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...]
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...]
Charlotte Players’ Theatre of the Mind cast will deliver an evening of free entertainment on Tuesday, April 30 at the Langdon Playhouse, 1182 Market Street, Port Charlotte. They will be presenting “stories that should just be read aloud for fun,” according to director Jessie Reter-Choate “We’ll do some throwback to old-time radio shows like the ‘Easy Aces’ series and the … [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 is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day the week before the big day with a pair of popular Irishmen, comedian George Casey and tenor Cahal Dunne. Both are appearing in one-night-only shows at the William H. Wakeman III Cultural Center Theater in Port Charlotte. George Casey Casey, also known as the “King of Blarney,” will take the stage on Tuesday, March … [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...]
Director Paula Pender has put together a talented and energetic cast for the Charlotte Players production of "Singin' the in the Rain," playing through Feb. 24 at the Charlotte Performing Arts Center on the campus of Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. The "Greatest Movie Musical of All Time" has been faithfully and lovingly adapted by into this theatrical show, with all the … [Read more...]
