Florida Studio Theatre

For months, elementary school students have been submitting plays to Florida Studio Theatre. This past weekend, adult actors in FST's Professional Training Program performed the top 11 entries and the young playwrights received medals of valor during a red carpet event.

This week, two shows open, four close, 16 continue their runs and there is one limited engagement at Southwest Florida equity, community and high school theaters.

What is the measure of a life? FST Associate Artist Ben Liebert says that’s an apt description of “Birthday Candles.” It’s 107 years of life packed into 90 minutes – with a real cake baked onstage every night.

This week, eight shows open, two close, 12 continue their runs and there are two limited engagements at Southwest Florida equity, community and high school theaters, including 'The Apiary' at Urbanite Theatre in Sarasota.

She had rock’s most explosive voice. She ascended to the forefront of the 1960s counterculture at Woodstock. Fifty-six years after her death, Janis Joplin still exerts a pervasive influence on female American singers and songwriters such as Billie Eilish. And this week, Florida Studio Theatre brings “A Night with Janis Joplin” to the Keating Theatre.

This week, three shows open, four close and 11 continue their runs at Southwest Florida equity, community and high school theaters.

Responding to the heavy demand for tickets, Florida Studio Theatre has extended “Three Pianos” through April 19. Created by Rebecca Hopkins, Richard Hopkins, and Sarah Durham, with musical arrangements by Jim Prosser, the revue celebrates legendary piano-driven hits and the bold artists who redefined popular music from behind the keys.

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, six shows open, five close, 16 continue their runs and there are two limited engagements at Southwest Florida equity, community and high school theaters.

A toe-tapping musical revue is playing in the Court Cabaret at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota through June 21st. It celebrates musical artists who gave us a single, chart-topping hit. The show is called “One Hit Wonders.”