‘Ride the Cyclone’ play dates, times and ticket information
Play: Ride the Cyclone
Book, Music, Lyrics: Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell
Genre: Dark Comedy
Synopsis: In a dilapidated warehouse at an abandoned amusement park, an aging mechanical fortune-teller called The Amazing Karnak comes to life, and brings with him a ghostly choir of five deceased high-schoolers – all members of the Saint Cassian Chamber Choir, who were tragically killed on the park’s 
Cyclone roller coaster. Each character in the choir is given the chance to share their hopes, dreams, and regrets through one final song, with Karnak returning the most worthy of the five for a second chance to “ride the cyclone” that is life. Ride the Cyclone explores themes of mortality, identity, and the universal human experience.
Director: Annette Trossbach
Assistant Director/Stage Manager: Kaci Davis
Set Design: Jonathan Johnson and Gabrielle Lansden
Cast:
Ocean O’Connell Rosenberg: Jania Boucher- Noel Gruber: Nick Beyor
- Jane Doe: Gabrielle Lansden
- Mischa Bachinski: Seth Balcer
- Ricky Potts: Jonattan Declet
- Constance Blackwood: Brittany Ringsdore
- Voice of Karnak: Trace Meier
- Play Dates and Times: Performances are:
- 7:30 p.m. on February 23, 24 & 29 and March 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 & 23; and
- 2:00 p.m. matinees on February 25 and March 3, 10 & 17
Special Events:
- Half-price previews: February 21 & 22 at 7:30 p.m.
- Teens get a free ticket to the performance (reservations required) : February 24 at 7:30 p.m.; and
- Sensory-friendly performance: March 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: Tickets are $40 each or $15 for students with valid IDs. There are half-priced previews on February 21 & 22, and a new Thursday night reduced ticket price of $32 each for adults. For tickets, please call the box office at 239.218.0481.
Location: Laboratory Theater of Florida, 1634 Woodford Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33901.
January 16, 2024
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.