Bay Street Players 2011-2012 Season Announced, Begins Sept 16

Bay Street Players announces its 37th season, which will run September 16, 2011-July 29, 2012. Performances take place at the Bay Street Players Historic State Theatre at 109 N. Bay Street in Eustis. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. Each production also has one Wednesday 8pm and one Saturday 2pm performance.
The plays for the 2011-2012 Main Stage Season are as follows:

Dracula
A Mystery
By Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston
From Bram Stoker's novel
September 16 - October 9, 2011

This timeless play, based on the classic novel, is one of the great mystery thrillers of all time. The winner of a Tony Award for Best Revival, Dracula promises an evening of pure escape and nostalgic entertainment.

Sister Amnesia's Country Western Nunsense Jamboree
A Musical
Book, Music and Lyrics by Dan Goggin
Nov. 18 - Dec. 11, 2011
She's Back! You met Sister Amnesia in our 2008 production of Nuncrackers. Now she has regained her memory and realizes she is Sister Mary Paul, a former country singer and takes her new show on the road. This Jamboree is filled with hysterical one-liners and a heapin' helping of music.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
A Musical
Music and Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Feb. 3 - Feb 26, 2012
This hilarious Broadway musical hit of 2005 was the winner of two Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards. Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser.

Social Security
A Comedy by Andrew Bergman
April 20 - May 13, 2012
Art dealers, who are husband and wife, have their sophisticated home life shattered when it's their turn to take care of her eccentric mother. Things get even more hectic when the mother hits it off with an elderly artist who is their best client. You'll laugh all the way home! Sponsored by Waterman Village.

Camelot
A Musical
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by Frederick Loewe
Based on T. H. White's novel The Once and Future King
July 6 - 29, 2012
Filled with many moments of enchantment, this musical relives the tale of King Arthur, his wife Guenevere, Sir Lancelot and the Knights of the Round Table. The score is pure magic, filled with songs like "How to Handle a Woman" and "If Ever I Would Leave You" this classic continues to dazzle audiences. The Broadway show was the winner of four Tony Awards, while the film version was awarded three Academy Awards .Sponsored by Bowen Radson Scroth, P.A.
Ticket Prices:
Single tickets: Friday/Saturday/Sunday: Adults $20
Wednesday/Thursday: Adults $17
Students: (w/ID):$10

SEASON SUBSCRIPTION
Wednesday & Thursday Series, 8pm $75/5 Show Package
Saturday/Sunday Series, 8pm
Saturday/Sunday Matinee Series, 2pm: $80/5 Show Series

Multi-Pass
$99 Pack of Six Tickets

Single tickets: Friday/Saturday/Sunday: Adults $20
Wednesday/Thursday: Adults $17
Students: (w/ID):$10

In addition to their Main Stage offerings, Bay Street Players will present their Second Stage series, The Bay Street Project. The plays for the 2011-2012 Bay Street Project are as follows:

Incorruptible
A Comedy by Michael Hollinger
September 25, October 2 & 9, 2011
It's not the best of times for the rag-tag group of monks in a 13th century French monastery: the abbey's patron saint hasn't produces a miracle, or a paying pilgrim in 13 years. Enter a cunning traveling minstrel and the "fund raising" begins with a rib-poking look at human behavior.

Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some)
A Comedy by Michael Carleton, James FitzGerald and John K. Alvarez, original music by Will Knapp.
November 27, December 4 & 11, 2011
Instead of performing Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors perform every Christmas story ever told, plus traditions from around the world, and every carol ever sung. A madcap romp through the holiday season!

Around the World in 80 Days
A tale of adventure adapted by Mark Brown from the novel by Jules Verne.
February 12, 19 & 26, 2012
This adaptation is by the author of last seasons' popular "The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge." Race around the world as danger, romance and comic surprises abound in this whirlwind of a show.

Dinner with Friends
A Drama by Donald Margulies
April 29, May 6 &13, 2012
Winner of Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2000 the author calls this play "a rueful comedy" that shows the effects of Tom and Beth's marital breakup on long-time friends Gabe and Karen. Margulies characters are real, they are normal; they are family, friends and the people next door.

Rounding Third
A comedy by Richard Dresser
July 15, 22 & 29, 2012
Two Little League coaches battle over how to lead the team: whether to shield the kids from the pressure of competition or to teach the kids how to win. "This play reflects the passions, the joy and the pain of any person who has ever loved a child who was competing for anything, from sports to spelling bees to talent shows."-San Jose Repertory Theatre. "

Individual Tickets: Adults: $10, Students: $5. The Bay Street Project five show Season Subscription is available for $40, which gives you 5 shows for the price of 4. Group rates are available. Contact the box office at (352) 357-7777 or book online at baystreetplayers.org.

Bay Street Players is a non-profit community theatre that provides entertainment and education for the residents of Central Florida through the production of theatrical arts which allow students and artists to learn and practice their craft