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The Fantasticks

The World’s Longest Running Musical.

Music by Harvey Schmidt, Book & Lyrics by Tom Jones.

February 4 – March 2

Sponsored by Sublett Family Foundation

Charles & Susan Patten / Lou & Pat Dunning

“Try to Remember” a time when this romantic charmer wasn’t enchanting audiences. This classic about a boy, a girl and their two fathers is a timeless fable with its wise humor, breathtaking poetry, and beautiful music.

Evening Show Times: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30pm.

Matinee Show Times: Saturday & Sunday at 3pm.

Tickets: Just $40 – $55.

The Fantasticks

The World’s Longest Running Musical. Music by Harvey Schmidt, Book & Lyrics by Tom Jones.

February 4 – March 2

Sponsored by Sublett Family Foundation

Charles & Susan Patten / Lou & Pat Dunning

“Try to Remember” a time when this romantic charmer wasn’t enchanting audiences. This classic about a boy, a girl and their two fathers is a timeless fable with its wise humor, breathtaking poetry, and beautiful music.

Evening Show Times: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30pm.

Matinee Show Times: Saturday & Sunday at 3pm.

Tickets: Just $40 – $55.

2024-25 Theater Season

Sensational Seats, Savings & a Great Date Night

6 Show VIP Flex Subscription: Just $300

See Below for Details

Evening Shows – 7:30pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

Matinees – 3:00pm
Saturday & Sunday.

Flatlanders - Theater Showtimes & Tickets

Mar 11 - Apr 6

By Bruce Graham

This new comic romp begins when a car gets stuck in a Poconos blizzard. To survive, a couple breaks into a cabin belonging to total strangers. They discover secrets about their hosts and each other. Will they weather the storm?

Sponsorship Available.

The Business of Murder - Theater Showtimes & Tickets

Apr 15 - May 11

By Richard Harris

Running 8 years in London, this psychological thriller centers on a trio of characters. In the tradition of Agatha Christie, nothing is as it seems and as the plot twists and turns, it becomes clear, they are all in the same business…murder.

Sponsored by Darlene Arnold.

Vanities - Theater Showtimes & Tickets

May 20 - June 8

By Jack Heifner. Lyrics & Music by David Kirshenbaum.

The comic musical journey of 3 bubbly Texas teens from cheerleaders to sorority sisters to housewives, liberated women and beyond. This coming-of-age story in the 60’s and 70’s is a musical scrapbook of friends caught up in times that are a-changing’.

Sponsorship Available.

2025 Summer Series

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged: $35-$55/Ticket

Grease: $15-$25/Ticket

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: $35-$55/Ticket

Evening Shows – 7:30pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

Matinees – 3:00pm
Saturday & Sunday.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged - Theater Showtimes & Tickets

July 1 - July 13

Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield

See Shakespeare’s 37 plays in just 97 minutes, in this irreverent and irresistible comedy. If you like the Bard, you’ll love it. If you hate Shakespeare, you’ll REALLY love it!

Grease - Theater Showtimes & Tickets

Aug 1 - Aug 10

Music, Lyrics, and Book by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey

It’s high school in 1959. Time to enjoy – “Summer Nights”, “Greased Lightning”, & “We Go Together”. Starring our area’s most talented, duck-tailed, and bobby-soxed young adults.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Theater Showtimes & Tickets

Aug 19 - Sept 7

Music and Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman

This riotous Broadway musical follows an eclectic group of awkward teens as they vie for the spelling championship. Six spellers enter: only one speller leaves champion!

2025-26 Theater Season

Sensational Seats, Savings & a Great Date Night

6 Show VIP Flex Subscription: Just $300

See Below for Details

Evening Shows – 7:30pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

Matinees – 3:00pm
Saturday & Sunday.

Peter and the Starcatcher - Theater Showtimes & Tickets

Oct 21 - Nov 16

A Play by Rick Elice

Set sail on an enchanting trip to the Neverland you never knew, as this production invades the entire theater. Filled with playful puns and pure imagination, this action-packed adventure is destined to delight the child in all of us.

Ho! Ho! Ho! The Christmas Show - Theater Showtimes & Tickets

Dec 2 - Dec 21

Created and Directed by Robert Cacioppo

A favorite holiday tradition is back and better than ever! Come celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with this original musical revue brimming with love, laughter, and all your favorite holiday songs.

Little Women: The Musical - Theater Showtimes & Tickets

Jan 6 - Feb 1

Book by Allan Knee, Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein & Music by Jason Howland

A story that swept the nation is brought to life in this epic musical! Full of showstopping melodies and uplifting spirit. This timeless tale about the enduring power of family is guaranteed to capture your heart and astonish!

Over the Tavern - Theater Showtimes & Tickets

Feb 10 - Mar 8

By Tom Dudzick

A beguiling family comedy set in Buffalo in the Eisenhower 1950’s. The Pazinski family has a lot going on in their cramped apartment over Dad’s bar. But all hell breaks loose, when 12-year-old, wise-cracking Rudy questions being Catholic. From the author of Greetings.

4000 Miles - Theater Showtimes & Tickets

Mar 17 - Apr 5

By Amy Herzog

After a cross-country bike trip, young Leo makes an unplanned visit to his feisty 91-year-old grand-mother Vera in her Greenwich Village apartment. Over the course of a single month these unlikely roommates, infuriate, bewilder, and ultimately reach each other in this charming dramedy.

I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti - Theater Showtimes & Tickets

Apr 14 - May 3

By Guila Melucci

This tasty comedy invites you into Giula’s kitchen as she recounts a string of botched romances and failed love affairs while preparing a home cooked meal. Sixteen lucky patrons will enjoy a 3-course dinner,* as Giula wins the audiences hearts. *$25 surcharge.

We Value Live Theater

Live Theater Always Produces an Unrivaled Charm.

We believe that it bears great importance for locals as well as future generations. Players Circle Theater is the home to top-performing musicians, dancers, actors, and other performing artists. We aspire to keep the artistic appeal of theater alive.

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The engagement of the audience to the show reflects the appeal of theater.

All of our shows possess the attraction to make the audience live the moment. We love to see our audiences have fun, laugh, relax & unwind, and feel inspired by the diversity of shows we offer.

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About Players Circle Theater

The Players Circle Theater was developed by veterans of the Southwest Florida theater movement, Carrie Lund Cacioppo and Robert Cacioppo.

They are prominent faces of theater in Lee County for over 35 years, having started Lee County’s first professional theater on Sanibel Island and the Florida Repertory Theater, named “One of America’s best regional theaters” by The Wall Street Journal. Players Circle Theater is a professional black box theater providing Broadway-level entertainment.

Players Circle Theater | Co-Founder - Carrie Lund Cacioppo

Carrie Lund Cacioppo

CO-FOUNDER, PRODUCING DIRECTOR, AND ACTOR OF PLAYERS CIRCLE THEATER
Players Circle Theater | Co-Founder - Robert Cacioppo

Robert Cacioppo

PLAYERS CIRCLE PRESIDENT, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, AND CO-FOUNDER

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