Theatre Conspiracy

OUR SEASON

2011-2012 SEASON

INVASION OF PRIVACY by Larry Parr

Oct. 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21 and 22 at 8PM. Sunday Oct. 16 at 2PM

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings was at the height of her career in 1946, having won a Pulitzer Prize for her novel, THE YEARLING and she was riding the success of her latest nonfiction account of her life in Florida, CROSS CREEK. All was not perfect, though. Marjorie was plagued by alcoholism and what her friends and neighbors described as her "black spells". Then suddenly, a woman she thought was her good friend, Zelma Cason, sued her for right of privacy in the first such trial brought against an author.

BECKY'S NEW CAR a comedy by Steven Dietz

December 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17 at 8PM December 4 at 2PM

Becky's life isn't exactly unhappy - but from her desk at a car dealership, she can't help but wonder what else is out there. And then she finds out. When a wealthy suitor presumes she is a widow - and she doesn't correct him - she finds herself leading a double life until it quickly (and hilariously) accelerates out of her control. This clever and witty new comedy shows us an unexpected and inventive way to escape the midlife doldrums.

WALT WHITMAN written and performed by Will Stutts January 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21 at 8PM. January 15 at 2PM

Will Stutts who enthralled audiences last year with his portrayal of Frank Lloyd Wright returns to Fort Myers! Walt Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection LEAVES OF GRASS. "The proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it."

THE EXONERATED written by Erik Jensen and Jessica Blank

February 10,11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25 at 8PM. February 19 at 2PM

Culled from interviews, letters, transcripts, case files, and the public record, The Exonerated tells the true stories of six people sent to Death Row for crimes they did not commit. An engaging and even amusing play that tells amazing stories.

THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES a farce by Moliere

March 23, 24, 29, 30, 31, April 5, 6 and 7 at 8PM March 25 at 2PM

A pompous middle-aged bachelor thinks he's established a surefire antidote to adultery in a wife. Can his scheme create the "perfect" wife--docile, adoring, amorous on demand or will his plans fall prey to a determined rival suitor, a pair of inept servants, and true love.