Theatre Zone

TheatreZone is a Professional Equity Theatre Company located in Naples, Florida. It performs in the G&L Theatre on the Campus of The Community School of Naples at 13275 Livingston Road. TheatreZone is Collier County Florida's only resident Professional Equity Regional Theatre Company. The company concentrates on performing what it calls "The Lost Treasures Of Broadway", shows that are rarely performed and deserve to be seen.[1] [2][3][4]

History

TheatreZone was founded in 2005 as not-for-profit 501(c)3 corporation, by Mark & Karen Danni. The company then obtained a Small Professional Theatres Contract with the Actors' Equity Association.[5] [6] TheatreZone's inaugural season opened with the musical Mack and Mabel on March 16, 2006. The production starred Gary Sandy, most famous for his role on the 1970s and early 80's CBS Sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati.[7] The show needed to be updated and TheatreZone was able to get in contact with composer Jerry Herman who allowed the rework of the show with his approval.[7] Their second season included the play "Miracle in Rwanda," about a woman who survived the Rwandan genocide by hiding in a bathroom with seven other women for 91 days. The world premiere took place at TheatreZone on February 9, 2007. Following its premiere, the show moved to New York City for one month, and opened in Edinburgh, Scotland in August 2007.[8][9]

References
  1. Tiffany Yates: My final bow to the future of theater in Southwest Florida : Showcase : Naples Daily News
  2. Artists join forces to push cultural district concept : Citizen : Naples Daily News
  3. Curtain Up!: TheatreZone gives us early Christmas gift : Opinion : Naples Daily News
  4. Naples Sun Times - TheatreZone brings big talents to Naples
  5. Theater groups still in play from Naples to Estero : Local : Naples Daily News
  6. Musical revue celebrates songwriting hits of Burt Bacharach, Hal David : Local : Naples Daily News
  7. New theatre company to perform ‘Mack and Mable’ : citizen : Marco News
  8. Miracle in Rwanda - Now Touring the World!
  9. Edinburgh Festivals - Miracle in Rwanda
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.