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Players Circle Theater kicks off the performance season with playwright Tom Dulack’s mafioso-style comedy “Breaking Legs.” The show will mark the company’s first production in its newly renovated theater space in the heart Fort Myers’ McGregor corridor. We preview the show and learn about the new theater space in a conversation with Players Circle Theater co-founders Bob Cacioppo and Carrie Lund.
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Players Circle Theatre at the Shell Factory in North Fort Myers closes its 2022-2023 season on May 7th with The Foreigner. In July, they’ll move to the space currently occupied by New Phoenix Theatre on McGregor Boulevard. Players Circle co-founder and Producing Artistic Director Robert Cacioppo is excited to move operations to the heart of the McGregor Corridor
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Players Circle Theater in North Fort Myers closes the season with a production of the comedy, “The Foreigner.” We’ll talk with the lead actor in the show Dennis Delamar. After the show ends, Players Circle Theater will begin moving into the New Phoenix Theatre space along McGregor Blvd. We talk with Players Circle Theater co-founders Robert Cacioppo and Carrie Lund Cacioppo about an exciting change of venue for the theater company and what it will mean for theater-goers.
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At least once a year, Players Circle Theater Artistic Director Bob Cacioppo like to produce a hip new play that's the talk of New York. So, he's heralding in the new year with “Admissions,” a family drama that places diversity and minority preferences front and center. With a story about white entitlement and guilt that's ripped from today's headline, the play is the latest offering by “Bad Jews” playwright Joshua Harmon, who Cacioppo calls the next Arthur Miller.
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Players Circle Theater is currently presenting the suspense murder comedy “Murder at the Howard Johnson’s.” The plot follows a series of hilarious murder plots and a messy love triangle between a dentist (played by Steve Coe), his lover (played by Angela Watson), and her husband (played by actor/comedian RC Smith). We’ll learn all about the show and hear from the actors bringing this production to life as well as the show’s director and Players Circle Theater founding Artistic Director Bob Cacioppo.
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This year, the theme of National Women’s History Month is women providing healing, promoting health. Sometimes this occurs within the context of helping survivors end abusive relationships and forge a new life. And that’s the subject of a play opening at The Naples Players on March 30th which WGCU Reporter Tom Hall calls the most consequential show to be produced anywhere in Southwest Florida this theater season.
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Players Circle Theater is currently performing a production of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” based on the best-selling novel of the same. We delve into the show with the director and Players Circle Theater co-founder Bob Cacioppo and the lead actor of this production Harvey Evans. We also explore neurodiversity and highlight resources available for families here in Southwest Florida with co-founder and Vice President of the nonprofit Family Initiative, Anjali Van Drie.
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A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time opens at Players Circle Theatre on February 16. Smart and sophisticated, it’s the coming-of-age saga of a 15-year-old British lad who struggles with Asperger’s Syndrome.
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We revisit Players Circle Theater’s extended production of the musical “NIGHT AND DAY. Love Lost & Found Through the Eyes of Cole Porter.” The narrative of the show is told through the music of American composer and songwriter Cole Porter, without spoken dialogue from the actors. We’ll explore the show with its creators.
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We explore Players Circle Theater’s current production of the musical “NIGHT AND DAY. Love Lost & Found Through the Eyes of Cole Porter.” The narrative of the show is told through the music of American composer and songwriter Cole Porter, without spoken dialogue from the actors. We’ll explore the show with its creators.