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ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE

5555 North Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34243

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About the Theatre

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.


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Past Shows


INTIMATE APPAREL, set in 1905 in turn of the century New York, tells the story of Esther, a lonely, single African-American woman who makes her ...


Inherit the Wind, a powerful courtroom drama written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, isn't a musical, but it's a gripping play nonetheless. Here's ...

Chicken & Biscuits
2/15 - 4/13/2023


Can rivaling sisters Baneatta and Beverly bury their father without killing each other? This proves difficult when Beverly shows up to the chapel with her ...

Silent Sky
1/19 - 3/5/2023


When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isn’t allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. ...

Eureka Day
5/13 - 6/4/2022


At Eureka Day School, a progressive charter school in Berkeley, all points of view are respected, all voices heard. After all, these parents only want ...

Grand Horizons
1/21 - 4/2/2022


The play centers around a couple, Nancy and Bill, who have been married for 50 years. They decide to move to a retirement community called ...

The Learned Ladies
2/23 - 3/13/2022


Moli?re, translated into English verse by Richard Wilbur Asolo Repertory Theatre...

Everybody
11/3 - 11/21/2021


Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Asolo Repertory Theatre...

Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
12/1 - 12/13/2020


Anna Deavere Smith; dir: David Cecsarini....

The Great Leap
3/18 - 4/11/2020


San Francisco, spring 1989. Manford Lum, locally renowned on the sidewalk basketball courts of Chinatown, talks his way onto a college team, just before they ...

Into the Breeches
2/12 - 3/21/2020


George Brant; dir: Nancy Bell....

The Lifespan of a Fact
1/22 - 3/19/2020


The Lifespan of a Fact is a play that explores the often messy intersection of truth and storytelling. It centers around John D'Agata, a magazine ...


Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but ...

Roe
3/14 - 4/15/2018


Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that legalized abortion, is still fiercely debated over forty years later. In this incisive play, acclaimed writer Lisa ...

Rhinoceros
2/7 - 4/14/2018


The sublime is confused with the ridiculous in this savage commentary on the human condition, a staple of every theatre classroom and 20th century drama. ...

Shakespeare In Love
1/10 - 3/28/2018


Young Will Shakespeare has writer's block. The deadline for his new play is fast approaching, but he's in desperate need of inspiration. That is, until ...

Morning After Grace
1/17 - 3/4/2018


Hilarious and heart-warming, this unconventional new comedy tackles love, loss, and coming to terms with growing old. After hooking up at a funeral, Angus and ...

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea


Magnificent sea creatures! A spectacular submarine! Time travel! Take a plunge into the pages of Jules Verne's classic science fiction story and get swept away ...

Beatsville
Beatsville
5/5 - 5/28/2017


Dig this. One of the most highly anticipated new musicals from one of the hottest writing teams on the planet, Beatsville has its world premiere ...

 The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity


Winner of the Obie for Best New American Play, this Pulitzer Prize finalist is as hilarious as it is relevant. Macedonia “Mace” Guerra is a ...


Kristoffer Diaz; music: Luqman Brown; dir: Jen Wineman....

The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
3/17 - 4/15/2017


Relevant, ruthless, and gripping, Lillian Hellman’s chronicle of the dark side of the American Dream is a masterpiece of 20th century drama. Set in 1900 ...

The Great Society
The Great Society
1/13 - 4/2/2017


On the heels of Asolo Rep’s wildly successful All the Way, The Great Society continues Robert Schenkkan’s profound exploration of Lyndon Johnson’s turbulent years in ...

The Originalist
The Originalist
1/20 - 3/5/2017


Justice Antonin Scalia’s unexpected death at age 79 has thrown a wrench into the political arena, but has brought intense interest in this daring new ...

Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
11/18 - 1/1/2017


When it comes to wit, style, and sheer exuberant joy, Guys and Dolls is the odds-on favorite as the best musical comedy of all time. ...

Josephine
Josephine
4/27 - 5/29/2016


Romance, intrigue and plenty of excitement will fill the stage next spring when Asolo Rep presents the world-premiere of Josephine, the original new musical bound ...

Disgraced
Disgraced
3/30 - 4/24/2016


New York. Today. Muslim-American lawyer Amir Kapoor has worked hard to achieve the American Dream – complete with a successful career, a beautiful wife and ...

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner


When the classic film Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner premiered in U.S. theaters in December 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. was still alive and racial ...

Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday
2/10 - 4/15/2016


A Broadway triumph and 1950 Academy Award-nominated film, this deliciously witty comedy is also a biting commentary on politics and the power of female persuasion. ...

Ah, Wilderness!
Ah, Wilderness!
1/20 - 4/10/2016


A comedy...by Eugene O'Neill? Yes! One of the pillars of 20th-century drama who created some of the most tragic stories for the stage, O'Neill also ...

All The Way
All The Way
1/6 - 4/9/2016


One man. One year. One chance to change America. 1964 was a pivotal year in American history and Lyndon Baines Johnson sat at the center ...

Living on Love
Living on Love
1/13 - 2/25/2016


There’s only one person with a worse temperament, bigger ego and more flamboyant sense of self-importance than opera diva Raquel – and that’s her husband, ...

West Side Story
West Side Story
11/10 - 12/27/2015


With ground breaking choreography by the legendary Jerome Robbins, book by Arthur Laurents, an unforgettable score by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, West ...

Summer Musical
Summer Musical
5/29 - 6/21/2015


Nick Corley, Darcie Deaville, David M. Lutken, Helen J. Russell, Andy Teirstein; dir: Nick Corley....

It Only Takes a Moment
It Only Takes a Moment
4/28 - 5/24/2015


His music and lyrics have kept audiences tapping their feet, humming along, and wiping their eyes with tears of joy for generations. The creator of ...


dir: Gordon Greenberg....

Sotto Voce
3/31 - 4/26/2015


The Joyce & Seward Johnson Theater: Nilo Cruz....

Both Your Houses
Both Your Houses
1/21 - 4/12/2015


Imagine a divided Congress. Imagine lawmakers more interested in lining their own pockets than serving the national interest. Imagine an idealistic young Congressman determined to ...

Our Betters
Our Betters
3/11 - 3/18/2015


If this play were a personal ad, it might read: Rich American women seeking financially strapped British men with titles. A hot topic (i.e. Downton ...

Good People
Good People
1/14 - 2/26/2015


Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where this month’s paycheck barely covers last month’s bills, bingo is a night on the town, and sharp-tongued single-mom ...

South Pacific
South Pacific
11/11 - 12/28/2014


From the hauntingly beautiful first three notes of “Bali Ha’i” to the exquisite “Some Enchanted Evening,” this Rodgers and Hammerstein classic contains some of the ...

Baritones Unbound
Baritones Unbound
6/7 - 6/29/2014


In this brand new musical conceived by three-time Tony nominated leading man Marc Kudisch, a trio of some of Broadway’s top baritones take us on ...

I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti


A new comedy by Jacques Lamarre Based on the memoir by Giulia Melucci June 1 through July 8, 2012 Giulia is a single New Yorker ...

Hero
Hero
4/29 - 6/1/2014


Instantly engaging and full of heart, Hero was a smashing success in its world premiere run at Chicago’s Marriott Theatre in 2012. Now, Asolo Rep ...

Hero, the Musical
4/29 - 5/25/2014


Aaron Thielen; lyrics: Michael Mahler; music: Michael Mahler; dir: David H. Bell....

4,000 MILES
4,000 MILES
4/2 - 4/27/2014


Called by TIME magazine “The best play of 2012, hands down,” this funny and moving masterpiece looks at how two outsiders find their way in ...

4000 Miles
4/2 - 4/27/2014


Amy Herzog; dir: Tea Alagic....

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
3/12 - 4/19/2014


Frank Galati’s groundbreaking adaptation of Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel won the Tony Award for Best Play and has become a national theatrical treasure. This quintessential ...

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike


It’s a lovely day at Vanya and Sonia’s farmhouse in Bucks County, PA. But instead of spending the morning strolling through their cherry orchard, these ...

Philadelphia, Here I Come!
Philadelphia, Here I Come!
1/7 - 4/12/2014


Gar O’Donnell is leaving Ballybeg and the Ireland of his childhood. Leaving his father and the lads. Leaving Kate. For across the ocean there’s a ...

The Matchmaker
The Matchmaker
1/6 - 4/11/2014


With his eye firmly fixed on the bottom line, wealthy hat merchant Horace Vendergelder can’t see the value of love, even as he searches for ...

Other Desert Cities
Other Desert Cities
1/15 - 2/27/2014


This riveting new play by the creator of TV’s hit drama “Brothers & Sisters” brings dysfunctional family drama to new heights. In their Palm Springs ...

Show Boat
Show Boat
11/12 - 12/29/2013


It was the first great American musical and may still be, after 86 years, the greatest of all time. With unforgettable songs, dazzling choreography, and ...

SHOW BOAT (Goodspeed Version)
SHOW BOAT (Goodspeed Version)
11/15 - 12/22/2013


SHOW BOAT (Goodspeed Version) Created for a Reduced Cast and Orchestra. Spanning the years from 1880 to 1927, this lyrical masterpiece concerns the lives, loves ...

My Brilliant Divorce
6/26 - 7/14/2013


How brilliant can a one-woman play about divorce be? Quite brilliant, actually. Set in London, Angela is a middle-aged American ex-pat blind-sided by her husband's ...

My Brilliant Divorce
My Brilliant Divorce
6/23 - 7/14/2013


How brilliant can a one-woman play about divorce be? Quite brilliant, actually. Set in London, Angela is a middle-aged American ex-pat blind-sided by her husband's ...


From the opening breath of this 90-minute dance musical, you'll be wrapped in the artistry that is true American song and dance. Racey and his ...

Ken Ludwig's The Game’s Afoot


Master of comedy and mayhem Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor) fills his latest play with double-crosses, triple-crosses, gunplay, lies, deceit, disguise, and sex. What ...

Clybourne Park
Clybourne Park
3/15 - 5/2/2013


The powerfully provocative Clybourne Park, the 2012 Tony Award winner for Best Play and 2011 Pulitzer Prize winner, is the most talked-about show of the ...

Candida
4/9 - 4/28/2013


Who will housewife Candida choose – her middle-aged clergyman husband, or the handsome young poet hoping to whisk her away from her life of domesticity? ...

Venus In Fur
4/5 - 4/28/2013


The sexiest, funniest, most acclaimed hit of the recent Broadway season, this seductive comedy blends love, lust, and literature, with the ultimate battle of the ...

Unplugged
4/6 - 4/26/2013


Showcasing the freshest talents writing for the theatre today, Unplugged presents four brand-spanking new plays in progress. Join us for staged readings of these new ...

You Can't Take It With You
You Can't Take It With You
1/4 - 4/20/2013


When this 1937 Pulitzer Prize-winner debuted to instant acclaim during the Great Depression, it was clear that Kaufman and Hart had come up with the ...

The Heidi Chronicles
The Heidi Chronicles
1/19 - 3/17/2013


If you were a woman finding your way in the world between the 1960s and 1980s, you might think that this play was all about ...

Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross
1/11 - 2/28/2013


David Mamet’s scalding comedy/drama tackles one of the most elusive topics in all of American literature: the pursuit of the American dream. A contemporary classic ...

1776
1776
11/16 - 12/22/2012


A brilliant and visionary high-spirited musical that movingly and often hilariously captures the great galvanizing moment in the American Story: the signing of the Declaration ...

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