Laboratory Theater

A character in a Hallmark Christmas movie says forlornly that people having a good time stresses her. Actor Madelaine Weymouth goes one better. "‘Clown Bar Christmas’ is making fun of those stories we've heard over and over while also really embracing the fact that people really do love this time of year. But there's no reason why we can't have a laugh at the same time. Not everything has to be super serious.”

This week, four shows open, four close and 16 continue their runs and two others have limited engagements at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.

This week, eight shows open, three close and 12 continue their runs at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.

WGCU details the 19 Christmas shows onstage this holiday season at Southwest Florida community and equity theaters from Marco Island to Sarasota.

This week, four shows open, five close, 11 continue their runs and there are three limited engagements at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.

This week, four shows open, five close, 11 continue their runs and there are three limited engagements at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.

This week, five shows open, one closes, ten continue their runs at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters, plus the Sarasota Jewish Theatre presents a limited engagement of “I Never Saw Another Butterfly.”

Every town has its haunted legends. On Thursday evening, the Southwest Florida Historical Society welcomes paranormal investigator Jean Gray to the Collaboratory for “Historic Haunts of Southwest Florida.” Gray will unearth the history behind local legends and show how fiction often overshadows truth.

This week, two shows open and nine shows continue their runs at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters, plus the Sarasota Jewish Theatre presents a limited engagement of “We’ve Got Short Shorts.”

This week, six shows open, two shows close and three shows continue their runs at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.