Florida Repertory Theatre

This week, theatergoers have 17 productions from which to choose, including one new play and performances of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker by Gulfshore Ballet and Sarasota Ballet.

Theatergoers have 19 shows to choose from the week of December 9, including three new shows and five others that are closing

Florida Repertory Theatre in downtown Fort Myers kicks off its 27th season this week with an ambitious roster of productions including music revues featuring 1950s-era favorites, iconic women artists of the 1960s, an Agatha Christie murder mystery, a time-traveling love story and plenty of comedy, including a play based here in Florida. Florida Rep. Producing Artistic Director Greg Longenhagen joins the show for a preview of the season ahead.

Internationally renowned psychosexual therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer died, July 12 at the age of 96. In remembrance, we listen back to our 2018 interview with Dr. Ruth ahead of her visit to Fort Myers to attend Florida Repertory Theatre’s production of a play about her life titled “Becoming Dr. Ruth.”

The Americans for the Arts’ AEP6 (Arts & Economic Prosperity Study 6) finds that Lee County’s nonprofit arts and culture sector generated more than $135 million in economic activity in 2022 and supported more than 2,500 full time jobs. We explore results of the study, and the case they make for more public support for the arts, in a conversation with Alliance for the Arts Executive Director Molly Rowan-Deckart, Florida Repertory Theatre Producing Artistic Director Greg Longenhagen, and local arts reporter and advocate Tom Hall.

The Americans for the Arts’ AEP6 (Arts & Economic Prosperity Study 6) finds that Lee County’s nonprofit arts and culture sector generated more than $135 million in economic activity in 2022 and supported more than 2,500 full time jobs. We listen back to our conversation from earlier this year exploring results of the study, and the case they make for more public support for the arts, in a conversation with Alliance for the Arts Executive Director Molly Rowan-Deckart, Florida Repertory Theatre Producing Artistic Director Greg Longenhagen, and local arts reporter and advocate Tom Hall.

The Americans for the Arts’ AEP6 (Arts & Economic Prosperity Study 6) finds that Lee County’s nonprofit arts and culture sector generated more than $135 million in economic activity in 2022 and supported more than 2,500 full time jobs. We explore results of the study, and the case they make for more public support for the arts, in a conversation with Alliance for the Arts Executive Director Molly Rowan-Deckart, Florida Repertory Theatre Producing Artistic Director Greg Longenhagen, and local arts reporter and advocate Tom Hall.

The Florida Repertory Theatre is performing Katori Hall’s play “The Mountaintop,” which serves as a fictional reimagining Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s last night before his assassination after delivering his historic “I Have Been to the Mountaintop” speech. We’ll hear from the production’s director, Ansley Valentine.

Florida Repertory Theatre in downtown Fort Myers recently announced plans for an exciting 26th season including drama, heartfelt comedy and three iconic musicals. We’ll get a preview in a conversation with the company’s Producing Artistic Director Greg Longenhagen.

Florida Repertory Theatre closes its 25th anniversary season with a production of Kenneth Lonergan’s dark comedy “Lobby Hero.”