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by Elizabeth James May. 25, 2022            SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS: THE MUSICAL is now playing at Florida Repertory Theatre. The production, directed by Assistant Education Director Christina DeCarlo, is one of Florida Rep Education’s Conservatory productions. The storyline follows beloved characters from the SpongeBob cartoon as they face a terrifying event. A volcano is preparing to erupt, which would destroy…
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by Dave Elias  12:29 PM EDT, Mon May 23, 2022 Joe Dafeldecker / Florida Repertory Theatre FORT MYERS, Fla. — A lot of energy and enthusiasm is gracing the stage at Florida Rep as Theatre Conservatory Presents “The SpongeBob Musical.” The vibrant performance is based on Stephen Hillenburg’s SpongeBob Square Pants Nickelodeon cartoon and it’s filled with…
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Imagine your plane crashes on a deserted island along with a group of scared teenagers left to fend for themselves. Well you don’t have to do too much imagining if you attended “Lord of the Flies” which played out in the woods of the Calusa Nature Center. The production has been completely reimagined under the…
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Playing now at Calusa Nature Center! by Elizabeth James Feb. 17, 2022            Florida Rep Education’s Conservatory production of LORD OF THE FLIES is a new and reimagined take on the well-known story. LORD OF THE FLIES follows a group of students who have survived a plane crash and are finding their own ways to survive in…
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FORT MYERS, Fla. — Impactful, spine tingling, and significant are feelings that Bulletproof Backpack leave you with as the stage goes dark at the end of the performance. I can’t think of the last show I’ve seen that left the audience so speechless that at times you could hear a pin drop in the Florida…
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The world-premiere production of BULLETPROOF BACKPACK opens at Florida Repertory Theatre today, August 11. It is an intense and important piece about school shootings and the question of “what would you do?” Education Director Kody C Jones conceived and directed this show, with Broadway playwright Eric Coble writing it alongside a team of local Southwest Florida students. It…
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