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| | SPREADING IT AROUND
By Londos J. D'Arrigo
Angela Drayton, a wealthy widow living in an up-scale retirement community, is tired of handing out money to her unappreciative children. So, she starts the “S.I.N. (Spending It Now) Foundation,” to give to those truly in need. This terrifies her greedy son, driving him to devise a plan to have her committed. This poignant family comedy has played numerous theatres in the US and Canada, and continues spreading the laughs around.
Reserved seat tickets are $27. Student tickets are available at $20 each.
Discount tickets are available for groups of 20 or more.
Tickets are nonrefundable. You may exchange your ticket for another performance of the same production for a $2.00 exchange fee per ticket. Exchanges must be made 48 hours prior to the performance time on the tickets.
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| | WOMEN OF COMEDY IV
The Funny Side of Life By The Better Half!
LESLIE NORRIS TOWNSEND moved from Hollywood to rural Ohio to live on her family’s 100-year-old farm where she grows funny material. Leslie has performed on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, A & E’s An Evening At the Improv, Comedy Central, and Dry Bar Comedy. Leslie tours with her own “Outstanding in My Field” and “Boomer Broad” shows and has performed at corporate events for the like of Shell, Mattel, Mobil, and Pepsi. A well-rounded entertainer with an early career at Disney, Leslie’s blend of stand-up, music and audience participation will leave you happy!
MICHELLE KRAJECKI’s humor comes from her mid-western, middle class, middle child views. This Chicago native taught Special Ed before her second career in stand-up. A graduate of The Second City and Zanies training programs, her material transcends gender, age, perspectives and blood types. A mother with two children “on the spectrum,” Michelle believes “You can’t control life, but you can control your reaction to it, and I like to share my often goofy reactions with others.”
KATHY MCSTEEN brought sold-out comedy to Lemon Bay Playhouse in 2019.With Women of Comedy IV, she celebrates her 9th show here. Kathy has also performed at The Charlotte Players, Florida Repertory Theatre, country and social clubs as well as gated communities and RV parks throughout SW Florida. She’s helping Venice Theatre with its first comedy series this December and her play “Grandma’s Murder Club” debuts at the Cultural Park Theater in Cape Coral in January 2025. This New Orleans native is always having problems adjusting to Florida and life in the senior lane with hilarious results.
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| | Community performers and groups entertain you October 12, 2024 at 7:00 p. m. with dancing, stories and songs in a stage arts variety show to help Lemon Bay Playhouse repair, update and improve for you!
This benefit gala features:
THE SILVER FOX DANCERS: The Silver Foxes have regaled Venice Theatre audiences for almost 30 years with song, dance and humor. We have their road show dance troupe led by choreographer Maria Santagada for some razzle dazzle and steppin’ sophistication that will get your toes tappin’ too!
STORYTELLING FROM THE STAGE: Modern storytelling is original, personal, funny and sometimes poignant. Three story tellers take you on quick but satisfying journeys with characters, action, conflict, and a resolution—often with unexpected twists and turns. Our storytellers include Max McGee, from the Florida Studio Theatre comedic storytelling program; comedian, storyteller, and motivational speaker Mary Ellen DePetrillo, plus a third storyteller rounding out this element.
THE VENICE GONDOLIERS’ THREE JACKS AND A QUEEN QUARTET: Get ready for some timeless tunes and heavenly harmony with these acapella masters from the Venice Gondoliers, singing Barbershop and more for the Venice community since 1970. The Jacks are Chris Dux, lead/melody; Jim Schaertl, Baritone; Gary Fisher, Bass; and the Queen is Nancy Frayer, Tenor.
THREE-MINUTE PLAY TRIO: Ten-minute plays are gems with all the elements of a full length play except they are short, sweet, and there’s not a wasted word or moment. Since 2006, Sarasota’s Theater Odyssey has staged these as the highlight of its 10-minute play competition. Enjoy three award winners by members of the Sarasota Association of Playwrights, including:
H.S. Reunion: By Arthur Keyser, directed by Bob LaSalle, starring Bob LaSalle, Mike Gilbert and
Donna Hadley.
I’m Not Dead Until I Say I’m Dead: By Ron Pantello, directed by Ric Goodwin, starring Gloria
Bandy and Henry Barr.
Ancestry: By Connie Schindlewolf, directed by Kathi Faulkner, starring Kathi Faulkner and Joseph
Giglia.
Host: Kathy McSteen, comedian, playwright and LBPH board member is the evening’s MC.
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| | TWO WITCHES, NO WAITING
By Pat Cook
Arlene Marcus and her sister, Elzbeth, are known as witches. At least, that’s the story spread by Opal Dunn just before she vanished. Arlene’s son, Jeremy, tries to get the sisters to sell their house. Eustace Sternwood desperately wants to buy the property. Sternwood didn’t reckon on dealing with people who read bumps on his head, a “recipe book” full of spells and potions and getting lost in Elzbeth’s “mystery room.” Jeremy already has his hands full, so what happens when he seems to be falling in love with Bonnie, the new housekeeper? And just who is she? It’s a heady brew of twists and turns, where barn owls spy on people through windows, closets fly open and even the house itself seems alive!
Reserved seat tickets are $27. Student tickets are available at $20 each.
Discount tickets are available for groups of 20 or more.
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| | MARK EVANS
Mark Evans has been a professional touring comic since 1993. In that time, he has performed in almost every state (46), several countries, and a number of cruise ships. Starting out in comedy clubs, he soon expanded his audience base to the corporate world, country clubs, international resorts, casinos, large private communities, and has been featured on Comedy Central. In 2016, he decided to further define his legacy in the comedy industry by teaching aspiring comedians how to write and perform clean comedy. Because of his reputation as a clean comedian, he was invited to film his Dry Bar Comedy Special in 2018. Mark understands that you don’t have to use “adult humor” to entertain adults.
Reserved seat tickets are $27.
Tickets are nonrefundable and can only be exchanged for a different seat for this production, subject to availability.
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| | CHUCK GILLESPIE: TO VETERANS WITH LOVE
Honoring the men and women who have defended our lives and freedom through their selfless service to the United States of America. Chuck Gillespie presents “TO OUR VETERANS WITH LOVE!” See and hear the stories and history of Veteran’s Day.
Hear the music from our hearts that will always express their courageous lives. See over 300 carefully selected images capturing our challenges and triumphs and the burdens of preserving Liberty against all who would destroy our way of life. “An evening of amazing music, fascinating insights, and inspired gratitude for our Vets!” Gulf Coast Premiere!
Reserved seat tickets are $27.
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| | SLEEPING INDOORS
By Jim Holt
When literary reviewer Paul and his wife Nora invite a homeless man, Dwain, into their home for Christmas dinner, they don’t expect to be so charmed by him or that his journal will be the incredible literary masterpiece that it is. But can Dwain, whose art thrives in anonymity, be convinced to give up the only life he’s known for such comforts as sleeping indoors?
Reserved seat tickets are $27. Student tickets are available at $20 each.
Discount tickets are available for groups of 20 or more.
Tickets are nonrefundable. You may exchange your ticket for another performance of the same production for a $2.00 exchange fee per ticket. Exchanges must be made 48 hours prior to the performance time on the tickets.
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| | IT'S ANOTHER FUNNY YEAR - COMEDY SHOW
Come laugh at and with the Florida Comedy Network gang in a night of stand-up comedy hosted by Kathy McSteen.
Reserved seat tickets are $27.
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| | WITH THIS RING
By Joe Simonelli
A play written specifically with Valentine’s Day in mind, With This Ring is the story of a wedding band that travels over five generations and the visceral effect it has on those couples who come to possess it. The ring is first presented to an Irish immigrant by her husband at the turn of the nineteenth century. It then skips a generation in the 1960s as the couple’s grandson inherits it, has it inscribed, and presents it to his new wife, before it becomes a point of contention in the mid-80s between an estranged couple contemplating a divorce. At long last it finds its way to an engaged couple in 2007 and a special visitor who is coming from out of state for their wedding.
Reserved seat tickets are $27. Student tickets are available at $20 each.
Discount tickets are available for groups of 20 or more.
Tickets are nonrefundable. You may exchange your ticket for another performance of the same production for a $2.00 exchange fee per ticket. Exchanges must be made 48 hours prior to the performance time on the tickets.
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| | PAISLEY CRAZE
We are Paisley Craze, a five-piece band playing all your favorite music from the 1960s, covering the incredibly wide range of styles of that historic decade.
Musical hits From the British invasion featuring the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and the Animals, to the sunny and light pop music of the Beach Boys, the Monkees, and the Young Rascals. From the mind-blowing psychedelic rock of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jefferson Airplane, to the groovin’ dance sounds of Motown, featuring Diana Ross and the Supremes, Aretha Franklin, and Smokey Robinson and the Miracles and much more!
Reserved seat tickets are $27.
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| | JIMMY MAZZ - BLAST FROM THE PAST
This show is a spectacular collection of hit songs of the ‘60s and ‘70s, with a touch of the ‘50s and ‘80s thrown in for fun. Folks will love to sing and clap along to every hit song even though they might not know the artist. But they will know the song! It’s One Hit Wonders & Beyond!
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| | THE ODD COUPLE
By Neil Simon
This classic comedy opens as a group of the guys assemble for cards in the apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any indication, it’s no wonder that his wife left him. Late to arrive is Felix Unger, who has just been separated from his wife. Fastidious, depressed, and none too tense, Felix seems suicidal, but as the action unfolds, Oscar becomes the one with murder on his mind when the clean freak and the slob ultimately decide to room together with hilarious results as The Odd Couple is born.
Reserved seat tickets are $27. Student tickets are available at $20 each.
Discount tickets are available for groups of 20 or more.
Tickets are nonrefundable. You may exchange your ticket for another performance of the same production for a $2.00 exchange fee per ticket. Exchanges must be made 48 hours prior to the performance time on the tickets.
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| | MARY ELLEN DEPETRILLO COMEDY SHOW
Experience the laughter and charm of Mary Ellen DePetrillo. As a seasoned, clean stand-up comic, she effortlessly bridges the gap between generations. Through her unique storytelling style, and funny punchlines, Mary Ellen shares relatable tales from everyday life that tickle the funny bones of both young and old.
Reserved seat tickets are $27.
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| | JOHN TUFF AND FRIENDS
John Tuff and Friends make their 10th appearance on the LBP stage. This very talented group of musicians will provide the audience with a fantastic evening of music consisting of classic country hits of the past. Their performance will include classic country music of current and older country legends such as Johnny Cash, Hank Snow, Ernest Tubb, George Jones, Johnny Horton, and more. The emphasis is on old-time country music, the kind many of us grew up with on the family radio. This show will lift your spirits and bring you back to the old days when folks valued good music, good times, and pride in this great country of ours. If you appreciate this style of traditional country music, come and join us for this tribute to the country hits of the past. Shari Frink will add the classic music of the women of country music, Rich Church will play terrific lead guitar and Cousin Minnie will make us feel like we are all visiting Grinder’s Switch.
Reserved seat tickets are $27.
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| | THE PUZZLE WITH THE PIAZZA
By Mark Dunn
A story of a septuagenarian, who has one jigsaw puzzle among her large collection that she’s never finished. It contains 3,000 pieces and she has less than a day to finish it, because poor health has forced her to move in with her younger sister...without her puzzles. This gentle, bittersweet play explores the fragility of family ties and the often much stronger bonds of friendship that lattice the final years of our lives.
Reserved seat tickets are $27. Student tickets are available at $20 each.
Discount tickets are available for groups of 20 or more.
Tickets are nonrefundable. You may exchange your ticket for another performance of the same production for a $2.00 exchange fee per ticket. Exchanges must be made 48 hours prior to the performance time on the tickets.
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| | GRACE AND GLORIE
By Tom Ziegler
This charming play is set in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Grace, a feisty 90 year-old cancer patient, has checked herself out of the hospital and returned to her beloved homestead cottage to die alone. Her volunteer hospice worker, Glorie, is a Harvard MBA recently transplanted to this rural backwater from New York. Glorie is tense, unhappy and guilt-ridden, her only child having been killed in an auto accident when she was driving. As she attempts to care for and comfort the cantankerous Grace, the sophisticated Glorie gains new perspectives on values and life’s highs and lows.
Reserved seat tickets are $27. Student tickets are available at $20 each.
Discount tickets are available for groups of 20 or more.
Tickets are nonrefundable. You may exchange your ticket for another performance of the same production for a $2.00 exchange fee per ticket. Exchanges must be made 48 hours prior to the performance time on the tickets.
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| Ticket Pricing:
Each Performance $25
Student with proper ID $18
(For season Plays only)
Discount available for groups of 20 or more, call 941-474-9610.
(For season Plays only)
Day Of Performance Ticket Sales are based on seat availability
Tickets are nonrefundable. You may exchange your tickets for another performance of the same production for a $2.00 exchange fee per ticket. Exchanges must be made 48 hours prior to the performance time on the tickets.
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