BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL
August 27-September 6, 2026
The Crossings at Siesta Key – 3501 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239
Bat Boy: The Musical is a dark comedy rock musical with a book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming, and music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe, based on a Weekly World News story about a half-boy, half-bat creature.
William Shakespeare’s AS YOU LIKE IT
September 17-27, 2026
The Crossings at Siesta Key – 3501 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239
As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare about love, disguise, and exile, set in the Forest of Arden, where the banished Rosalind, disguised as a boy named Ganymede, meets and “cures” the lovesick Orlando, leading to multiple marriages and a happy ending.
DRACULA adapted by Ren Pearson
October 3-25, 2026
The Players Studio Black Box – 1400 Blvd. of the Arts, Suite 200, Sarasota, FL 34239
We invite audiences into the shadows with one of the most iconic gothic tales ever written. Mysterious, thrilling, romantic, and terrifying, this production will explore fear, obsession, and the darkness that lives just beneath the surface.
Mel Brooks’ THE PRODUCERS
Two Broadway producers scheme to get rich by producing the worst show ever, only for it to become a smash hit. The story follows Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they try to create a flop, “Springtime for Hitler,” but are thwarted by its unexpected success, leading to a hilarious and outrageous satire of Broadway traditions.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
The Importance of Being Earnest is Oscar Wilde’s famous farcical comedy, first performed in 1895, that satirizes Victorian society through its witty dialogue and plot about two men, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, who invent fictitious identities (like the name “Ernest”) to escape social obligations and pursue romance, leading to humorous complications involving love, marriage, and identity.
A MURDER MYSTERY BOARD GAME PLAY (Title Coming Soon!)
The guests, under the aliases Colonel Mustard, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock, Professor Plum, and Miss Scarlet, are terrorized by their host, who gives them all weapons and demands they kill the butler, Wadsworth, to keep their secrets safe. When the lights go out and Mr. Boddy is found dead, the house descends into madcap mayhem.
THE PROM
August 25-September 5, 2027
The Prom is a comedic and heartwarming musical about four Broadway stars who travel to a conservative Indiana town to help a high school girl who wants to bring her girlfriend to prom. The show, which premiered on Broadway in 2018, explores themes of acceptance, inclusivity, and love.
