FLOYD COLLINS, MAN OF LA MANCHA and More Set for ABET's Season 26

Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre (ABET) has announced its lineup for Season 26. Scroll down for details!

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SEPT 8 9 15 16 17 22 23 24

Floyd Collins

book by Tina Landau
music and lyrics by Adam Guettel
additional lyrics by Tina Landau

directed by ERIK DeCICCO
musical direction by AARON DeCICCO

MUSICAL | This haunting musical - one of the most acclaimed in recent years - tells the transcendent tale of a true American dreamer. The 1925 true story of Kentucky caver Floyd Collins, who, in his search for the ultimate tourist attraction, is trapped in a cave and triggers the first modern media frenzy.

1996 Obie Award for Best Music

OCT 20 21 27 28 29 NOV 3 4 5

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds

by Paul Zindel

directed by Tracey Gallagher

DRAMA | One of Off-Broadway's greatest successes, this powerful and moving study of a widow and her two young daughters has been hailed as one of the most significant and affecting plays of our time. As young Tillie's science experiment proves, something beautiful and full of promise can emerge from even the most barren, afflicted soil.

1971 Pulitzer Prize for Drama | 1970 Obie Award

DEC 1 2 8 9 10 15 16 17

The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged)

by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor

directed by Jason Collins

CHILDREN $10 (under 18 and when accompanied by an adult)

COMEDY | Welcome to the Annual Holiday Variety Show and Christmas Pageant at St. Everybody's Non-Denominational Universalist Church. An irreverent yet heartwarming trip through the holidays, full of festive, funny, physical, family fun as these Three Wise Guys send up and celebrate our favorite holiday traditions.

JAN 19 20 26 27 28 FEB 2 3 4

The Clean House

by Sarah Ruhl

directed by RHODIE JACKSON

COMEDY | A married couple who are both doctors have hired a housekeeper named Matilde, an aspiring comedian from Brazil who's more interested in coming up with the perfect joke than in house-cleaning. This theatrical and wildly funny play is a whimsical and poignant look at class, comedy and the true nature of love.

Winner 2003-2004 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize | Finalist - 2005 Pulitzer Prize

MAR 9 10 16 17 18 23 24 25

Man of La Mancha

written by Dale Wasserman
music by Mitch Leigh
lyrics by Joe Darion

directed by LEE HAMBY

MUSICAL | One of the most enduring works and great theatre successes of our time. This thrilling play-within-a-play, based on Cervantes' Don Quixote is a remarkable classic. The old man's dream is Everyman's dream. His tilting at windmills is Everyman's great adventure.

Tony Award for Best Musical | Tony Award for Best Score

MAY 4 5 11 12 13 18 19 20

RED, WHITE, AND TUNA

by Ed Howard, Jaston Williams, and Joe Sears

directed by and starring ALLEN MORTON and BLAKE MICHAEL OSNER

COMEDY | The third installment in the Tuna trilogy takes the audience through another satirical ride into the hearts and minds of the polyester-clad citizens of Texas' third smallest town. Along with Tuna's perennial favorites, some new Tuna denizens burst into the 4th of July Tuna High School Class Reunion. This sets the stage for a show full of fireworks and fun from the land where the Lion's Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies.

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Performances are FRI & SAT 8PM and SUN 2PM. All tickets $20 except when noted. Doors open 30 minutes before curtain at Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre, 716 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. Visit www.abettheatre.com or call 249-7177 for tickets and more information.

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