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Charlotte Players is going all in with “Jack of Diamonds,” a timely comedyopening on Nov. 7 for nine performances through Nov. 17 at the LangdonPlayhouse, 1182 Market Circle, Port Charlotte. “Fast-paced and funny,” saidone reviewer, “ ‘Jack of Diamonds’ elevates silliness to art.” Jack (Jim Choate) weighs the value of a diamond necklace before a hopeful,from left, Rose … [Read more...]
Variously described as outrageous, hilarious, quirky, unique and heartwarming, “Mama Won’t Fly” opens on Friday, Oct. 11, for eight performances at the Langdon Playhouse, 1182 Market Circle, Port Charlotte. The road-trip comedy concerns a promise Savannah Honeycutt (Paula Pender) made to her brother to get their feisty mother Norleen Sprunt (Joyce Cleary) from Alabama to … [Read more...]
The Charlotte Players 2019-20 theatrical season begins on Sept. 6 with “Don’t Dress for Dinner,” a slapstick comedy that will have eight performances through Sept. 15 at the Langdon Playhouse, 1182 Market Circle, Port Charlotte. The play demonstrates how lies and deceit can turn a relaxing weekend away into a catastrophe, with multiple alleged affairs, cooks and cooks, … [Read more...]
Join us at the Langdon Playhouse on May 4th and 5th as 'Thought Reader' Bill Gladwell amazes the audience with his Mind Games. Buy Tickets During his 90-minute performance, Bill Gladwell will seemingly pull thoughts directly from your mind, predict what you'll say before it comes out of your mouth, and read you like an open book. May 4th at 7:30pm, and May 5th … [Read more...]
Excitement continues to grow within our organization as we make our way through our sixth decade as YOUR Community theatre. We recently launched our "Take A Seat" program whereby donors can "Sponsor" a seat in the theater to show their support for the Charlotte Players. … [Read more...]
Mrs. Stancliffe’s Rose Cottage Bed & Breakfast has been successful for many years, with her mostly female guests returning year after year. Her next-door neighbor, the elderly, silver-tongued, Bud “Bud the Stud” Davis, believes they come to spend time with him in romantic liaisons, which the prim and proper Mrs. Stancliffe steadfastly denies. Mrs. Stancliffe (J.J. … [Read more...]
Charlotte Players’ much-anticipated “Steel Magnolias” arrives for a 13-day run on March 8 at the Langdon Playhouse in Port Charlotte. Many will remember the 1989 film adaptation of Robert Harling’s 1987 play. Director Herbert Ross coaxed star turns from Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, and the unforgettable Julia Roberts, who won a … [Read more...]
Ted has a huge estate, but his uncle controls it. To get a larger allowance, Ted – still a bachelor – tells his uncle he’s married. Which works fine, until the uncle shows up unannounced, and assumes a friend’s wife is Ted’s. Everyone plays along with the deception at the beginning, but how far are they willing to go? Things get dicey fast with “Right Bed, Wrong Husband,” … [Read more...]
Charlotte Players kicks off November with an American theater classic, "Arsenic and Old Lace," playing at the Langdon Playhouse in Port Charlotte Nov. 8-18. Director Ian Bisset has assembled a talented cast of local performers for this farcical black comedy he calls "the most fun you can have with Mass Murder." The play revolves around the Brewster family, which includes a … [Read more...]
