Current Season
2024-2025
Saturday, October 19 (7:30 p.m.) & Sunday, October 20 (1:30 p.m.)
Being Somebody — Growing up Brooklyn, a Father/Daughter Tale
A funny, hope-filled show starring Dr. Howard Mase, an extraordinary 88-year-old psychologist, and his singer/playwright/actor daughter Marla. Through masterful storytelling, song and dance, they take us back in time to Howard growing up in Brooklyn’s post-war gleam of the 1940s, and Marla navigating the gritty disco era of the 1970s. This musical memoir touches on universal themes and invites us to reconnect with important moments in our lives. Thank you for attending these sell-out performances!
Wednesday, January 29 – Sunday, February 9
Visiting Mr. Green
by Jeff Baron*
In this post-pandemic rewrite of a beloved play, elderly Mr. Green is almost hit by a car driven by 29-year-old Ross Gardiner. Gardiner is sentenced to community service; he must help the lonely widower once a week for six months. This 21st century “odd couple” will take audiences on a roller coaster of humor, heartbreak and healing.
Monday, February 3 (1:30 p.m.)
Monday, February 3 (7:00 p.m.) SOLD OUT
The Catskills — The Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt
Documentary film and discussion – Ticket price $15.00
Winner of the 2024 Miami Jewish Film Festival, this is a humorous and nostalgic tribute to the “Borscht Belt” from its beginning as a refuge for working-class Jews, to becoming a lavish summer playground for the affluent, to its eventual decline. The Catskills chronicles the cultural, historical and economic influences that created the Borscht Belt, provided a training ground for the great comedians of the 20th century, and became the inspiration for iconic films like Dirty Dancing.
Wednesday, March 19 – Sunday, March 30
Lost in Yonkers
by Neil Simon*
Winner of the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this funny and touching play tells a moving story about the experiences that scar a family and the healing that love provides. A masterful play, filled with laughter, tears and insight, Lost in Yonkers is a heartwarming testament to Neil Simon’s talent.
Wednesday, April 30 – Sunday, May 11
Bad Jews
by Joshua Harmon*
In this contemporary comedy, three adult grandchildren fight over a precious heirloom their beloved grandfather had carried hidden throughout the Holocaust. Daphna, a “Super Jew,” volatile, self-assured, and unbending, believes the gold “chai” is rightfully hers. Her equally stubborn cousin, the secular Liam, wants it for his gentile girlfriend. Stuck in the middle is Liam’s brother, the gentle Jonah. In a roller coaster ride of laugh-out-loud humor, they battle about important ideas, their religious faith, cultural assimilation, and the validity of their Jewish identity in 21st-century America. The powerful conclusion will stun the audience.
Warning: Contains Profanity
Ticket Prices
- VIP Subscription* $111.00 (3 shows)
- VIP Single Ticket $42
- General Seating Subscription* $93 (3 shows)
- General Seating Single Ticket $36
- Preview $30
Online tickets
To order single tickets online, go to ThePlayers.org.
Subscriptions
Performance Venue
THE PLAYERS CENTRE
The Crossings at Siesta Key
3501 South Tamiami Trail, Suite 1130
Sarasota, FL 34239
HOURS: Box office opens one hour prior to show time
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