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Current & Upcoming Shows

Information on productions from the Annie Russell Theatre, including titles, dates, and summaries.

2024-2025 season

Check out the titles in store for our 2024/2025 season, our 92nd year in Central Florida!

Bike America

Bike America

October 3 - 6, 2024

by Mike Lew
Directed by Eric Zivot

Bike America is the Great American Road Trip. On bikes. On stage. Our heroine Penny – possessing no physical stamina and a very cheap bike – joins a cross-country pedal in search of a place that feels like home. She “tries on” big cities and small towns from Boston to California. Full of humor and heart, Mike Lew’s Bike America is about finding yourself, finding your people, and navigating the open road of adulthood.

Performance Dates & Times:

Thursday, October 3 at 7:30pm
Friday, October 4 at 7:30pm
Saturday, October 5 at 2pm
Saturday, October 5 at 7:30pm
Sunday, October 6 at 4pm

Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice

November 21 - 24, 2024

by Kate Hamill
adapted from the novel by Jane Austen
Directed by Felichia Chivaughn

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Pride and Prejudice is a love story for the ages. Set in the stunning Regency period (a la Bridgerton), this spunky adaptation of the Jane Austen classic pokes fun at the “marriage mart” and the societal norms that fuel its madness. Kate Hamill’s playful take on the iconically independent Lizzy Bennet and the seemingly aloof Mr. Darcy is an invitation to fall in love with this timeless tale all over again.

Performance Dates & Times:

Thursday, November 21 at 7:30pm
Friday, November 22 at 7:30pm
Saturday, November 23 at 2pm
Saturday, November 23 at 7:30pm
Sunday, November 24 at 4pm

Narrative

Narrative

February 20 - 23, 2025

by Anthony Neilson
Directed by Adam Ledger

Anthony Neilson’s pioneering absurdist Narrative, fresh from the Royal Court Theatre in London, is a play about stories. Video clips collide seemingly chaotically with scenes, defying a tidy plot. Visiting scholar and director Adam Ledger of the University of Birmingham in England will take a fresh look at this thought-provoking and humorous text. The director will work with the 91¸£ÀûÉç cast to consider new, up-to-the-minute vignettes to make new meanings from our ever-evolving collective saga.

Performance Dates & Times:

Thursday, February 20 at 7:30pm
Friday, February 21 at 7:30pm
Saturday, February 22 at 2pm
Saturday, February 22 at 7:30pm
Sunday, February 23 at 4pm

Carrie: The Musical

Carrie: The Musical

April 24 – 27, 2025

Music by Michael Gore
Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
Book by Lawrence D. Cohen
Based on the novel by Stephen King
Directed by Missy Barnes

Carrie: The Musical is Stephen King’s landmark horror story set to an electrifying score. In this chilling classic, a teenage girl endures relentless bullying at school and a fanatically religious mother at home. But then, she discovers she has supernatural powers. Now fifty years after the novel’s debut, this unique musical adaptation offers a deeper look at King’s complex characters, powerful musical numbers, and of course, sensational effects.

Performance Dates & Times:

Thursday, April 24 at 7:30pm
Friday, April 25 at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 26 at 2pm
Saturday, April 26 at 7:30pm
Sunday, April 27 at 4pm