Florida Repertory Theatre

'Lucky Stiff' continues through the weekend at Florida Rep

Two shows open and two others close this week in Southwest Florida theaters while 10 others continue their runs.

Five shows open around Southwest Florida this week, another offers a sneak peek preview, two continue their run and one show closes. Read on for play dates, times and a synopsis of each show.

Theatergoers can celebrate New Year’s week with five theater entertainment choices, including the opening of "Spaceman" at Urbanite Theatre in Sarasota and "The Buddy Holly Story" at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre.

During Christmas week, theatergoers have six choices for their theater entertainment, including four shows on Christmas Day at Broadway Palm Dinner 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.