Breaking Legs & Noises Off CHARLOTTE PLAYERS
The Charlotte Players keep their theatre season alive with more productions in the 2018. Breaking Legs will be presented Jan. 5 – 14 at the Langdon Playhouse. The comedy setting is an Italian restaurant owned by a successful mobster and managed by his beautiful, unmarried daughter. Her former college professor arrives to ask for financial backing for a play he has written about a murder. The three main Mafiosi are intrigued with producing the play. When the author learns that his backers are gangsters, all hell breaks loose. A madcap situation of murder and menace served up with plenty of pasta and laughter. The local production is directed by Ken Crisp. The Langdon Playhouse is located in the Charlotte Players Community Theater Center at 1182 Market Circle, Murdock. Noises Off will be staged Jan. 19 - 27 Cultural Center of Charlotte County.
Called the funniest farce ever written, Noises Off presents a manic menagerie as a cast of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Doors slamming, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play. Noises Off will be directed by Gary Obeldobel. Divas in a Man’s World will be presented Jan. 24 at the Cultural Center of Charlotte County. This star-studded concert spectacular features Steven Andrade as Cher and the hilarious Gary Dee as your host and Joan Rivers impersonator. These productions are performed at the Cultural Center Theater 2280 Aaron St., Port Charlotte Evening show times are 7:30 p.m. and matinees (for Breaking Legs and Noises Off) are 2 p.m. Tickets may be ordered at the Charlotte Players website at www.charlotteplayers.org or call 941255-1022.
Your Love, Our Musical THEATRE CONSPIRACY
Theatre Conspiracy at the Alliance for the Arts presents a limited run of Your Love, Our Musical by Rebecca Vigil and Evan Kaufman Jan. 11 - 14. Fresh off their successful run in New York City, comedic musical improvisers interview a couple in the audience about their relationship and spin an impromptu musical about the couple’s love story. Using their unique chemistry, vocal skill and improvisational abilities, Vigil & Kaufman transform an audience’s story into bombastic choruses. The interactive show was accepted into the 2015 New York City International Fringe Festival,
where it won Best Acting. Individual tickets to each show are $25, $11 for students or $22 for Alliance members. Performances are Jan. 11 – 13 at 8 p.m. and Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. Vigil and Kaufman will also host a Musical Improv Toolkit Workshop on Jan. 13.
Theatre Conspiracy will also host its New Play Contest fundraiser on Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. The evening will begin at 7 with a reception in the gallery with food, wine and drinks. At 8 p.m. there will be reading from the top three entries of the Annual New Play Contest. After the last play is read, the audience will vote for their favorite and determine the winner. Tickets to the New Play Contest are $50. To purchase tickets or for more info, call 239-939-2787 or visit www.ArtInLee.org/Theatre. Theatre Conspiracy performs at the Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd. in Fort Myers.
Shakespeare productions Feb. 17 - March 18 in Naples
Encouraging patrons to bring their favorite lawn chair, The Naples Players at the Sugden Community Theatre announced that they will produce a free, abridged version of Shakespeare’s beloved classic The Taming of the Shrew on the outdoor Baker Stage Feb. 17 to March 18 – the first production of its kind in The Naples Players 64 -year history. Comprised of an all-female cast, the production provides a unique and exciting twist on Shakespeare, which was traditionally performed Happenings Magazine
with only male performers. Working from the model created by the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (CSF) and the University of Colorado’s Institute of Behavioral Science, the Naples Players is the first entity in the country to try and apply the model in a new state. Free and open to the public, performances will be held every weekend on Baker Stage. Saturdays at 2 p.m.; Sundays at 6 p.m. (No performance on St. Patrick’s Day). For more information, visit www.naplesplayers.org or call (239) 263-7990.
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