Cypress Lake High School

For the third consecutive year, Cypress Lake High School students will take part in the Fort Myers Fringe Festival. The first of their two fringe productions is “Why Won’t Zee Quack?” a children’s show by local playwright Wayne Keller about a nonverbal duck. The other is "Elektra, A Modern Retelling."

Florida Rep Education has taken on Stephen Sondheim's most renowned musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street." The cast and crew deliver an exceptional show with strong acting and vocals and eye-popping costumes, lighting and special effects.

Every school that participated in this year’s High School Musical Awards was a winner just by virtue of making it that far, but four schools had exceptional nights during the awards portion of the program.

From set to lighting to costume design, Panther Theatre Company’s “Blithe Spirit” is produced and performed entirely by Cypress Lake High School seniors. They do a sensational job.

This week, seven shows open, three close, ten continue their runs and there is one limited engagement at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.

In a pivotal scene in Cypress Lake High’s production of Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice,” Gabe Cruz and Ella Maas submerge themselves in a black plastic-lined trough of water that represents the Acheron or River of Woe. Then they sprawl, soaking wet, on the stage floor as the story progresses to its conclusion. By the time the play ends, Cruz and Maas are chilled to the bone, proving the adage that artists truly must suffer for their art.

This week, two shows open, nine close, 13 continue their runs and there is one limited engagement at Southwest Florida equity, community and high school theaters.

This week, 3 shows including "Sweeney Todd" open, 7 close and 16 continue their runs and there is one limited engagement at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.

This past weekend, Cypress Lake High School performed “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.” The electropop opera based on a scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace.” required a cast of 30, a multi-tiered set, dozens of period costumes that possess a rave, punk flair, and hundreds of lighting cues.

This week, three shows open, eight close, seven continue their runs and there are two limited engagements at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.