Theatre Conspiracy’s 2015-2016 Show Schedule

Although Theatre Conspiracy’s first show of its upcoming season does not open until October, its line-up of productions is already creating a great deal of buzz. That’s because Theatre Conspiracy has declared 2015-2016 to be the year of the female playwright.

“If you were to look at the past few season of theater in Southwest Florida, you will see that less than 20% of the plays produced were written by female playwrights” says Producing Artistic Director Bill Taylor. “It is not only Southwest Florida. It is the entire country. The 2013-14 Broadway season did not have any new plays written by women. Surveys and studies regularly find that plays by women make up a fraction of theaters’ productions across the country. This year we will do our part to highlight some amazing plays by women both classic and new. Oh and by the way, this is definitely NOT a chick-flick season. There are some ground breaking award-winning shows.”

And these are the shows Theatre Conspiracy is bringing to the Foulds Theater inside the Alliance for the Arts:

• Toys in the Attic by Lillian Hellman on October 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17 at 8 p.m. and on October 18 at 2 p.m.
• Mr. Burns: A Post Electric Play by Anne Washburn on November 20, 21, 27 and 28 and on December 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. and on December 6 at 2 p.m.
• Kayak by Jordan Hall on January 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23 at 8 p.m. and on January 17 at 2 p.m.
• The Bluest Eye by Lydia Diamond, based on a novel by Toni Morrison, on February 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18 and 19 at 8 p.m. and on February 14 at 2 p.m.
• The Nether by Jennifer Haley on March 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19 at 8 p.m. and on March 13 at 2 p.m.
• New Play Contest Winner on May 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. and on May 15 at 2 p.m.

Season tickets are on sale now. You can buy all eight shows for just $120 ($15 per ticket) or 7 SHOWS FOR $112 ($16 per ticket) or 6 SHOWS FOR $102 ($17 per ticket) or 5 SHOWS FOR $90 ($18 per ticket) or just 4 SHOWS FOR: $80 ($20 per ticket). Individual tickets are $22 or $11 for students with ID. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturdays at 8 p.m. with one Sunday matinee for each show at 2 p.m.

For more information on the shows or to purchase tickets, please go to www.theatreconspiracy.org or call the box office at 239-936-3239.

Theatre Conspiracy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Florida corporation headed by Producing Artistic Director Bill Taylor. Funding is derived from ticket sales, advertising sales and donations. During it’s 19 years it has been described as “innovative, exciting, daring” and “a treasured member of the area’s theatrical community.”