Theatre Conspiracy

Adam Szymkowicz’s “Clown Bar Christmas” spoofs conventional Christmas stories, shows and songs. Hallmark is among the franchises lampooned, with a clown named Petunia serving as the mistress of mischief on a Christmas tree farm.

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, three shows open, two close, 12 continue their runs and there are two limited engagements at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.

Bruce Costella brings a limited engagement of his one-man show “MUTTNIK” at the Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium November 7 – 9. The performance tells the story of Laika, stray dog from the streets of Moscow, who was chosen by Soviet scientists to become the first living animal to orbit the Earth aboard the Sputnik 2 in 1957.

It’s not easy getting over the loss of a spouse. Just ask Broadway Palm bartender Wayne Keller. He’s written an entire play built around that theme. It’s called 'Sharing the Same Umbrella.'

This week, one show opens, two shows close and six shows continue their runs at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.

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

This week, four shows open, one show closes, six continue their runs and there are five limited engagements at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.

“Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life” debuted in Fort Myers during Fringe Fort Myers in 2024. The show’s originator, Keith Alessi, returns this week as part of Theatre Conspiracy’s Farewell Tour. Alessi’s four performances will benefit six local nonprofits.

This week, five shows close, nine continue their runs at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters and there is a limited engagement of a student directed and staged musical at Fort Myers Theatre.