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Simonelli and Crater join cast of 'Men Are Dogs' at Cape Cafe Dessert Theatre

Playwright Joe Simonelli assuming the lead in 'Men Are Dogs' for final four shows in June
WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall
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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall
Playwright Joe Simonelli is assuming the lead in 'Men Are Dogs' for final four shows in June.

Cape Café Dessert Theatre has announced that playwright Joe Simonelli will assume the lead and Susan Crater is joining the cast in the role of Madelaine for the final four performances of “Men Are Dogs” in June. Set in a women’s therapy group, “Men Are Dogs” is Simonelli’s most popular comedy.

 

Playwright Joe Simonelli
WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall
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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall
Playwright Joe Simonelli reprises role as top dog in 'Men Are Dogs' at Cape Cafe Dessert Theatre.

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The comedy centers on Cecelia, a therapist who runs a support group for single and divorced women. Along with her cadre of zany patients, Cecilia must deal with her overbearing mother, who offers her daughter a constant stream of unwelcome relationship advice. When a substitute package delivery man enters the picture, Cecilia must decide whether she’s able to follow her own advice.

The play is directed by playwright Joe Simonelli and features Cape Cafe regulars Chris Durso, Sherri Heppler, Kristen Wilson, Iris Polanco, Eileen Haas-Linde, Becky Nilson and, now, Joe Simonelli and Susan Crater.

Joe Simonelli plays package delivery man in 'Men Are Dogs'
WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall
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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall
Simonelli played the package delivery man when 'Men Are Dogs' was produced in 2024 by Fort Myers Theatre.

For more on the show and playwright Joe Simonelli, hear/read: “A conversation with Southwest Florida-based playwright Joe Simonelli,” featured by John Davis on Gulf Coast Life: Arts Edition.

Remaining shows are Saturday, June 21; Thursday, June 26; and Friday, June 27 at 7 p.m. with a Sunday matinee on June 22 at 2 p.m.

For tickets, email capecafetheatre@gmail.com or call 239-363-0848.

The price of a ticket includes coffee and dessert.
WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall
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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall
The price of a ticket to 'Men Are Dogs' includes coffee and dessert.

The Cape Cafe Theatre is located inside Durso's Delites Cafe at 110 NE 2nd place, Cape Coral, between Hancook Bridge Parkway and Pine Island Road, next to Educators music.

The Cape Cafe Theatre is located inside Durso's Delites Cafe.
WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall
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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall
The Cape Cafe Theatre is located inside Durso's Delites Cafe.

For more info about the theater, visit capecafetheatre.com and listen to “New theater in the Cape includes coffee and dessert in the price of admission.”

Support for WGCU’s arts & culture reporting comes from the Estate of Myra Janco Daniels, the Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation, and Naomi Bloom in loving memory of her husband, Ron Wallace.

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