Nilo Cruz's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece has been hailed by The New York Times as "a hymn to the transforming and potentially dangerous powers of art." In Ybor City, Florida, 1929, cigars are rolled by hand as factory workers listen to the charged voices of lectors reading from newspapers, political pamphlets, and great works of literature. When a handsome lector arrives from Cuba, he brings with him a copy of Anna Karenina, igniting a powder keg of passions. As an industrial revolution looms on the horizon, Tolstoy, the tropics, and the American dream prove an intoxicating, volatile combination.
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Asolo Repertory Theatre is at 5555 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, Florida 34243, Sarasota , FL.
Asolo Repertory Theatre, Florida’s premier professional theatre, is one of the most important cultural forces in the Southeastern United States. A center for theatrical excellence, Asolo Rep stages up to fifteen productions every season, spanning a diverse repertoire of newly commissioned plays, bold reinterpretations of contemporary and classical works, and provocative new musical theatre experiences.
Frog and Toad (7/16/25-8/3/25)
Jesus Christ Superstar (5/17/25-6/15/25)
Good Night, Oscar (4/4/25-4/26/25)
Dancing at Lughnasa (3/21/25-4/19/25)
TWELVE ANGRY MEN: A New Musical (5/11/24-6/9/24)
Videos
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All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
Asolo Repertory Theatre (12/3 - 12/19) | |
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New Works Play Lab
FSU/Asolo Conservatory (12/12 - 12/13) NEW PLAY | |
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Romeo & Juliet
Dingbat Theatre Project (6/12 - 6/28) | |
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Fleetwood Max: the Definitive Fleetwood Mac Tribute
Manatee Performing Arts Center (1/6 - 1/6) | |
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The Unfriend
Asolo Repertory Theatre (2/18 - 3/22) | |
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Assassins
The Sarasota Players (4/29 - 5/10) | |
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Frozen
Manatee Performing Arts Center (12/4 - 12/14) | |
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Program Five – Martha Graham Dance Company
FSU Center for the Performing Arts (2/27 - 3/2) | |
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Cemetary Club
Manatee Performing Arts Center (2/19 - 3/1) | |
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