Chapman Auditorium
Night of the Living Dead
Chapman Auditorium 155 Avenue E, Apalachicola, FL, United StatesNight of the Living Dead™ Live is a fun and hilarious re-imagining of George A. Romero’s legendary classic. Set in 1968 and presented in all black and white, it literally feels like the film has been brought to life and placed onstage. The play lovingly examines the movie itself, the period in which it was…
Panhandle Players present Lend Me A Tenor
Chapman Auditorium 155 Avenue E, Apalachicola, FL, United StatesWinner of 3 Tony Awards and 4 Drama Desk Awards, Lend Me A Tenor is set in September 1934. Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is primed to welcome world-famous singer Tito Merelli, known as Il Stupendo, the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as the…
Panhandle Players present A Perfect Weekend for Murder
Chapman Auditorium 155 Avenue E, Apalachicola, FL, United StatesThree couples have a weekend getaway to St. George Island. Secrets, deception, and more are revealed. As things begin to unravel, bodies start piling up. The cast must discover who the killer is during this perfect weekend at the beach. This is a new play by Royce Rolstad.
River’s Edge
Chapman Auditorium 155 Avenue E, Apalachicola, FL, United States“River’s Edge” is a three-act play which tells the stories of Irene and Raymond Simmons, their friends, and those for whom greed and manipulation are simply means to an end. In 1951, Ray and Irene moved to Apalachicola from Tulsa, OK after discovering the opportunity to buy the River’s Edge bar. As with our lives,…
Panhandle Players present Nunsense
Chapman Auditorium 155 Avenue E, Apalachicola, FL, United StatesPanhandle Players present Nunsense: The Mega-Musical by Dan Goggin, April 21-23, 2023. This musical is a hilarious spoof about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. Sadly, the rest of the sisterhood died from botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia, Child of God. Thus, the remaining nuns – ballet-loving Sister…
Panhandle Players present Sister Creatures
Chapman Auditorium 155 Avenue E, Apalachicola, FL, United StatesPanhandle Players present Sister Creatures by John B. Spohrer, Jr., February 17-19, 2023. Sisters Addie and Bella run a successful day spa in Apalachicola. They are equal partners, and all is fine in Paradise. Then Bella acquires a new boyfriend who threatens her relationship with Addie. Then, as often happens in Florida, the air conditioning…
Panhandle Players present Miracle on 34th Street
Chapman Auditorium 155 Avenue E, Apalachicola, FL, United StatesPanhandle Players present Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Radio Play adapted for the theatre by Jerry Hurley & Rob Pierce, December 9-11, 2022. A heartwarming holiday classic retold in the tradition of a live 1940s-era radio broadcast. When a department store Santa claims he’s the real Kris Kringle, his case gets taken all the way to the…
Panhandle Players Present Sweet Tea at the B & B
Chapman Auditorium 155 Avenue E, Apalachicola, FL, United StatesSweet Tea at the B&B is the third installment in Jerry Hurley's Sweet Tea saga. Sweet Tea at the B & B takes place in Apalachicola at the height of the Great Depression. It's 1932 and everybody seems to be flat broke. Cleopatra Singleton, the matriarch of the family and owner of Singleton House thinks…
Panhandle Players Present Accidentally Wealthy
Chapman Auditorium 155 Avenue E, Apalachicola, FL, United StatesAccidentally Wealthy chronicles the story of Reggie and Grace Worthing, recent newlyweds embarking on their new life together, a new life marred by tragic pasts. Both were widowed under mysterious circumstances. Reggie lost two wives to accidents. His bank account has grown with each loss. His new bride, Grace, lost her husband to suicide, afterwards,…
Panhandle Players Present It’s a Wonderful Life
Chapman Auditorium 155 Avenue E, Apalachicola, FL, United StatesA Live Radio Play is based on the classic holiday movie with a clever twist thrown in: the story is staged as a live radio broadcast. Actors portray numerous characters, and sound effects are done through Foley artists. It’s a Wonderful Life is about the life of George Bailey, a generous and well-meaning man who…