Theater

With election season winding down, people are looking for entertainment options away from all the politics. See what’s playing at community and equity theaters from Naples to Sarasota.

Even after 62 seasons, Cultural Park Theatre is still Cape Coral's best kept secret. But if Cultural Park Marketing Director Shaelyn Crabtree has her way, that's about to change.

There are many reasons a theater chooses the shows it produces each season. For North Fort Myers High School Theatre Director Janelle Laux, the choice of “SIX: Teen Edition” was all about showcasing the talent of the students who play Henry VIII’s six wives.

Bullies rarely consider the consequences of their actions, but Cultural Park Theatre's production of "Carrie: The Musical" forces audiences to consider whether society is prepared to pay the price of those who choose to be hateful and cruel.

Taking place in Florida Rep’s ArtStage Studio Theatre through October 27 is the heavenly 1950s revue, “Forever Plaid.”

The Naples Players christens its newly renovated Price Studio Theater on October 16 with “Almost, Maine.” Producing Artistic Director Bryce Alexander thinks it’s the perfect setting for the charming love story in which nine couples in the fictional town of Almost, Maine fall into – and out of – love under the northern lights on a cold, clear, starry night.

The Laboratory Theater in Fort Myers is known for being the first to bring the hottest shows on Broadway to Southwest Florida. Lab’s done it again with “Gutenberg!: The Musical, ” a spoof in which a pair of aspiring playwrights perform a backer’s audition for their new, hilariously ill-advised project – a big splashy musical about printing press inventor Johannes Gutenberg.

“The Big One-Oh!” is a triumphant new musical for the whole family based on the book written by Academy Award-winner Dean Pitchford. It features catchy music, inventive choreography and a cast of 35.

Prepare to be thrust into the vortex of military life when you enter Fort Myers Theatre or Arts Center Theatre on Marco Island for a performance of “A Few Good Men.” From the crisply pressed military uniforms to Spartan set, this production is all spit, polish and precision.

Jim Griffith is stepping down effective October, 2024 from his role as Chief Executive Officer of the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center. He will be assuming the position of Executive Director of the Sante Fe Chamber Music Festival, marking a new chapter in his distinguished career in the arts.