Asolo Repertory Theatre production history explained
The Asolo Repertory Theatre is located in Sarasota, Florida. It was originally a summers-only operation called The Asolo Comedy Festival. In 1963 it began to be referred to as The Asolo Theatre Festival. Starting in the fall of 1966, when it went into year-round operation, the name was changed to The Asolo Theater Company (and it continued under that name for the next 30 years, when its title reverted to The Asolo Theater Festival). Starting in 2006, it became The Asolo Repertory Theater, familiarly known as The Asolo Rep.
1960
Asolo Comedy Festival Productions
1961
Asolo Comedy Festival Productions
1962
Asolo Comedy Festival Productions
1963
Asolo Theatre Festival Productions
1964
Asolo Theatre Festival Productions
1965
Asolo Theatre Festival Productions
1966
Asolo Theatre Festival Productions
1966-1967
Asolo Theater Company Productions
Asolo Theater Company Tours
1967–1968
Asolo Theater Company Productions
Asolo Theater Company ProductionsAsolo Theater Company Tours
Asolo Rep Tours
1969–1970
Asolo Rep Productions
Asolo Rep Tours
1970–1971
Asolo Rep Productions
Asolo Rep Tours
1971–1972
Asolo Rep Productions
Asolo Rep Tours
1972–1973
Asolo Rep Productions
Asolo Rep Tours
1973–1974
Asolo Rep Productions
Asolo Rep Tours
1974–1975
Asolo Rep Productions
Asolo Rep Tours
1975–1976
Asolo Rep Productions
Second stage
Asolo Rep Tours
1976–1977
Asolo Rep Productions
Second stage
Asolo Rep Tours
1977–1978
Asolo Rep Productions
Asolo Rep Tours
FSU/Asolo Conservatory Productions
- Archy and Friends
- In this Golden Land
- Whatever Became of Love
- Aria Da Capia
1978–1979
Asolo Rep Productions
Asolo Rep Tours
- Plain Folk
- Press Cuttings
- Raduz and the Three Clouds
FSU/Asolo Conservatory Productions
1979–1980
Asolo Rep Productions
Asolo Rep Tours
1980–1981
Asolo Rep Productions
Asolo Rep Tours
1981–1982
Asolo Rep Productions
Asolo Rep Tours
- The Song is Kern
- Pinocchio
- The Ice Wolf
- Comedies of Courtship
1982–1983
Asolo Rep Productions
Asolo Rep Tours
1983–1984
Asolo Rep Productions
Asolo Rep Tours
FSU/Asolo Conservatory Productions
1984–1985
Asolo Rep Productions
Asolo Rep Tours
FSU/Asolo Conservatory Productions
- Men Without Dates
- Chocolate Cake
- Final Placement
- FM
1985–1986
Asolo Rep Productions
Second stage
Asolo Rep Tours
FSU/Asolo Conservatory Productions
1986–1987
Asolo Rep Productions
Asolo Rep Tours
FSU/Asolo Conservatory Productions
1987–1988
Asolo Rep Productions
Second stage
- First Time Anywhere!
- Mass Appeal by Bill C. Davis
- Why Can't You Be Him?
Asolo Rep Tours
FSU/Asolo Conservatory Productions
Conservatory Shorts
1988–1989
Asolo Rep Productions
Second stage
- Driving Around the House
- Quarry
Asolo Rep Tours
FSU/Asolo Conservatory Productions
1989–1990
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
Asolo Rep Tours
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
1990–1991
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
1991–1992
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
1992–1993
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
1993–1994
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
1994–1995
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
1995–1996
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
1996–1997
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
Asolo Extras
- Once Upon a Midnight
- Laundry and Bourbon by James McLure
- Talking Head
- Saltwater Moon
- Art Is Easy!, Money Is Tough
Series X
1997–1998
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
Series X
- Mistake in Identities
- The Love Talker by Deborah Pryor
- Beirut by Alan Bowne
Late Nite Series
1998–1999
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
Asolo Rep in the Cook Theatre
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
1999–2000
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
Asolo Rep in the Cook Theatre
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
2000–2001
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
Asolo Rep in the Cook Theatre
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
2001–2002
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
Asolo Rep in the Cook Theatre
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
2002–2003
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
Asolo Rep in the Cook Theatre
- Eye of the Storm
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Syncopation
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
2003–2004
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
Asolo Rep in the Cook Theatre
- Noël Coward at the Café de Paris
- Free and Clear
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
Late Night Series
2004–2005
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
Asolo Rep in the Cook Theatre
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
Late Night Series
- The Minotaur
- Swing State
- A Benefit Concert with Bill Deasy
- The Louisiana Hayride presents: Elvis
- A Night of Comedy
- The Isle of Dogs
- The Gospel of Cyrus According to Cyrus
2005–2006
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
Asolo Rep in the Cook Theatre
- String of Pearls
- Rounding Third
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
2006–2007
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
Asolo Rep in the Historic Asolo Theater
Asolo Rep in the Cook Theatre
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Historic Asolo Theater
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
Late Night Series
2007–2008
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
- A Tale of Two Cities by Jill Santoriello
- The Constant Wife by W. Somerset Maugham
- by John Patrick Shanley
- The Play's the Thing by Ferenc Molnár, adapted by P. G. Wodehouse
- Smash by Jeffrey Hatcher, (an adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Novel An Unsocial Socialist)
- Equus by Peter Shaffer
- Working, A Musical – book by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso; music by Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, James Taylor, Lin-Manuel Miranda; lyrics by Schwartz, Carnelia, Grant, Taylor, Miranda, and Susan Birkenhead
- Menopause the Musical™ by Jeanie Linders
Asolo Rep in the Historic Asolo Theater
Asolo Rep in the Cook Theatre
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Historic Asolo Theater
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
Late Night Series
- 1st Annual Love Late Night
- A People's Movement by Marcus D. Johnson
2008–2009
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
Asolo Rep in the Historic Asolo Theater
Asolo Rep in the Cook Theatre
- Perfect Mendacity by Jason Wells
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Historic Asolo Theater
FSU/Asolo Conservatory in the Cook Theatre
Late Night Series
2009–2010
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
- Contact created by Susan Stroman and John Weidman; October 24, 2009 – November 29, 2009
- The Perfume Shop adapted by E.P. Dowdall, based on the play Parfumerie by Miklós László; December 4, 2009 – April 1, 2010
- Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht; December 11, 2009 – February 23, 2010
- Searching for Eden: The Diaries of Adam and Eve by James Still, based partly on the comic writing of Mark Twain; December 18, 2009 – February 25, 2010
- Hearts by Willy Holtzman; January 22, 2010 – April 11, 2010
- Managing Maxine by Janece Shaffer; March 12, 2010 – April 17, 2010
- Dancing Backwards in High Heels – The Ginger Musical conceived & developed by Lynnette Barkley & Christopher McGovern; May 7, 2010 – May 30, 2010
Asolo Rep in the Historic Asolo Theatre
- New Stages Project: Life in the Middle; October 21, 2009 – November 8, 2009
- The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown; January 21, 2010 – February 28, 2010
- Unplugged: Theatre in the Raw – New Play Festival; March 24, 2010 – April 18, 2010
The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training
Late Night Series
- 3rd Annual Love Late Night
- Dutchman by Amiri Baraka
- Tunes for Two
- The Rachel Corrie Project edited by Kirstin Franklin
2010–2011
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
- (Pre-Broadway Run) by Frank Wildhorn (music), Don Black (lyrics), and Ivan Menchell (book), directed by Jeff Calhoun; November 19, 2010 – December 19, 2010
- La Bête by David Hirson, directed by Michael Donald Edwards; January 27, 2011 – February 24, 2011
- Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, directed by Frank Galati; January 14, 2011 – March 31, 2011
- Boeing Boeing by Marc Camoletti, translated by Beverley Cross & Francis Evans, directed by Greg Leaming; January 21, 2011 – April 23, 2011
- Deathtrap by Ira Levin, directed by Peter Amster; March 11, 2011 – May 14, 2011
- Las Meninas (The Waiting Women) by Lynn Nottage, directed by Michael Donald Edwards; March 18, 2011 – May 15, 2011
Asolo Rep Touring Company
- Antigone Now by Melissa Cooper (based on Antigone by Sophocles); preview on October 4, 2010, followed by a performance on October 9, 2010, and then TBA touring dates
Asolo Rep Off-Main
The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare, directed by Greg Leaming; October 26, 2010 – November 14, 2010
- reasons to be pretty by Neil LaBute, directed by Barbara Redmond; January 4, 2011 – January 23, 2011
- The Lady from the Sea by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Andrei Malaev-Babel; February 22, 2011 – March 13, 2011
- Tartuffe by Molière, directed by Wes Grantom; April 12, 2011 – May 1, 2011
Late Night Series
- Red Light Winter by Adam Rapp
- The London Monologues by Adam Carpenter, Kim Hausler, Ron Kagan, Will Little, and Angela Sauer
- The Thrill of the Chase by Philip Gawthorne
- Men of Tortuga by Jason Wells
- 4th Annual Love Late Night
2016 - 2017
Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
- Guys and Dolls, based on a story by and characters of Damon Runyon, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser. Choreographed and directed by Josh Rhodes, November 15, 2016 – January 1, 2017.[1]
- The Great Society, by Robert Schenkkan, based on the original production directed by Bill Rauch. Directed by Nicole A. Watson, January 11–April 2, 2017.[2]
- The Originalist, by John Strand. Directed by Molly Smith, January 18–March 7, 2017.[3]
- Born Yesterday, by Garson Kanin. Directed by Peter Amster, February 8–April 15, 2017.[4]
- The Little Foxes, by Lillian Hellman. Directed by Frank Galati, March 17-April 15, 2017.[5]
- The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, by Kristoffer Diaz. Directed by Jen Wineman, April 4–30, 2017 (a special production in the Cook Theatre).[6]
- Beatsville, book by Glenn Slater, music and lyrics by Wendy Leigh Wilf. Directed by Bill Berry, April 27-May 27, 2017 (world premier, a co-production with Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre).[7]
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, by Craig Francis and Rick Miller, based on the 1870 book by Jules Verne. Directed by Rick Miller, June 7-July 1, 2017.[8]
The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training in the Cook Theatre
- Book of Days, by Lanford Wilson. Directed by Greg Leaming, November 1–20, 2016.[9]
- A View From The Bridge, by Arthur Miller. Directed by Andrei Malaev-Babel, December 27, 2016 – January 15, 2017.[10]
- The Drunken City, by Adam Bock. Directed by Jesse Jou, February 21–March 12, 2017.[11]
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare. Directed by Jonathan Epstein, April 11–29, 2017 (presented in collaboration with and at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens).[12]
Dog Days Theatre
2017 - 2018
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Asolo Rep in the Mertz Theatre
- Evita, lyrics by Tim Rice, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Directed and choreographed by Josh Rhodes, November 18–December 30, 2017 (Previews November 15–17).
- Shakespeare in Love, based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, adapted for the stage by Lee Hall. Directed by Rachel Rockwell, January 13–March 28, 2018 (Previews January 10–12).
- The Morning After Grace, by Carey Crim. Directed by Peter Amster, January 19–March 4, 2018 (Previews January 17–18).
- Rhinoceros, by Eugene Ionesco, translated by Derek Prouse. Directed by Frank Galati, February 9-April 14, 2018 (Previews February 7–8).
- Roe, by Lisa Loomer. Directed by Lavina Jadhwani, March 16-April 14, 2018 (Previews March 14–15).
- Ragtime, book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahren. Directed by Peter Rothstein, May 4–27, 2018 (Previews May 1–3) (A collaboration with Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre).
Additional 2017–18 Productions
Summer Family Production
- "Asolo Rep Continues Its Commitment To Present World Class, Family Friendly Productions Each June. To Be Announced Very Soon!"[16] June 8–30, 2018 (Previews June 6–7).
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Guys and Dolls. 2017-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170424175654/http://asolorep.org/shows/guys-and-dolls/2016-2017. 2017-04-24. dead.
- Web site: The Great Society. 2017-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170424175358/http://asolorep.org/shows/the-great-society/2016-2017. 2017-04-24. dead.
- Web site: The Originalist. 2017-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170424175154/http://asolorep.org/shows/the-originalist/2016-2017. 2017-04-24. dead.
- Web site: Born Yesterday. 2017-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170424175254/http://asolorep.org/shows/born-yesterday/2016-2017. 2017-04-24. dead.
- Web site: The Little Foxes. 2017-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170424180006/http://asolorep.org/shows/the-little-foxes/2016-2017. 2017-04-24. dead.
- Web site: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity. 2017-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170424175159/http://asolorep.org/shows/the-elaborate-entrance-of-chad-deity/2016-2017. 2017-04-24. dead.
- Web site: Beatsville. 2017-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170424174642/http://asolorep.org/shows/beatsville/2016-2017. 2017-04-24. dead.
- Web site: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. 2017-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170424175257/http://asolorep.org/shows/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/2016-2017. 2017-04-24. dead.
- Web site: Book of Days. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824101526/http://asolorep.org/shows/book-of-days/2016-2017. 24 August 2017. dead .
- Web site: A View From The Bridge. 2017-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170425024355/http://asolorep.org/shows/a-view-from-the-bridge/2016-2017. 2017-04-25. dead.
- Web site: The Drunken City. 2017-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170425024227/http://asolorep.org/shows/the-drunken-city/2016-2017. 2017-04-25. dead.
- Web site: A Midsummer Night's Dream. 2017-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170424175457/http://asolorep.org/shows/a-midsummer-nights-dream/2016-2017. 2017-04-24. dead.
- Web site: Relatively Speaking. 2017-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170424174755/http://asolorep.org/shows/relatively-speaking/2016-2017. 2017-04-24. dead.
- Web site: Double Indemnity. 2017-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170424175552/http://asolorep.org/shows/double-indemnity/2016-2017. 2017-04-24. dead.
- Web site: Asolo Rep 2017-18 Season Announcement. 2017-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170425024108/http://asolorep.org/editor_files/files/Season%20Announcement%2017-18%20PDF.pdf. 2017-04-25. dead.
- Web site: Asolo Rep 2017-18 Season Announcement. 2017-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170425024108/http://asolorep.org/editor_files/files/Season%20Announcement%2017-18%20PDF.pdf. 2017-04-25. dead.
