 – Oct. 1
In the ArtStage Studio Theatre
This love letter to one of America’s most beloved songwriters is a fast-paced musical journey that follows a dusty old piano through 20th century! From Tin Pan Alley to World War II, the golden age of Broadway & motion pictures, and beyond, Berlin’s music is woven into the American character. Packed with over fifty of his greatest hits! A joyful & nostalgic musical salute to America’s favorite composer!

THE WOMAN IN BLACK
Adapted by Stephen Mallatratt • From the Novel by Susan Hill
Oct. 30 – Nov. 15, 2020 • Previews Oct. 27 – 29
In the Historic Arcade Theatre
Witness the spine-tingling ghost story come to chilling life! A lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family by the specter of a Woman in Black, engages a skeptical young actor to help him tell his terrifying story and exorcise the fear that grips his soul.A rollercoaster of thrills and chills! “A MASTERPIECE!” –The Guardian

WEST SIDE STORY
Book by Arthur Laurents • Music by Leonard Bernstein • Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Nov. 27 – Dec. 16, 2020 • Previews Nov. 24 – 25
A Co-Production with Florida Rep’s Conservatory Program | In the Historic Arcade Theatre
In this Broadway musical masterpiece,  iconic music and dance transport the story of Romeo and Juliet to the backstreets of New York in 1957. Tony and Maria are teenagers from opposing gangs who fall in love, but a deep-rivalry threatens to keep them apart. Celebrating over 60 years onstage, West Side Story is an indelible American classic filled with music that defined a generation. Florida Rep’s Ensemble Members and Conservatory Students unite in the most memorable musical & greatest love story of all time! A Thrilling partnership!

DRIVING MISS DAISY by Alfred Uhry
Dec. 18, 2020 – Jan. 24, 2021 • Previews Dec. 15 – 17
In the ArtStage Studio Theatre
This modern American classic tells the hopeful, funny, and heartfelt story that explores the transformative power of friendship. What begins as a clash of wills between a stubborn Jewish matriarch and a proud black man evolves into a decades-long friendship as the two navigate Civil Rights-era Atlanta. A Pulitzer Prize-Winning American classic! “Driving Miss Daisy is a total delight.” —NY Daily News

THE HUMANS by Stephen Karam
Jan. 8 – 27, 2021 • Previews Jan. 5-7
In the Historic Arcade Theatre
Breaking with tradition, Erik Blake has brought his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside the ramshackle pre-war duplex, eerie things start to go bump in the night. Soon, family tensions reach a boiling point… and the hilarity, heart, and horrors of the Blake clan are exposed. “A haunting, beautifully realized play…Blisteringly funny and altogether wonderful!” –The New York Times

INTO THE BREECHES by George Brant
Feb. 12 – Mar. 3, 2021 • Previews Feb. 9 – 11
In the Historic Arcade Theatre
It’s 1942 and the leading men of the local playhouse are fighting overseas. With “the show must go on” as their battle cry, a band of passionate, yet inexperienced, women rally together to produce the season opener, an all-female version of Shakespeare’s ambitious Henry IV and Henry V. Will their production be a victory on the home front or a target for rotten tomatoes? A hilarious & vibrant NEW COMEDY about what happens when we’re all in it together.

GOOD AMERICANS A world premiere by Bruce Graham
Feb. 26 – Mar. 28, 2021 • Previews Feb 23 – 25
In the ArtStage Studio Theatre
It is 1949 and McCarthy’s witch hunt is in full swing as four Hollywood pros battle over the Red Scare and their newest western – an honest portrayal of General Custer. Their plans are derailed when a young woman from the House Un-American Activities Committee shows up with a very incriminating file. An electrifying world premiere! Chosen from the 2019 PlayLab!

BUDDY: The Buddy Holly Story by Alan Janes
Mar. 19 – Apr. 11, 2021 • Previews Mar. 16 – 18
In the Historic Arcade Theatre
Sixty years ago, a young man with thick black glasses changed the face of popular music. Buddy tells the story of the three years when Buddy Holly became the world’s top recording artist and a musical legend! Buddy is the original Rock ‘n’ roll sensation! Before the Beatles, Before the Stones, Rock and Roll was born! Buddy will have you dancing in the aisles!

MORNING AFTER GRACE by Carey Crim
Apr. 16 – May 23, 2021• Previews Apr. 13 – 15
In the ArtStage Studio Theatre
Set in a Florida retirement community, this charming and big-hearted comedy takes us on an expected journey toward a new lease on life. After hooking up at a funeral, Angus and Abigail wake up the next morning wrapped in sheets on the sofa. Enter next-door neighbor Ollie, a former baseball pro – who now enjoys golf and yoga, and nothing is as it seems with this trio. Hilarious and heart-warming! This unconventional NEW COMEDY tackles love, loss, and growing old with style!

 

*All Titles and Dates Subject to Change