After weathering the storm that was the COVID-19 pandemic, many Southwest Florida theaters are returning to full schedules for the 2021-22 season. Forced to either temporarily close up shop or have an abbreviated, outdoor, socially distancing-friendly season, area theater enthusiasts have been eager to get back to normal.

Below is a list of the schedules for some of your area favorites:

Broadway Palm Dinner Theater - 1380 Colonial Blvd, Fort Myers, FL

Main Stage

• A Night on Broadway musical revue, Sept. 9 – Oct. 2
• The Sound of Music, Oct. 7 – Nov. 20
• Holly Jolly Christmas, Nov. 25 – Dec 25
• Singin’ In the Rain, Dec. 31 – Feb. 12
• TBA, Feb. 18 – April 2
• In the Heights, April 18 – May 14
• Rock of Ages, May 20 – June 25

Off-Broadway

• Social Security, Sept. 24 – Oct. 31
• No Claus for Alarm, Nov. 11 – Dec. 25
• Over the River and Through the Woods, Jan. 13 – March 5
• Greater Tuna, March 10 – April 30

Florida Rep - 2268 Bay Street, Fort Myers, FL

ArtStage Studio Theatre - 2268 Bay Street , Fort Myers, FL

• Let's Fall in Love, Sept. 28 – Nov. 7
• Driving Miss Daisy, Jan. 18 – Feb. 22
• Maytag Virgin, April 12 – May 22

Historic Arcade Theatre - 2267 First Street , PO Drawer 2483 , Fort Myers, FL

• The Woman in Black, Oct. 26 – Nov. 14
• West Side Story, Nov. 23 – Dec. 15
• Morning After Grace, Jan. 4 – 26
• Into the Breeches, Feb. 8 – March 5
• Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, March 15 – April 13

The Laboratory Theater of Florida - 1634 Woodford Ave, Fort Myers, FL

• The Color Purple, Sept. 3 – Oct. 2 (previews Sept. 1 – 2)
• 24-Hour Screenwriting Contest, Oct. 9
• White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, Oct. 14 – 23
• The Tempest, Nov. 5 – 20 (previews Nov. 3 – 4)
• The Complete History of America (Abridged), Dec. 3 – 9 (previews Dec. 1 – 2)
• Killer Joe, Jan. 14 – Feb. 5 (previews Jan. 14 – 15)
• International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 25
• Avenue Q, Feb. 25 – March 27 (previews Feb. 23 – 24)
• The Eternal Flame, April 5
• Les Liaisons Dangereuses, April 15 – May 7 (previews April 13 – 14)

New Phoenix Theatre - 13211 McGregor Blvd, 12, Fort Myers, FL

• Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein (West End Version), Sept. 30 – Oct. 24
• I Hate Hamlet, Nov. 4 – 21
• A Night with the Piano Men: The Music of Elton John and Billy Joel, Dec. 2 – 5
• Quartet, Jan. 6 – 23
• Pageant: The Musical, Feb. 10 – 27
• Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, March 10 – 27
• Head Over Heels (The Music of the Go-Gos), April 7 – 28

Theatre Conspiracy (Alliance for the Arts - 10091 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL)

• The Chechens, Aug. 5 – 15
• Men on Boats, Oct. 21 – 31
• TBA, Dec. 9- 19
• The Colored Museum, Jan. 9 – 29
• Outside Mullingar, Feb. 17 – 27
• The Cake, March 7 – 27
• Fringe Fort Myers, May 5 – 8

Gulfshore Playhouse - 755 8th Ave S, Naples, FL

• Broadway Cabaret Series, Oct. 14 – 31
• August Wilson’s Radio Golf, Nov. 13 – Dec. 6 (previews Nov. 11 – 12)
• Higher, Jan. 15 – 30 (previews Jan. 13 – 14)
• The 39 Steps, Feb. 12 – March 13 (previews Feb. 10 – 11)
• The Invisible Hand, March 26 – April 17 (previews March 24 – 25)
• Another Revolution, April 30 – May 15 (previews April 28 – 29)
  

Naples Players Sugden Community Theatre - 701 5th Avenue, South Naples, FL

Blackburn Hall

• The Wedding Singer, June 23 – July 25
• Boeing-Boeing, Sept. 29 – Oct. 24
• A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Nov. 24 – Dec. 19
• Savannah Sipping Society, Jan. 12 – Feb. 6
• Mary Poppins, March 2 – April 3

Tobye Studio

• The Cake, Feb. 2 – 27
• When We Were Young and Unafraid, March 30 – April 24

The Studio Players - Golden Gate Community Centers Joan Jenks Auditorium, 4701 Golden Gate Parkway, Naples, FL

• Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song, Sept. 10 – 26
• Nuts, Nov. 5 – 21
• Slow Food, Jan. 14 – 30
• Barefoot in the Park, March 18 - April 10
• All New People, June 3 – 19

TheatreZone - 13275 Livingston Rd, Naples, FL

• Home for the Holidays, Dec. 10 – 12
• I Love My Wife, Jan. 13 – 23
• Simon & Garfunkel Live in Central Park, Revisited, Jan. 17
• The Feud, Jan. 29
• Bright Star, Feb. 10 – 20
• Mersey Beatles: Favorites of the Fab Four, Feb. 22
• Mack is Back: The Music of Bobby Darin and More, Feb. 24
• Camelot, March 10 –20
• Larry Alexander: Broadway and Back…, March 14
• Bridges of Madison County, April 21 – May 1

Players Circle Theatre - 16554 N Cleveland Ave, North Fort Myers, FL

• The Lifespan of a Fact, Oct. 27 – Nov. 14
• Jingle Bell Jubilee, Dec. 8 – 19
• Night and Day, Jan. 5 – 16
• Curious Incident Of The Dog In Night-Time, Feb. 16 – March 6
• Hard Travelin' with Woody, March 23 – April 3
• Miracle on South Division Street, April 13 – May 1