By Jamie Kuser
September has become one of my favorite month’s of publishing our local magazine. It’s when we take a look at the theatre scene and put all the shows in one place.
Twenty of our theatre partners in Southwest Florida have announced their schedules for 2021-22 (while a couple more are keeping a lid on it for now).
More than 130 different titles are going to be performed on those 20 stages over the next nine months. And after the major setback these venues have seen from the pandemic, the rising curtains will be a welcome sight for all. So, let’s dive in and see what we have.
Artis–Naples Broadway series includes Come From Away, Tootsie, Ain’t Too Proud, Dear Evan Hansen and My Fair Lady.
The Broadway series at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall has Rent, Summer, Dear Evan Hansen, Ain’t Too Proud, Blue Man Group, Jesus Christ Superstar, An Officer and a Gentleman and My Fair Lady.
Broadway Palm Theatre has A Night on Broadway, The Sound of Music, Holly Jolly Christmas, Singin’ in the Rain, Escape To Margaritaville, In The Heights, Rock of Ages and The Wizard of Oz.
The Charlotte Players season includes 4 Beekman, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, A Nice Family Christmas, Exit Laughing, Bell Book and Candle, Curtain Up, There’s a Burglar in My Bed and Wedding Belles.
Cultural Park Theater presents And the Nominees Are, Mama Won’t Fly, Haunted Halloween Revue, A Piece of My Heart, It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Nunsense, Play On, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Savannah Sipping Society and You’re Never Too Old.
The FGCU Theatre schedule includes The Misanthrope, On Baile’s Strand and Stories of Spoon River.
Florida Repertory Theatre will present The Woman in Black, West Side Story, Morning After Grace, Into the Breeches, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Let’s Fall in Love, Driving Miss Daisy, A Doll’s House Part 2 and Maytag Virgin.
Gulfshore Playhouse’s season includes a Broadway Cabaret Series, Radio Gulf, Higher, The 39 Steps, The Invisible Hand and Another Revolution.
Laboratory Theater of Florida gives us The Color Purple, a 24-Hour Playwriting Project, White Rabbit Red Rabbit, The Tempest, The Complete History of America Abridged, Killer Joe, Avenue Q and Les Liaison Dangereuses.
The Marco Players present Good People, The Hallelujah Girls, Silver Alert, The Bona Dea Challenge, America’s Sexiest Couple and Love & Money.
The Murder Mystery Dinner Train keeps rolling on with Don’t Cry for Me, Murder Wrap, Wicked Winter Wonderland and Murder Without a Clue.
The Naples Players presents Boeing Boeing, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Savannah Sipping Society, Mary Poppins, The Cake and When We Were Young and Unafraid.
New Phoenix Theatre is back and their schedule includes Young Frankenstein, I Hate Hamlet, Quartet, Pageant the musical, The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife and Head Over Heels.
Off Broadway Palm Theatre has Social Security, No Claus for Alarm, Over the River and Through the Woods and Greater Tuna.
Players Circle Theatre’s season includes The Lifespan of a Fact, Jingle Bell Jubilee, Night and Day, Curious Incident of the Dog in Night-Time, Hard Travelin’ with Woody and Miracle on South Division Street.
The Studio Players have Torch Song, Nuts, Slow Food, Barefoot in the Park and All New People.
Theatre Conspiracy gives us The Chechens, Men on Boats, The Roommate, The Colored Museum, Outside Mullingar and The Cake.
TheatreZone in Naples presents Home for the Holidays, I Love My Wife, Bright Star, Camelot and The Bridges of Madison County.
Theatre goers have so many choices again. As always, we encourage you to support the arts community and experience the wonderful world of theatre in Southwest Florida.
Here’s a roundup with shows, dates and box office link (in alphabetical order):
Artis–Naples
239-597-1111
5833 Pelican Bay Blvd, Naples
www.artisnaples.org
Come From Away
Nov. 30 – Dec. 5
Tootsie
Dec. 28 – Jan. 2
Ain’t Too Proud
Feb. 1 – 6
Dear Evan Hansen
Feb. 22 – 27
My Fair Lady
April 12 – 17
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
239-481-4849
13350 FSW Pkwy, Fort Myers
www.bbmannpah.com
Rent
Jan. 4 – 9
Summer
Feb. 1 – 6
Dear Evan Hansen
Feb. 8 – 13
Ain’t Too Proud
Feb. 22 – 27
Blue Man Group
March 8 – 13
Jesus Christ Superstar
March 15 – 20
An Officer and a Gentleman
March 29 – April 3
My Fair Lady
April 6 – 10
Broadway Palm
239-278-4422
1380 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers
www.broadwaypalm.com
A Night on Broadway
Sept. 9 – Oct. 2
The Sound of Music
Oct. 7 – Nov. 20
Holly Jolly Christmas
Nov. 25 – Dec. 25
Singin’ in the Rain
Dec. 31 – Feb. 12
Escape to Margaritaville
Feb. 18 – April 2
In The Heights
April 8 – May 14
Rock of Ages
May 20 – June 25
The Wizard of Oz
July 1 – Aug. 13
Charlotte Players
Langdon Playhouse
941-255-1022
1182 Market Circle, Port Charlotte
www.charlotteplayers.org
4 Beekman
Sept. 10 – 19
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Oct. 8 – 17
A Nice Family Christmas
Nov. 5 – 14
Exit Laughing
Jan. 6 – 16
Bell, Book & Candle
Feb. 4 – 20
Curtain Up
March 11 – 27
There’s a Burglar in My Bed
April 13 – 24
Wedding Belles
May 13 – 22
Cultural Park Theater
239-772-5862
528 Cultural Park Blvd., Cape Coral
www.culturalparktheater.com
And the Nominees Are
Sept. 9 – 19
Mama Won’t Fly
Sept. 23 – Oct. 3
Haunted Halloween Revue
Oct. 21 – 31
A Piece of My Heart
Nov. 11 – 21
It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Dec. 9 – 19
Nunsense
Jan. 13 – 23
Play On
Feb. 3 – 13
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Feb. 24 – March 6
The Savannah Sipping Society
April 3 – 12
You’re Never Too Old
April 14 – 24
FGCU Theatre
Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers
239-745-4268
fgcu.edu/theatrelab
The Misanthrope
Oct. 29 – Nov. 7
On Baile’s Strand
Feb. 18 – 27
Stories of Spoon River
April 22 – May 1
Florida Repertory Theatre
239-332-4488
Bay Street, Downtown Fort Myers
www.floridarep.org
In the Arcade Theatre
The Woman in Black
Oct. 26 – Nov. 14
West Side Story
Nov. 23 – Dec. 15
Morning After Grace
Jan. 4 – 26
Into the Breeches
Feb. 8 – March 5
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
March 15 – April 13
In the ArtStage Studio Theatre
Let’s Fall in Love
Sept. 28 – Nov. 7
Driving Miss Daisy
Jan. 18 – Feb. 13
A Doll’s House, Part 2
Feb. 22 – March 27
Maytag Virgin
April 12 – May 22
Gulfshore Playhouse
239-261-7529
755 8th Ave S, Naples
www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org
Broadway Cabaret Series
Oct. 14 – 31
Radio Gulf
Nov. 11 – Dec. 5
Higher
Jan. 13 – 30
The 39 Steps
Feb. 10 – March 13
The Invisible Hand
March 24 – April 16
Another Revolution
April 28 – May 15
Laboratory Theater of Florida
239-218-0481
1634 Woodford Ave., Fort Myers
www.laboratorytheaterflorida.org
The Color Purple
Sept. 3 – Oct. 2
24 Hour Screenwriting Project
Oct. 9
White Rabbit Red Rabbit
Oct. 14 – 23
The Tempest
Nov. 5 – 20
The Complete History of America Abridged
Dec. 3 – 19
Killer Joe
Jan. 14 – Feb. 5
Avenue Q
Feb. 25 – March 27
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
April 15 – May 7
Lemon Bay Playhouse
941-475-6756
96 W. Dearborn St., Englewood
www.lemonbayplayhouse.com
Separate Beds
Sept. 8 – 26
Fox on the Fairway
Oct. 20 – Nov. 7
A Child’s Christmas in Wales
Dec. 1- 19
Old Ringers
Jan. 9 – Feb. 13
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
March 9 – April 3
The Psychic
April 27 – May 15
The Savannah Sipping Society
June 8 – 26
Marco Players
239-642-7270
1089 N Collier Blvd, Marco
www.themarcoplayers.com
Good People
Oct. 27 – Nov. 14
The Hallelujah Girls
Dec. 1 – 19
Silver Alert
Jan. 5 – 23
The Bona Dea Challenge
Feb. 9 – 27
America’s Sexiest Couple
March 16 – April 3
Love and Money
April 20 – May 8
Murder Mystery Dinner Train
239-275-8487
Colonial Station, Fort Myers
www.semgulf.com
Don’t Cry for Me
June 23 – Sept. 5
Murder Wrap
Sept. 8 – Nov. 25
Wicked Winter Wonderland
Nov. 26 – Dec. 24
Murder Without a Clue
Dec. 26 - March 6
The Naples Players
239-263-7990
701 5th Ave. S, Naples
www.naplesplayers.org
In Blackburn Hall
Boeing Boeing
Sept. 29 – Oct. 24
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Nov. 24 – Dec. 19
The Savannah Sipping Society
Jan. 12 – Feb. 6
Mary Poppins
March 2 – April 3
In the Tobye Studio
The Cake
Feb. 2 – 27
When We Were Young and Unafraid
March 30 – April 24
New Phoenix Theatre
13211 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers
239-284-5214
www.newphoenixtheatrefortmyers.org
Young Frankenstein
Sept. 30 – Oct. 24
I Hate Hamlet
Nov. 4 – 21
Quartet
Jan. 6 – 23
Pageant the Musical
Feb. 10 – 27
The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife
March 10 – 27
Head Over Heels
April 7 – 28
Off Broadway Palm
239-278-4422
1380 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers
www.broadwaypalm.com
Social Security
Sept. 23 – Nov. 6
No Claus for Alarm
Nov. 11 – Dec. 25
Over the River and Through the Woods
Jan. 13 – March 5
Greater Tuna
March 10 – April 30
Players Circle Theater
239-800-3292, 16554 N. Cleveland Ave., North Fort Myers
www.PlayersCircleTheater.com
The Lifespan of a Fact
Oct. 27 – Nov. 14
Jingle Bell Jubilee
Dec. 8 – 19
Night and Day
Jan. 5 – 16
Curious Incident of the Dog in Night-Time
Feb. 16 – March 6
Hard Travelin’ with Woody
March 23 – April 3
Miracle on South Division Street
April 13 – May 1
The Studio Players
239-398-9192
4701 Golden Gate Pkwy, Naples
www.thestudioplayers.org
Torch Song
Sept. 10 – 26
Nuts
Nov. 5 – 21
Slow Food
Jan. 14 – 30
Barefoot in the Park
March 18 - April 10
All New People
June 3 – 19
Theatre Conspiracy
239-939-2787
10091 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers
www.artinlee.org
The Chechens
Aug. 5 – 15
Men on Boats
Oct. 21 – 31
The Roommate
Dec. 9 – 19
The Colored Museum
Jan. 8 – 30
Outside Mullingar
Feb. 17 – 27
The Cake
March 17 – 27
TheatreZone
1-888-966-3352
13275 Livingston Road, Naples
www.theatre.zone
Home for the Holidays
Dec. 10 – 12
I Love My Wife
Jan. 13 – 23
Bright Star
Feb. 10 – 20
Camelot
March 10 – 20
The Bridges of Madison County
April 21 – May 1
Venice Theatre
941-488-1115
140 W. Tampa Ave., Venice
www.venicetheatre.org
An Act of God
Aug. 27 – Sept. 5
Almost, Maine
Sept. 24 - Oct. 10
The Mystery of Irma Vep
Sept. 24 – Oct. 10
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Oct. 29 – Nov. 28
She Kills Monsters
Oct. 22 – Nov. 7
A Christmas Carol
Dec. 10 – 20
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Jan. 14 – Feb. 6
Beauty and the Beast
Feb. 25 – March 27
To Kill a Mockingbird
April 15 – May 1
Assisted Living the musical
Nov. 19 – Dec. 19
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
Jan. 21 – Feb. 20
The Last Five Years
March 4 – April 3
Blackbird
April 15 – May 1
Hamlet
May 13 – 29
Bugsy Malone
May 20 – 29
