Judy Bate's SENIORELLA Wins Surfside Players' 2013 Playwriting Contest, Opens Tonight

Surfside Players has announced the winner of our Thirteenth Annual Playwriting Contest: Seniorella, a farce by Judy Bate, directed by Joan Dunn. Barbara has been coerced by her son and daughter into moving from Chicago to a Miami condominium. Lamenting her old age and situation, she sobs, her tears inadvertently summoning a gender-challenged Fairy Godmother who has been assigned to do the Cinderella thing. You know, fix her up and send her to the ball. But a spell meant to make her look younger backfires...

The show runs for ONE WEEKEND ONLY, tonight, June 7 - 9, Friday and Saturday 8:00pm and Sunday 2:00pm at the Surfside Playhouse in Cocoa Beach. Regular tickets are $10.00, but admission is FREE with the purchase of a season ticket for the 2013-2014 season.

Season tickets are only $100 for adults, or $75 for seniors (age 62+) and active military, and are good for SEVEN admissions (five if purchased after September 1st) plus the free Seniorella admission, a $122 - $150 value, and your name in the playbill of every mainstage show in Surfside's season!

Call (321) 783-3127 or visit www.surfsideplayers.com for information. There are no reservations for this show; it is first come, first served.

Surfside Playhouse is located in Cocoa Beach, Florida. In Brevard County, take eastbound 520 or 528 to southbound A1A; or take eastbound Pineda, Eau Gallie, or 192, to northbound A1A. Drive into Cocoa Beach, and turn west on South Fifth Street. The lobby is on the south side of the building, facing Ramp Road.

Surfside will hold its ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING on Wednesday, June 12th, at 6:00pm. We will offer late-breaking announcements of summer activities and the season ahead, and then nominate and elect new members of the Surfside Board of Governors. Anyone may attend, but only season ticket holders from this past season (2012-2013) are eligible to vote. Please RSVP to the box office (321) 783-3127 by Sunday, June 9th.

A reminder that Surfside Players is offering summer courses for both children and adults! For children, the Youth Players offers two summer sessions, June 3-14 (students entering grades 5-9) and June 17-28 (grades 2-4). Classes are 9:00am-3:00pm for two weeks with a performance on the second Friday at 7:00pm. For details visit www.surfsideplayers.com or see the attached PDF.

For the adults, a class in Improv! Open to adults of all ages, or students in high school or older. Classes will be held on Thursday evenings from 7:00-9:30pm, June 6 - August 8, 2013, with no class on July 4th. The final session may be reserved for a potential performance. Cost for the entire course is $40 for adults, $25 for students. Payment by cash or check (payable to Surfside Players) will be collected at the first session you attend. To register, call or e-mail the instructor, Mario Busacca at (321) 258-2185 or mbusacca@cfl.rr.com. All registrations should be made by Saturday, June 1, 2013.

For more information about these and other events, visit www.surfsideplayers.com or our Facebook group "Surfside Players." Submit an E-mail or postal address to surfside_info@yahoo.com to receive updates on shows throughout the season.

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