Inspired by true events, Ben Butler tells a Civil War tale with surprising silliness. The story begins when a runaway slave arrives at Fort Monroe and demands sanctuary forcing the newly installed Gen. Benjamin Butler to face an impossible moral dilemma: follow the law or alter the course of U.S. history. Part history lesson, part farce, this “what if” play set at the dawn of the Civil War is inspired by a technicality that fundamentally changed the course of the War. The play is a swift-moving battle of wit and wordplay that is “simultaneously thought-provoking and sidesplitting.” –TheatreMania “THE FAST-MOVING PLAY FINDS ITS MARK AND SOARS….” – The San Diego Union-Tribune
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The Play That Goes Wrong (2/10/26-3/1/26)
Little Shop of Horror (3/17/26-4/12/26)
Denise Fennell’s The Bride: Or Does This Dress Make Me Look Married? (4/7/26-5/10/26)
Florida Repertory Theatre is at 2268 Bay St, Fort Myers, FL.
Tuesdays with Morrie (1/27/26-3/1/26)
Always... Patsy Cline (1/6/26-1/25/26)
Advice (12/9/25-1/11/26)
The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge (12/2/25-12/21/25)
Doubt: a Parable (10/28/25-11/16/25)
The Rat Pack Lounge (9/30/25-11/9/25)
Til Death Do Us Part: Late Night Catachism 3 (6/11/25-7/3/25)
Venus in Fur (4/15/25-5/18/25)
Shout! The Mod Musical (3/18/25-4/13/25)
Boca (2/11/25-3/2/25)
Florida Rep is one of Lee County and Southwest Florida’s most important cultural and educational institutions and has been named “Best Performing Arts Group” numerous times by Gulfshore Life Magazine and Florida Weekly, and its work was featured in the New York Times and covered in American Theatre Magazine. In addition to its work on stage as a regional theatre company, Florida Rep has very active and vital Education & Outreach arm that includes Theatre for Young Audiences & Lunchbox Theatre, Camp Florida Rep, an audition-only Theatre Conservatory Program, classes for youth and adults, and artist in residency programs.
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Million Dollar Quartet
Music & Arts Community Center (1/28 - 2/14) | |
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Moulin Rouge – The Musical at Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall
Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall (4/7 - 4/10) | |
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Moonlight and Magnolias
Arts Center Theatre (2/5 - 2/25) | |
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Straight Outta Florida Throwing Shade on the Sunshine State
Norris Center Theatre (1/13 - 4/28)
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California Suite
Arts Center Theatre (3/5 - 3/22) | |
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Comedian Joe Machi Live in Naples, Florida!
Off The Hook Comedy Club (2/13 - 2/15) | |
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Straight Outta Florida
Norris Center Theatre (1/13 - 4/28) | |
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Beau Jest
The Naples Players (1/14 - 2/15) | |
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