Winner of the 2023 New Play Festival. Due to outlandish behavior following his wife’s death, retired English teacher Ben Lieberman is remanded to “Happy Dale”, an assisted living facility. Lieberman is a natural rebel, and he quickly upsets Happy Dale’s dull routines and staff, turning his new friends and frenemies into accomplices and confidants. Can Happy Dale provide Ben with the education he doesn’t think he wants?
Interview with Sunny Smith, director of tick, tick…Boom! By Amanda Heisey Opening the new year at The Sarasota Players is the lesser known brain child
Prepare to be enchanted by James and the Giant Peach, the extraordinary musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s timeless tale performed by our 6 to 11 year old performers!
Based on the novel by Stephen King, this thriller follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home.
Before Rent, there was tick, tick…BOOM! This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning composer of Rent, is the story of a composer and the sacrifices that he made to achieve his big break in theatre.
An interview with Steven H. Butler, director of Pass Over By Amanda Heisey Pass Over by Antoinette Nwandu is a gripping, emotional and lyrical piece
Learn more about this off-Broadway gem from director Scott Keys and don’t forget to reserve your seat. The show is to die for.
An interview with the writer and director of Lateral Moves By Amanda Heisey, Marketing Director The winner of the 2022 New Play Festival, Lateral Moves by
Interview with The Mantle playwright, Jalex Scott By Amanda Heisey, Marketing Director The Players New Play Festival is just around the corner running July 11
The season opener, [title of show], will premiere at community staple Art Center Sarasota
