Announcing an exciting innovation for the Gulfport Community Players! We have been phasing in an additional venue for our performances- our newly acquired Rehearsal Hall, from now on to be known as the Back Door Theater.
The Back Door Theater is located at 4919 - 17th Avenue South in Gulfport. Formerly used just for auditions, building sets, rehearsals, meetings, and storage, we have started to have limited engagement productions there. These will be run in addition to our regularly scheduled plays at the City of Gulfport's beautiful Catherine A. Hickman Theater.
The Back Door Theater, though not quite as large as the Hickman Theater, can seat 100 people, and we can have dinner theater productions there. This has already happened. The food is catered, since we can not prepare meals there, but this is something that we could not ever do at the Hickman Theater.
The Back Door Theater is now owned by the Players and we have some very ambitious plans for its future. The performances listed above are just a start. Stayed tuned! There's going to be a lot more to come in the future!
In the words of our President, Eileen Navarro:
"In the future, the Back Door Theater will be transformed from just a building into
a performing arts center. It will serve as a testing ground for new plays, new playwrights, and challenging new projects."
There's something always happening in Gulfport!
The cast (left to right) Bob Wells, Janice Nepon-Sixt, Robert Hines, Cheryl Moore, & Gil Perlroth
This very popular comedy, written by Gil Perlroth, will be returning to its "home"- the Back Door Theater soon. Look for it on two weekends in February, 2010! It will be playing on Feb. 19th through 21st, and on Feb. 26th through 28th. Curtain times for the Friday & Saturday shows are 8 p.m., and 2 p.m. for the Sunday shows. Tickets are just $15 each. Call us at 727-343-8560 to reserve yours, or buy them at the door.
This musical revue contains 23 lively songs dealing with pets, early-bird specials, doctors, exercise, spare time, single bachelors, etc. Obviously the play will appeal mostly to the older generation, but, it has some appeal for just about everyone! This is a musical revue of retirement life in Florida, and has been touring communities throughout the the State of Florida for some months now with standing ovations at the finale.
