We are pleased to announce our 25th Anniversary Season,
having opened as Florida Shakespeare Theatre in 1979.

Frozen   by Bryony Lavery

October 9 - November 7, 2004     FLORIDA PREMIERE

A drama that explores the moral and emotional effect of serial killings on both the relatives of victims and the murderer - when three people are drawn together by horrific circumstances.

"Unforgettable! Melts the heart more than any raging fire could!" - Ben Brantley, NY Times

"A true and enthralling theatrical experience!" - Clive Barnes, NY Post

Bug   by Tracy Letts

December 4, 2004 - January 2, 2005     FLORIDA PREMIERE

A thriller about a Gulf War veteran convinced that the government is implanting real live bugs inside our bodies to control us - from the author of Killer Joe.

"Buckle up and brace yourself for the theatre season's wildest ride! Obscenely exciting! Crackerjack entertainment!" - Ben Brantley, NY Times

"A gloriously lurid noir thriller!" - Time Out New York

The Retreat from Moscow   by William Nicholson

January 29 - February 27, 2005     FLORIDA PREMIERE

The powerful story of a husband who decides to be truthful in his marriage, and of the wife and son whose lives will never be the same again.

"Brilliant! The best play I've seen on Broadway since 'Angels in America'!" - John Lahr, The New Yorker

"An exquisite new play!" - John Simon, New York Magazine

The Syringa Tree   by Pamela Gien

March 26 - May 1, 2005     FLORIDA PREMIERE

One actress plays 28 characters - in a deeply evocative play about two families, one black, one white, in early 1960s South Africa.

"Engaging, exotic, complex... stuns with the power of a gut punch!" - Bruce Weber, NY Times

"An emotionally powerful love story." - John Lahr, The New Yorker

A Bad Friend   by Jules Feiffer

May 28 - June 26, 2005     FLORIDA PREMIERE

Set in 1950s during the McCarthy era, a Brooklyn family is in the red glare of the anxiety engendered by the paranoia of the times.

"Dramatically absorbing, historically valuable and gnawingly thoughtful!" - Bruce Weber, NY Times

"Provocative and haunting!" - Linda Winer, Newsday

Misery   by Stephen King, adapted for the stage by Simon Moore

August 6 - September 4, 2005

This stunning adaptation of the Stephen King classic which premiered in London, has all the tension of the international best-selling novel published in 1987 (the motion picture version was released 15 years ago). An intense roller coaster ride into the darkness of obsession, it is guaranteed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats to the final curtain.

After an automobile accident, novelist Paul Sheldon meets his biggest fan. She is his nurse - and his captor. Now, she wants Paul to write his greatest work-just for her. She has lots of ways to spur him on. And if they don't work, she can get really nasty.

"The suspense becomes intolerable! To make an audience gasp and laugh at the same instant is quite an achievement... this is a compelling cruel thriller!" - London Daily Telegraph

"It makes seat optional. The audience spent the evening on the edge of theirs!" - London Daily Express