THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL Comes to Theatreworks Florida

If ever there was a musical that will make Floridians fall out of their seats in hysterics, cheer for the bad girl and fall in love with a zany cast of characters, it's The Great American Trailer Park Musical! Now in March 2018, TheatreWorks Florida is beyond thrilled to revive their award-winning production that swept the 2010 Orlando Fringe Festival awards and won "Best In Fest"!

Synopsis: At Armadillo Acres, N. Florida's most exclusive manufactured housing community, what could possibly go wrong when Pippi, the stripper on the run, comes between the Dr. Phil-loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband, Norbert? Absolutely everything!

Scott A. Cook, Artistic Producer/Director says, "From the moment I heard the outrageous and electrifying score in 2005 I was hooked. Every song is full of surprises, as the music slips across the dial of American radio from country to blues to rock to disco to bump and grind and R&B. The show is an all-out, fun loving comic assault on the American red-neck, dealing with spray cheese, road kill, hysterical pregnancy and other problems indigenous to life in a "mobile home community", but it is the colorful characters and lasting friendships that are the heart of this scandalous musical comedy!"

"The Great American Trailer Park Musical" is TheatreWorks Florida's third and final show of their inaugural 3-show 2017-18 season and is presented by The Ledger. Their new theatre venue is located at Davenport Community Campus - TheatreWorks Florida Theatre, 8 W. Palmetto St., Davenport FL 33837. They are so proud to bring their award-winning professional musical productions to the community of Davenport, FL and are thrilled to share the magic of theatre with Polk County and all of Central FL. Tickets to "The Great American Trailer Park Musical" are on sale now at TheatreWorksFl.org.

Need a venue to hold your corporate or private party? We got you covered! We can provide a preshow studio setup for your special gathering (must supply food and drink) and group discount rates to a performance of "The Great American Trailer Park Musical"! For more information: groups@theatreworksfl.org | 407.340.0473

Groups of 10, 20 or more receive discounts on single show tickets. Email: groups@theatreworksfl.org | Call: 407.340.0473

TheatreWorks Florida's 2017-18 season shows are directed by Scott A. Cook, the Artistic Producer of TheatreWorks Florida. TheatreWorks Florida has brought exciting and colorful productions to the Central Florida stage in the past, including Rock Of Ages (2016 - Central FL regional premiere), Hands On A Hardbody (2016 - Central FL regional premiere), Schoolhouse Rock Live! (2015 Tour - National Endowment for The Arts), Sweeney Todd (2014 - winner of Best Set, Best Musical Direction and Best Lead Actress In A Musical; BroadwayWorld Orlando 2014), Nunsense (2013), and Legally Blonde: The Musical (2012 - Central FL regional premiere; winner of Best Musical; BroadwayWorld Orlando 2012). Cook has developed show designs and concepts for companies such as Universal Studios Florida and the Walt Disney World Company, and won numerous producers' honors including the Pierrots Award, Best Musical for Cats at Theatre Winter Haven (Winter Haven, FL) in 2006 and multiple awards at the Orlando Fringe Festival including "Best In Fest" 2010 & 2012 for The Great American Trailer Park Musical and Little Shop of Horrors, respectively.

Says Cook of TheatreWorks Florida's new theater venue and inaugural season: "I have lived in Davenport, FL for 17 years. TheatreWorks Florida has been based here since 2007 but most of our work has been outside our community because there was no solid audience for arts & culture. We had no home venue to speak of, save for borrowing limited space from our creative partner, Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL). In the beginning years, we never really needed a home because we were touring and installing shows for other theatres. All that changed in 2014 when we received our first of three National Endowment for the Arts awards that supported our community outreach program, TheatreCares. Overnight, we needed a place to produce completely on our own. Through a gracious series of events, the School Board of Polk County opened the doors of the Davenport Community Campus, an old School of The Arts that had been shut down, and let TheatreWorks Florida utilize the space. The facility had been left in the dark for so long but when I turned the lights on in the dance studio for the first time in years, a million ideas went racing through my mind. A beautiful rehearsal studio, theatre, shop space and more - it was like Christmas! I knew we had found a long-awaited home. As time passed, more and more of our community found interest in what TheatreWorks Florida had to offer Davenport with arts & culture programming. As a theatre company, we became heavily involved with the efforts of the Davenport Arts & Culture Alliance, creating new ideas and fresh programming that our growing community desperately needed. We still need a lot of funding and support but now, 3 years later, we are finally ready to open our inaugural theatre season for the community of Davenport. TheatreWorks Florida has so much to offer Davenport, Polk County and all of Central FL. It is beyond thrilling to be at the helm of a company that will offer year-round programming that is sure to be exciting, empowering and transforming to a community that has never had it. We are ready to propel the arts to a whole new level in Polk County."

TheatreWorks Florida is proud to announce the outstanding cast, designers and staff of The Great American Trailer Park Musical:

Cast:
Jeannie - Ali Molnar

Norbert - Casey Sweeney

Pippi - Molly Schoolmeester

Betty - Heather Lynn Mendoza

Linoleum - Patience Elett

Pickles - Kiernan O'Connor

Duke - Tad Kincade

Designers and Staff: Scott A. Cook (Artistic Producer-Director), Shannon Kropf (Music Direction), James F. Beck (Scenic & Lighting), Mandy Brumby (Costumes), Heather Franklin (Hair & Makeup), Brad Breaux (Audio Operator), Jennifer Roman (Stage Manager), Abel Gonzales (Company Manager), Alexis Senge Johnson (Development Director) and Mark S. Graham (Marketing Associate).

Key partnering organizations include: The Ledger, Haven Magazine, Wayne T. Fellows, Inc., Aegis Community Management Solutions, J & N Stone, Meehle & Jay Law Firm, Florida Southern College, Theatre Winter Haven, PPG Architectural, DanceWear Corner and the School Board of Polk County.

Media attendance at any of the performances is strongly encouraged. For further information on press passes, please contact Abel Gonzales, TWF Company Manager, at: abel@theatreworksfl.org or 407.340.0473.

Show tickets for each show in the season are on sale now; Adults: $24.00, Student: $19.00. All seating is general admission. Show times for all performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 2PM. Tickets can be purchased at the TheatreWorks Florida website at TheatreWorksfl.org or by calling the box office at 407.340.0473.

Simultaneously, TheatreWorks Florida's highly successful outreach program, TheatreCares, has launched the "TheatreCares Arts Access Pass" program. The purpose of the program is to make the arts accessible to everyone, regardless?of their ability to pay. The pass allows participants to reserve up to 2 tickets per TheatreWorks Florida event. Online applications for enrollment into the TheatreCares Arts Access Pass program are available now. Applications can be found at our website. For more detailed information contact Abel Gonzales, Company Manager at theatrecares@theatreworksfl.org or visit TheatreWorksfl.org under the TheateCares section.

ABOUT THEATREWORKS FLORIDA

TheatreWorks Florida is a 501(c)(3) professional Central Florida-based theatre company. Formed in 2007, TheatreWorks offers some of the finest theatrical musicals available today as well as produces new, original works from area artists and artists from around the country. For more information, visit Theatreworksfl.org