Play it By Ear - Holidays Gone Wild

 A Black Box Comedy 

 Directed by Krista Virga and Lisa Chase

 November 21st - 23rd, 2025

 Friday at 8 p.m.

Saturday at 2 p.m and 8 p.m.

Sunday at 2 p.m

One of the most outrageously funny shows in the history of Carrollwood Players is BACK, with a holiday twist! What happens when a group of actors walks onto the stage to perform a comedy they’ve never heard of?

In Play it By Ear, our actors have NO advance knowledge of the play they must perform. In fact, no one knows what might happen until the audience chooses one of several colored boxes containing scripts for several plays.

The only thing that’s certain is that all of the possible plays have a holiday theme. And they are all fun!

With the help of a stage full of props and costumes that might come in handy, our cast will perform whatever play the audience chooses ON THE SPOT.

Will the play be about Thanksgiving? Christmas? Hanukkah? New Year’s Eve? Nobody knows!

Don’t miss this wild evening of experimental theater that is sure to be a laugh riot!

Presented with the support of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.


Play it by Ear is included in our 5-pack Black Box Season Ticket.

Business Sponsorships and Family/Individual Sponsorships are available for this production.

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Please select a performance
Fri, Nov 21st, 2025 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Nov 22nd, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Sat, Nov 22nd, 2025 at 8:00 pm
Sun, Nov 23rd, 2025 at 2:00 pm
 
 

Advance Tickets: (available online until 2.5 hours prior to showtime unless sold out.)

General Admission: $20.00 each

Ticket prices increase by $3 per ticket 48 hours prior to each performance or when a performance date is in high demand, whichever comes first.

Ticket prices increase by $5 per ticket when purchased on the day of the performance.

Subject to availability, tickets may be purchased at the door. 

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Select performances also offer the option of supporting great community theatre by co-sponsoring your performance for an additional donation.

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Ticketing and Seating Policies:

Please note - online ticket sales are closed 2.5 hours before performance time.

All sales are final. We regret we are unable to refund any tickets.

Subject to availability, tickets may be exchanged for a different performance of the same show when requested at least 24 hours prior to the original ticketed performance.

You may self-exchange your tickets online. An exchange fee of $5 per order applies.

Individual seating for all performances and events is general admisson unless otherwise indicated at time of purchase.

Young Children/Lap Children: Please note, we do not admit young children under the age of 5 unless otherwise stated for appropriate productions. All audience members, regardless of age, must have their own seat and must have a paid ticket. For the comfort of all patrons, we do not allow children to sit on laps.

Accessible seating is available on a limited basis for disabled patrons. Please indicate any special needs at time of purchase, or email boxoffice@carrollwoodplayers.org to request accessible seating.

PLEASE NOTE: Your seat is only guaranteed until showtime. We reserve the right to resell seats not claimed by showtime, and we regret we are unable to refund unused tickets. Please be prompt! Latecomers will be seated at intermission, subject to availability.

Doors open 30 minutes before show time.

Rush Tickets:

Rush tickets will be available for each Carrollwood Players production where tickets are still available 10 minutes before the performance starts. Rush prices are 50% off the normal ticket price.

Eligible patrons who desire Rush Tickets will be placed on a list in the order they arrive at the theater. The list will not be started until the box office officially opens.

ELIGIBLE PATRONS (ID REQUIRED): Students,
Teachers, Law Enforcement Officers, Fire & Rescue Officers, Active Duty Military, Nurses

Each rush eligible patron may purchase up to two tickets per ID. Patrons must be present to make a purchase.

Patrons must request Rush Tickets verbally, as the box office volunteer will not automatically sell Rush Tickets, regardless of the time a purchaser makes a purchase.

Theatre For All:

Carrollwood Players offers a limited number of free tickets to every performance. For more information, click HERE.