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Florida Rep closes its 25th anniversary season with Kenneth Lonergan’s dark comedy “Lobby Hero”
By John Davis
Published April 20, 2023 at 9:14 AM EDT
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Ron Lagomarsino directs Florida Repertory Theatre's season-closing production of Kenneth Lonergan's dark comedy "Lobby Hero"
Florida Repertory Theatre in downtown Fort Myers closes its 25th anniversary season with a production of Kenneth Lonergan’s multi-award-winning dark comedy “Lobby Hero.”
The ensemble cast in this show, all making their Florida Rep. debut, includes two police ocers and two security guards on the graveyard shift over the course of several nights in the lobby of a Manhattan apartment building.
They nd themselves entangled in a murder investigation and each of the awed and nuanced characters are dealing with their own moral struggles.
As the narrative unfolds themes of race, gender, class, corruption, manipulation, guilt and innocence, and motivation emerge in a way that could make the story more relevant today than when it rst premiered in 2001.
Ahead of tomorrow’s opening night performance, we’re taking a closer look in a conversation with the director Ron Lagomarsino.
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FloridaRep presents LobbyHero
April 18 – May21
Florida RepertoryTheatrepresents the electrifying, smartand funny LobbyHero byKenneth Lonergan April 18 throughMay 21 in their ArtStage Studio Theatre indowntownFortMyers. The foyer of an apartmentbuilding heats up when a young security guard, hisstern boss, an intense rookie cop and her unpredictable partner become entangled in amurder investigation. This emotionallynuanced dark comedy mixes themeso of race, gender, class and corruption with wit and romance. GetTickets
