The Stage Door

Sculptor Hanneke Beaumont to offer "walk & talk" lecture Monday at Artis–Naples

Artis–Naples is offering the rare opportunity for patrons to get up close and personal with sculptor Hanneke Beaumont.

The artist, whose impressive, moody, introspective (and a host of other adjectives) sculptures are currently on display in and around the first floor of the Baker Museum in the exhibit "Connected & Disconnected: The Sculpture of Hanneke Beaumont." The artist will give a "Walk & Talk" lecture at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16.

Tickets are $20; space is EXTREMELY LIMITED. Purchase online here: https://tickets.artisnaples.org/single/SelectSeating.aspx?p=15489

Ghostbird hopes to raise funds (and raise the roof) at Frosty Swamp Stomp '13

Ghostbird Theatre Company presents their inaugural Frosty Swamp Stomp, a holiday fundraiser, on Dec. 21 at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers.

Doors open at 7 p.m., entertainment (provided by Pearlie Mae and the Crawdaddy Boys) starts at 8 p.m. Find a silent auction, skits, songs and carols, along with hors d’ouevres, various refreshments and of course a cash bar. For tickets ($25), go to www.sbdac.com or facebook.com/GhostbirdTheatreCompany.

Or buy tickets online here: https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?w=b3dc8b65e2fb56788dedc1c7dbc81786&t=tix

Complete press release below.

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Florida Rep has a place for your wild howler monkey over the Christmas holiday - Wild Winter Arts Camp!

To enroll, visit Florida Rep's Education Department online at
www.FloridaRepEducation.org, or by calling 239-332-4665x36

Here's the press release for Florida Rep's "Wild Winter Arts Camps." Like, I wish I could have done such fun things when I was little.

Complete press release below.

Enrollment Now Open for Wild Winter Arts Camps!

Florida Rep and the Alliance for the Arts are pleased to announce that enrollment is now open, and slots are filling up for Wild Winter Arts Camps for students ages 5-17!

Four fun-filled sessions offer something for every student! The two-day intensive camps run Dec 23-Jan 3 and will allow students to experience a wide variety of theatre fun!

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Auditions: Director casting for "It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play"

Dan Lombardo is casting for a production of "It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play." Inspired by the classic American film, "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play" is performed as a 1940s live radio broadcast in front of a studio audience. Eight actors perform the dozens of characters in the radio play as well as produce the sound effects.

Performances (Feb. 11-13) will be held in February at Saint Leo the Great Catholic Church to benefit the Rotary Club of Bonita Springs Foundation. Dan Lombardo, artistic director of the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater in Massachusetts is directing.

Casting will be done via Skype or video. Email Dan Lombardo at lombardo.alfa@gmail.com or call 413-336-0764.

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BIG ARTS announces cast for "Holiday Spectacular," opening Dec. 19

"Holiday Spectacular" runs through Dec. 31. For tickets ($35), call the BIG ARTS Marks Box Office at 239-395-0900, the Herb Strauss Theater Box Office at (239) 472-6862 and at BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel or purchase online at BIGARTS.org.

Here's the latest press release for the spectacular-spectacular "Holiday Spectacular" out at BIG ARTS. We also finally get a cast list. I'm so excited to see big-voiced divas Elizabeth Urbanczyk and Annie Freres on the same stage. Please let there be a diva-off. Please?

BIG ARTS Herb Strauss Theater unwraps its original Christmas revue "Holiday Spectacular" on Dec. 19. The show will be co-written, co-directed and co-choreographed by Bobby Logue and John Ramsey. An array of stars from previous shows will return, including Elizabeth Urbanczyk, Sami Doherty, Annie Freres and Jessica Humphrey.

"Holiday Spectacular" runs through Dec. 31. For tickets ($35), call the BIG ARTS Marks Box Office at 239-395-0900, the Herb Strauss Theater Box Office at (239) 472-6862 and at BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel or purchase online at BIGARTS.org. | Buy tickets here: http://www.bigarts.org/theatre.php

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updated with photos | Marco Players Children's Theater telling "A Christmas Story"

Hey, we've got photos (two) from the Marco Player's Children's Theater production of "A Christmas Story." Check out the latest email update here.

Just a reminder, "A Christmas Story" plays at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20 and Saturday, Dec. 21 with a 3 p.m. matinée on Sunday, Dec. 22. Tickets are $10 for children, $20 for adults. Call (239) 642-7270 or themarcoplayers.com. Or click here.

Yep, it's little Ralphie Parker and his quest for a genuine Red Ryder BB under the tree. Gina Sisbarro directs the play, taken from Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the 1940's Midwest.