Comedy/variety show JUST FOR LAUGHS returns to The Center for Performing Arts Bonita Springs on Friday, February 14 at 7:30 p.m. for a special Valentine's Day show in the Moe Auditorium and Film Center, featuring comedians, music, sketches and comedy improvisation.
Having presented more than 40 playwrights in 2019, Center for Performing Arts kicks off the new year with a celebration of Southwest Florida Playwrights in the January 10 edition of their Staged Reading Series. The event will feature short plays, a solo play excerpt, and the 40-minute one-act play Inn Trouble by Sarasota's Pamela Schueler, a door-slammer and comedy of errors with a noir feel.
Time travel, invisibility, the first interracial gay snow globe couple, sexy role play and a helicopter Jewish mother-in-law will all be just some of the topics covered in the eclectic and hilarious short play collection Funny Shorts LIVE! at Center for Performing Arts Bonita Springs' Moe Auditorium and Film Center, December 13.
Casting is complete for the November 8 edition of Center for Performing Arts Bonita Springs' Staged Reading Series.
Centers for Performing Arts Bonita Springs will present the brand new comedy CAUSE AND AFFECTION, October 24-27. A mix of pre-recorded soap opera scenes were filmed over the summer by the play's director Elizabeth D'Onofrio, whose professional careers in theatre and film span more than two decades. This unique presentation is perfectly suited for the Center's Moe Auditorium and Film Center stage.
Comedy/variety show JUST FOR LAUGHS returns to The Center for Performing Arts Bonita Springs October 11, 7:30pm at the Moe Auditorium and Film Center. The show includes comedians, songs, sketches and a musical improvisation. Comedian Carmen Vallone, of Comedy Night School and Last Comic Standing-fame, will be joined by Sheena Reagan, Charles Calabritto and Kyle Brandle. Brandle recently wowed the Orlando Fringe Festival with his comedy play One Night at Louie's.
Freud's mother, asteroids, dinosaurs, curses and a sprite with an identity crisis will all be on display in the eclectic short play collection Funny Shorts LIVE! at Center for Performing Arts Bonita Springs' Moe Auditorium and Film Center, September 13 & 14.
The Center for Performing Arts Bonita Springs will present the world premiere of Charles Jackson, Jr.'s THE FLOATING BLACK MAN in conjunction with their popular Staged Reading Series on August 9, 2019, at 7:30pm. Mr. Jackson will give a full performance of his new play as part of the evening that will highlight Naples, Florida, playwright Marc Simon's play DEPARTURES in the staged reading format.
Center for Performing Arts Bonita Springs launches its new year and new season with the Paul Rudnick comedy I HATE HAMLET, running July 18-21 at the Moe Auditorium and Film Center. Rudnick is probably best known for the Sister Act screenplay, and his plays include Jeffrey, The Naked Eye and the more recent Regrets Only.
Center for Performing Arts Bonita Springs presents Funny Shorts LIVE! on June 14 and 15, featuring six short plays in an evening of comedic storytelling. The six plays feature writers from around the world, along with one local playwright, Shawn Ryan with his short play NAP TIME which will star Marilyn Hilbert, Kip Jones and Sheila Hand.
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Ten plays from the second annual Stage It! 10-Minute Play Festival will premiere at the Center for the Performing Arts of Bonita Springs Saturday and Sunday, April 28 and 29. The event in includes a Book Release Party to celebrate the publication of all the winners.
Coinciding with March as National Women's History Month and International Women's Day (March 8), Center for the Arts Bonita Springs (CFABS) will present Pamela Parker's poignant and hilarious IMAGINE THIS for a one-night only Staged Reading performance on Friday, March 16 at 6:30 PM.
'Oh the thinks you can think if you're willing to try.' So says the beloved Dr. Seuss, entertainer of children and their families (and a slew of grown-ups, too) for decades.
'Oh the thinks you can think if you're willing to try.' So says the beloved Dr. Seuss, entertainer of children and their families (and a slew of grown-ups, too) for decades.
As the snowbirds migrate north, the season winds down at Center for the Performing Arts in Bonita Springs, but Frankly Funny Fridays final two shows of the year promise to go out with a bang.
The Center for the Performing Arts in Bonita Springs will present A. R. Gurney's dark comedy Later Life, April 6-9 at the Moe Auditorium and Film Center, directed by Catalina Monterrosa.
A dozen plays from the inaugural Stage It! 10-Minute Play Festival will premiere at the Center for the Performing Arts of Bonita Springs this Saturday and Sunday, February 18 and 19. The event in includes a Book Release Party to celebrate the publication of the winners.
The Center for Performing Arts Bonita Springs welcomes back the hilarious Southern comedy SOUTHERN GOTHIC NOVEL, Today, September 17 at 8:00pm.
The Center for Performing Arts Bonita Springs welcomes back the hilarious Southern comedy SOUTHERN GOTHIC NOVEL, Saturday, September 17 at 8:00pm.
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