“There is nothing that compares to an unexpected round of applause…” DECEMBER 2023 ISSUE 15 West Coast Players A CHRISTMAS CAROL December 1 - 10, 2023 Francis Wilson Playhouse ELF December 1 - December 17, 2023 St. Petersburg City Theatre A CHRISTMAS CAROL December 8 - 17, 2023
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For we need a little Christmas Right this very minute Candles in the window Carols at the spinet Yes, we need a little Christmas Right this very minute We need a little Christmas now Dunedin Showcase Theater (DST) Venue Actor Studio (VAS) c/o Mike Cote 5124 9th Avenue N 1920 Pinehurst Road St. Petersburg, FL 33710 Dunedin, FL 34698 727-822-6194 727-417-0035 [email protected] [email protected] West Coast Players (WCP) Eight O’Clock Theatre (EOT) 21905 US 19 North Central Park Perf. Arts Ctr. Clearwater, FL 33765 105 Central Park Drive 727-437-2363 Largo, FL 33771 wcplayers.org PO Box 297, Safety Harbor, FL 34695 727-587-6751 SAGES Theater (SAGES) [email protected] c/o Linda Goldman www.eightoclocktheatre.com 727-536-7076 [email protected] Francis Wilson Playhouse (FWP) sagestheater.org 302 Seminole Street Clearwater, FL 33755 Tarpon Springs Performing 727-446-1360 Arts (TA) franciswilsonplayhouse.org 324 Pine Street Cultural Center The Ghostlight Young Company (GYC} 101 S. Pinellas Avenue c/o Rachel Fennell Tarpon Springs, FL 34689 3010 51st Street South 727-942-6605 Gulfport, FL 33707 tarponarts.org (978) 930-3804 www.ghostlightyc.org Richey Suncoast Theatre (RST) 6237 Grand Blvd. Gulfport Community Players (GCP) New Port Richey, FL 34652 1619 49th Street S 727-842-6777 Gulfport, FL 33707 richeysuncoasttheatre.com gulfportcommunityplayers.org St. Petersburg City Theatre (SPCT) 4025 31st Street South St. Petersburg, FL 33712 727-866-2059 spcitytheatre.org “MAME” (1966)
THEATRE: FRANCIS WILSON PLAYHOUSE AUDITIONS PLAY/MUSICAL: SOMETHING ROTTEN AUDITION DATES & LOCATION: December 4th & 5th @ 7PM at Francis Wilson Playhouse, 302 Seminole St., Clearwater, FL 33755 (727) 446-1360 DIRECTED BY: Jason Fortner MUSIC DIRECTOR: Emi Stefanov Director Jason Fortner and Musical Director Emi Stefanov are seeking a talented troupe of Players to inhabit this rollicking musical comedy. Audtioners will be required to sing a 32-bar Broadway song of their choosing. You must bring Sheet Music or sing something from the Something Rotten Show Score ONLY. No tracks or a capella auditions. There will be a Dance Audition segment and you MAY be asked to read from the script. Performances are February 15th to March 3rd , 2024 All roles are available: MINSTREL - Mid 20s to 40s. Seeking charismatic actor with a thousand faces. The Minstrel will not only sing the opening number, but also play other side characters throughout the show. SHYLOCK – Older Male 50s-70s, (an old moneylender), A theatre-obsessed moneylender LORD CLAPHAM - Male, 50s-60s, (a wealthy, flamboyant theatre producer) and a handful of other small parts. (Baritone)- Wealthy, vain theatre patron NICK BOTTOM - Male, 20s to 30s. A struggling leader of an Elizabethan theatre company and renaissance writer at the end of his rope. Nigel’s older brother. Incredibly jealous of the success of William Shakespeare and will do anything to beat him. Seeking a great comedic actor who sings, tap dance skill a plus. (Baritone)
Something Rotten (Cont’d) NIGEL BOTTOM - Male, 20’s to 30’s. Nick’s brilliant but dorky younger brother. A sweetly naïve young writer and poet, perhaps a little awkward. He falls in love with Portia and ultimately finds confidence in himself through art and love. Seeking a great comedic actor who sings very well. (High baritone/tenor). WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE - Male, 20s to 30s. A renaissance rock star. Think Mick Jagger or James Brown. Seeking a comedic actor with a killer pop/rock voice, tap dance skills a plus. (Rock tenor) THOMAS NOSTRADAMUS - Male, 40s to 60s. An eccentric soothsayer who almost sees the future correctly. A bit loony. He predicts that Nick and Nigel will write a musical. Seeking a comedic actor who sings and moves very well. (Baritone) BEA - Female, mid 20s to 30s. Nick’s long-suffering, resourceful wife and “Right Hand Man”. She loves and supports him despite his questionable decision making and lack of success. Bea resorts to dressing up like a male to make ends meet and to prove to Nick she can be an actor. Seeking a comedic actress who sings very well. (Belter) PORTIA - 20s to 30s female. Brother Jeremiah’s passionate but dorky daughter. An adorably quirky Puritan girl whom Nigel meets on the street. They fall madly in love with each other over their mutual love for Shakespeare and poetry. Seeking a great comedic actress who sings very well. (Youthful Soprano with a strong mix) BROTHER JEREMIAH - Male, 40′ to 50s. Portia’s father. A Puritan with deeply repressed homoerotic tendencies. He despises playwrights, poets and all things ungodly. Seeking a great comedic who sings. THE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT ENSEMBLE! - a group of powerhouse triple threats playing Nick’s theatre company, Shakespeare groupies, Londoners, Puritans, and characters from various musicals. Strong singing and dancing (including tap).
AUDITIONS THEATRE: EIGHT O’CLOCK THEATRE PLAY/MUSICAL: JIMMY BUFFET’S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE AUDITION DATES & LOCATION: DECEMBER 10 & 11 @ 7PM at the Central Park Performing Arts Center DIRECTED BY: Dominic Bisesti MORE INFO: Director Domenic Bisesti is looking for a large cast for this contemporary and humorous musical featuring a well-known score by the legendary Jimmy Buffett. Performances are March 1-10, 2024 with rehearsals beginning January 7, 2024. Please prepare 16 bars of a song (in your key) that showcases your voice. Bring sheet music; a pianist will be provided. No a capella or recorded music. Wear or bring proper dance attire (no sandals or flip-flops). There may be readings from the script. Bring a current resume and headshot if you have them. Be prepared to provide any conflicts you may have during the rehearsal period. All roles are open and unpaid. Rehearsals are Monday – Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Pursuant to EOT’s Mission, actors with disabilities and actors of all ethnicities and gender identities are strongly encouraged to audition. Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville is a musical comedy featuring the most-loved Jimmy Buffett classics, including “Cheeseburger in Paradise”, “Margaritaville,” “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” “Fins,” “Volcano,” and many more. When Tully, a part-time bartender and singer at a run-down hotel in the Caribbean, meets Rachel, a workminded tourist from Ohio, sparks fly. When a local volcano threatens to erupt, chaos ensues. Will Tully and his buddies discover the rumored buried treasure? Will Rachel receive the funding for her experiment to use potatoes as an energy source? With a book by Emmy Award winner Greg Garcia (“My Name is Earl,” “Raising Hope”) and Emmy nominee Mike O’Malley (“Survivor’s Remorse,” “Shameless”), this hilarious, heartwarming musical is the party you’ve been waiting for!
AUDITIONS JIMMY BUFFET’S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE (Cont’d) AUDITION ROLES TULLY: (Leading Role, Male-presenting, 27-39) Smooth-talking, selfdeprecating playboy. He's completely content with the life he's chosen as the singer/bartender at a tropical resort, until he meets Rachel, a vacationer who upends his heart. Guitar skills are useful. Vocal range: B2-C5 RACHEL: (Leading Role, Female-presenting, 27-33) Fully committed to her job and helping the world. Willing to put in as many hours of hard work as it takes and expects everyone else to do that same. Suspicious of fools and operators, Rachel is not easily distracted from her life plan. Vocal range: A3-F#5 TAMMY: (Supporting Role, Female-presenting, 30-39) Loyal friend to Rachel. Sees the best in people and has a zest for life that is often squelched by her fiancé, Chad. Her low self-esteem manifests itself as denial in her own life. Vocal range: B3-F5 BRICK: (Supporting Role, Male-presenting, 30-39) The Island bartender. Has a big heart and a good friend to Tully. Not the brightest bulb, but sensitive and thoughtful. Vocal range: A2-C5 MARLEY: (Supporting Role, Female-presenting, 40-49) No-nonsense and assertive with an island accent. She runs the resort and keeps everyone in check, but clearly cares about her employees, her customers, and J.D., an older island denizen. Great singer. Actress of color preferred. Vocal range: G#3-G#5 J.D.: (Supporting Role, Male-presenting, 60-79) A funny, endearing older man who always has a parrot on his shoulder. He's losing his vision and his hearing but won't acknowledge it. A good-natured drunkard, he's always writing his memoirs on bar napkins and, as it turns out, he's lived a full life. Vocal range: G2-D4 ENSEMBLE: Must sing well. Each ensemble member will play various roles including vacation guests. Vocal range: All
AUDITIONS THEATRE: FRANCIS WILSON PLAYHOUSE PLAY/MUSICAL: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG MORE INFO: Sunday, January 21, 2024 & Monday, January 22, 2024 at 7:00PM. Performances are April 4th - 14, 2024 DIRECTED BY: Jason Fortner Synopsis: From Mischief, Broadway masters of comedy, comes the smash hit farce. Welcome to opening night of the Cornley University Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. This 1920s whodunit has everything you never wanted in a show—an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines). Nevertheless, the accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences! Part Monty Python, part Sherlock Holmes, this Olivier Award–winning comedy is a global phenomenon that’s guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter! Performers Needed: Performers ages 16 and up are welcome to audition. We are looking for funny, physically adept performers who can commit to the style of the play and fully inhabit the characters. It is vital to believe in the characters who are performing the play-withinthe-play, as that is from where the heartbreaking comedy comes. With that in mind, we are looking for actors with a keen ability and understanding of comedy, but are able to play the truth of the scenes. This show entails a lot of very physical comedy. Actors should be prepared for physically active and demanding rehearsals and performances. All roles are open and available to anyone regardless of race, ethnicity, or body type. Roles Available ANNIE is the company’s stage manager with a Lancashire accent. She has the biggest journey of any character. She’s initially terrified by acting, but is willing to kill for it by the end of the play. Her terror turns to joy, and then to fury. She starts small, but grows and grows. Cockney or Northern England accent
AUDITIONS CHRIS/INSPECTOR CARTER Is the director of the play-within-aplay Murder at Haversham Manor and plays the esteemed Inspector Carter. This is the biggest day of his life. He is rigid and uptight. The experience of performing the show is both nervewracking and exciting. His pain is evident and every time someone laughs, the pain deepens. RP (Received Pronunciation) accent. ROBERT/THOMAS COLLEYMORE wants to be Richard Burton, as evidenced by his presentational style. But he’s not a parody of a bad actor, just unaware of others around him. He does not feel bad when things go wrong and never learns from his mistakes. There’s a power struggle between Robert and Chris to be president of the Cornley Poly Drama Society (a position that matters a great deal to Robert). Must have RP accent and real vocal power. DENNIS PERKINS has no real desire to be involved in the theatre; he just wants friends. He believes if he does well in the show, he’ll be more successful socially. Laughter from the audience is agony and a personal tragedy for him. He’s slightly oblivious, but understands when he gets things wrong. RP accent. TREVOR is the play’s curmudgeonly lighting and sound operator. He simply wants to get on with the show. He doesn’t like actors. He is easily distracted and does many things he shouldn’t, including talking to the audience. When things go really sideways, he is forced to act in the play. Cockney or Northern England accent. JONATHAN/CHARLES HAVERSHAM is a bit bland personalitywise but sees himself as a James Bond-type. Excited and having fun. He technically has to drive the show. He cares about the play, but it’s mostly just for fun for him. The role of Charles Haversham is a very physically demanding role. RP accent. MAX/CECIL HAVERSHAM/ARTHUR has never been onstage before. He learned his lines and does exactly what he’s told to do. He has zero connection with any of the actors, but when he gets a laugh he breaks the fourth wall and engages with the audience. Childlike and naïve. His mistakes are fundamental. He doesn’t think anything through. RP accent. SANDRA/FLORENCE COLLEYMORE is vain and has a huge ego. She wants to be loved. She has ambitions to go to Hollywood and will hurt anyone standing in the way of what she wants, but is smart enough to stay on the good side of someone who can help her (like the director). The stakes are high for her. Very physical role – RP accent. Stage Crew, the Cornley Polytechnic stage crew The Play That Goes Wrong Auditions (cont’d)
AUDITIONS THEATRE: TARPON ARTS PLAY/MUSICAL: ART by Yasmina Reza AUDITION DATES: Sunday, January 7th and Monday, January 8th, 2024 at 7PM at Tarpon Springs Cultural Center 101 S. Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Springs DIRECTED BY: Laura Lane Recipient of the 1998 Tony Award® for Best Play. The Story: How much would you pay for a white painting? Would it matter who the painter was? Would it be art? One of Marc’s best friends, Serge, has just bought a very expensive painting. It’s about five feet by four, all white with white diagonal lines. To Marc, the painting is a joke, but Serge insists Marc doesn’t have the proper standard to judge the work. Another friend, Ivan, though burdened by his own problems, allows himself to be pulled into this disagreement. Eager to please, Ivan tells Serge he likes the painting. Lines are drawn and these old friends square off over the canvas, using it as an excuse to relentlessly batter one another over various failures. MORE INFO : Performance Dates & Times Friday, March 8, 2024, 7:00 pm Saturday, March 9, 2024, 2:00 pm Sunday, March 10, 2024, 2:00 pm Friday, March 15, 2024, 7:00 pm Saturday, March 16, 2024, 2:00 pm Sunday, March 17, 2024, 2:00 pm Tarpon Springs Cultural Center 101 S. Pinellas Ave Tarpon Springs, FL 34689 Tickets On Sale Now! Call 7272-942-5605 or order online at tarponarts.org
AUDITIONS As their arguments become less theoretical and more personal, they border on destroying their friendships. At the breaking point, Serge hands Marc a felt tip pen and dares him: “Go on.” This is where the friendship is finally tested, and the aftermath of action, and its reaction, affirms the power of those bonds. Cast of Characters: Marc: (30-35/Male) Marc is a domineering individual. Prone to anger, quick to judge, and slow to empathize. He remains, always, in his own world. Where what he believes is king. Marc takes a hard realist stance to art and openly rebukes the notion of this “modern art movement”. The actor playing Marc should have a large stage presence, and a sarcastic and sardonic dry wit. Serge: (25-35/Male) Serge is the catalyst of the entire story. He wants to be an art collector. One of the great thoughtful minds that decides what even is considered “good art". He’s pretentious and snobbish, but at his center a rather genuine person. Someone who is, on his surface, rather kind. But easily hurt. He buys a painting from an artist named Antrios which sets off the following few days of conflict between him, Marc, and Ivan. Ivan: (20-25/Male) Ivan is the anchor of this play. Caught between his two friends’ petty squabbling over the merit of Serge's painting, he tries, and often fails, to pull his friends together and reconcile their growing differences. Ivan is the youngest of the three. He’s a little naïve to the world, a bit wishy-washy, but more than that he’s indecisive. Indecisive about his life and what he believes in. The actor playing Ivan should have a strong sense of physical comedy and non-verbal humor. ART Auditions (cont’d)
AUDITIONS THEATRE: SAGES PLAY/MUSICAL: PHONEY BALONEY AUDITION DATES: January 6 & 7, 1 to 3PM @ Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 1555 Windmill Points Rd, Palm Harbor, FL 34685 (727) 536-7076. Same location for rehearsals. Scammers are targeting older adults as “easy marks,” but the seniors in this Dominoes Club know their game. Actors, age 60+, 3 Male, 5 Female, needed to help expose dirty tricks and stop scams against their peers. Also needed: 2 scammers who could appear younger: 1 Male, 1 Female. Moe: Friendly sergeant who knows the people in his town, especially its seniors. Nick: Pessimistic owner of a family restaurant in a changing neighborhood, with oldtimers being replaced by yuppies. Ralph: Quiet, wants to “court” Mary Martha, but she wants flashy guys with hot cars. Nora: Optimistic wife of Nick, who believes the restaurant will be saved from ruin. Claire: Assertive woman, wears red to stand out from the crowd, likes to tease Pat. Pat: Easy-going gal, likes Tai Chi and playing dominoes just-for -fun. Mary Martha: Ditzy, but lovable, overly trusting and enjoys being a “girly-girl.” MORE INFO : Performance Dates March 10, 2024 @ New Tampa Performing Arts Center March 23, 2024 in Central Pinellas County March 30, 2024 @ St. Pete City Theater DIRECTED BY: Kelly McGuire
AUDITIONS Male Scammer 1: Fast-talking, self-confident, goes to any length to make the scam work – including convincing accents. Could be younger than other cast members. Female Scammer 2: Inexperienced, but untroubled by the ethics in her new career. Enjoys “acting” as a challenge. Could be younger than other cast members. Walk-On: Jo or Joe holds signs up for the audience at conclusion of play. If not selected for Phoney Baloney, you may be considered for appropriate roles in Memory Lane, production dates in May, or Denying Gravity, production dates in September 2024. Website www.sagestheater.org. Events tab has audition forms and additional information or call 727-536-7076. PHONEY BALONEY Auditions (cont’d) SAGES Actors Ray Remillard, Peggy Whelan and Sandi Sunter present a scam scene from Phoney Baloney at SPC’s Clearwater Campus, Master Learners Session
THEATRE: GULFPORT COMMUNITY PLAYERS PLAY/MUSICAL: SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS CAST LIST The production plays January 11-21, 2024 at the Catherine Hickman Theater. Tickets are $20 ONLINE at www.gulfportcommunityplayers.org DIRECTOR: Ron Zietz The Gulfport Community Players and director Ron Zietz is proud to announce the cast of "Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks." In this two-character comedy Paula Pitts Broadwater will play Lily Harrison and Rob Romero will play Michael Minetti. The widow (Lily) of a Southern Baptist minister hires an acerbic dance instructor (Michael) to give her lessons in St. Pete Beach. Antagonism between the gay dance instructor and the widow gives way to profound compassion as they swing dance, tango, foxtrot, and cha-cha.
THEATRE: FRANCIS WILSON PLAYHOUSE PLAY/MUSICAL: ELF - THE MUSICAL CAST LIST MORE INFO: November 30 - December 17, 2023 Francis Wilson Playhouse, 302 Seminole St., Clearwater, FL 33755 (727) 446-1360 CHARACTER ACTOR CAST Buddy the Elf Josh Miccio Jovie Mackenzie Comer Walter Hobbs Paul Foisy Emily Hobbs Debbie Cascone Michael Hobbs Robert Schwartzkopf Deb Emily Szymanski Store Manager Steven Halstead Ms. Greenway Janet Ando The Real Santa Claus! Eric Walby Kids/North Pole Elves Connor Coulter Malaya Abbott Tyler Rogers Jaxton D’Rion Aiden Kaminski Ladies Ensemble/ Layla Coulter, Sabrina Gordon, Supporting Roles Rachael McCann, Morgan Vallie, Amanda Wood, Kristie Affolter, Caitlyn Dardich, Erin Batz, Evana Foisy, Amie Vlcej Male Ensemble/ Brody Batz, Jeffery Preil, Supporting Roles Tim Blake, Charles Atkinson, Aden Grubbs, Sonny Roberts DIRECTOR: Jason Fortner MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Emi Stefanov
THEATRE: FRANCIS WILSON PLAYHOUSE PLAY/MUSICAL: WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? By Edward Albee CAST LIST MORE INFO: Performances are January 11 - 21, 2024 at Francis Wilson Playhouse, 302 Seminole Street, Clearwater, FL 33755, 727-446-1360, franciswilsonplayhouse.org CHARACTER ACTOR CAST George Shannon Luster Martha Cherie Albury Honey Chloe Adair Nick Alex Lodge Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf is probably the most famous and widely studied American play associated with the Theatre of the Absurd, a movement prominent in the 1950s and 1960s. Edward Albee’s play is about the dysfunctional and selfdestructive marriage between a history professor and his wife, witnessed over the course of one night (or, technically, one very early morning) following a party. DIRECTOR: Jason Fortner
THEATRE: WEST COAST PLAYERS PLAY/MUSICAL: The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of A Christmas Carol - by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin, Jr. (Loosely based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol) CAST LIST MORE INFO: December 1-10, 2023. Shows are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2 pm. CHARACTER ACTOR CAST Mrs. Reece Melody Craven Gordon Jason Hoolihan Thelma Susan Demers Mercedes Donna Donnelly Felicity Kelsey Gonzalez This show is a delightful, quirky comedy about a sturdy group of dedicated amateur thespians in Yorkshire whose ambitions sometimes exceed their talent and resources. They enthusiastically portray a dizzy array of characters from the Dickensian favorite (and a few which aren’t), engineer some novel audience participation while bravely contending with an intrusive PA system and - a real Farndale first - wrap their vocal cords and feet around two original, show stopping songs. DIRECTOR: TJ Gill
THEATRE: ST. PETE CITY THEATRE PLAY/MUSICAL: A CHRISTMAS CAROL CAST LIST MORE INFO: December 8 - 17, 2023; Friday & Saturday at 7:30 PM; Sunday at 2:00 PM CHARACTER ACTOR CAST Scrooge Frederick Lein Second Spirit/Fezziwig Allen Coyle Jacob Marley Alan Rosenthal Tiny Tim Clifton Kennedy Belinda Cratchit Davis Kennedy Fred’s Wife/Ensemble Ginger LaRue Fred/Ensemble Jacob Rosenthal Old Joe/Mr. Topper Jim Gunning Young Scrooge/Third Joseph Conte Spirit Martha/Want/Ensemble Kierra McCall Mrs. Dilber/Mrs. Fezziwig Velda Gauthier Ensemble Debtor Husband/Fred’s Stan Gurvitz Butler, Ensemble Mrs. Cratchit Donna McCaul Thibodeabu Beggar Boy/Ignorance/ Zac Harris Ensemble Youngest Scrooge/ Will Harris Ensemble Alms Person/Debtor Nona Edelson Wife/Fred’s Wife Sister First Spirit/Fan Phineas Slaton Little Bob/Ensemble John Repici Mr. Cratchit/Ensemble Mark Pecenko Charwoman/Schoolhouse Kate Pollard Maid Peter Cratchit/Belle’s Christian McCormick Husband/Ensemble Belle/Ensemble Taylor Landau DIRECTOR: Kailyn Rosenthal STAGE MANAGER: Kathryn Larotonda COSTUME DESIGN & AUTHOR OF THIS SCRIPT ADAPTION: Stefanie Lehmann
THEATRE: WEST COAST PLAYERS PLAY/MUSICAL: THE DINING ROOM by A. R. Gurney CAST LIST MORE INFO: March 8 - 24, 2024; Friday & Saturday at 7:30 PM; Sunday at 2:00 PM CHARACTER ACTOR CAST Actor 1 Bill Martin Actor 2 Max Carley Actor 3 Ray Remillard Actress 1 Cynthia Hoffman Actress 2 Barbara Carter Actress 3 Erin Laugen Synopsis: An attempt to take an in-depth look into the lives of a vanishing species: the upper-middle-class WASP. It is a truly delightful, fast-paced show that has something for everyone. No matter who you are, you will feel great about yourself, question your choices, feel empathy for others, and have a good laugh at some point while watching The Dining Room. DIRECTOR: Victor Carr STAGE MGR: Tianne Sweat
12/1 - 10 WCP - Production - 7:30 PM - A CHRISTMAS CAROL 12/1 - 17 FWP - Production - 7:30 PM - ELF 12/4 & 5 FWP - Auditions - 7:00 PM - SOMETHING ROTTEN 12/8 - 17 SPCT - Production - 7:30 PM - A CHRISTMAS CAROL 12/10 & 11 EOT - Auditions - 7:00 PM - JIMMY BUFFET’S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
West Coast Players - A CHRISTMAS CAROL In a festive mood, the ladies of the Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society, mount another assault on the classics with their stage version of “A Christmas Carol”. They enthusiastically portray a dizzy array of characters from the Dickensian favorite, with hilarious consequences. Performances Dec 1 - 10, 2023 Directed by TJ Gill wcplayers.org FRANCIS WILSON PLAYHOUSE - ELF Based on the beloved holiday film, this hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy follows Buddy The Elf in his quest to find his true identity. This modern-day holiday classic is sure to make everyone embrace their inner elf. After all, the best way to spread Christmas Cheer is singing loud for all to hear. Performances Dec 1 - Dec 17, 2023 Directed by Jason Fortner franciswilsonplayhouse.org ST. PETERSBURG CITY THEATRE - A CHRISTMAS CAROL Recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man. Performances Dec 8 - 17, 2023 Directed by Kailyn Rosenthal spcitytheatre.org ON THE BOARDS! “STELLA!”
CONCERT SERIES Sat Jan 27, 2024 - 2 & 8pm Featuring songs from such hit shows as Funny Girl, Fiddler On The Roof and Hello, Dolly! as well as lesser known gems from Anyone Can Whistle, Golden Boy, Ben Franklin In Paris, High Spirits, I Had A Ball and more! Great fun with songs and stories from this historic year on Broadway. Hosted by Jason Fortner with Musical Direction by Emi Stefanov, with featured performers Including Peter Barlow, Emily Szymanski, Nicole Lodge, Evelyn Alicia, Debbie Cascone, Ivy Mitchell, Alex Lodge and many other FWP favorites.
Deb Kelley, December 2nd Betsy Byrd, December 2nd Melody Craven, December 5th Daniel Harris, December 6th Katie Overton, December 7th Corey McMullen, December 10th Angela Kennedy, December 11th Susan Gill, December 11th Amy Morris, December 11th Christina Taylor, December 12th Val Sanford, December 13th Carly Caza, December 14th Susan Lenning, December 14th Gene Higgins, December 14th Georgia Kosloski, December 14th Jonathan Pouliot, December 18th Nick Rymsza, December 19th Lisa Reimer, December 20th Annette Delligatti, December 20th Nona Edelson, December 22nd Vicki Allen, December 22nd Staci Sabarsky, December 28th Gillian Bertrand Wilson, December 28th Kagey Good, December 28th Jesslyn Noel, December 30th Madison Claire, December 30th (List formed from Facebook Listing)
SAGES Co-Founder Kelly McGuire, Jeanne Botz, and Christine Hamacher support community theatre with Mouse Trap cast member, Lee Catalfomo
“Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks” Gulfport Community Players Rob Romero & Paula Pitts Broadwater COMING SOON!!!
Dr. Eleanor LeVine May 22, 1931 - September 9, 2021 “So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good” – Helen Keller