PRODUCTION HISTORY

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30+ YEARS OF THEATRICAL EXCELLENCE

Since our founding in 1986, Theatre Conspiracy has produced over 260 shows, including numerous world and regional premieres, bringing groundbreaking theatre to Southwest Florida.

Production Designations

  • WP - World Premiere
  • REG - Regional Premiere
  • FL - Florida Premiere
  • SWFL - Southwest Florida Premiere

THE 2020s

  • WHICH WAY TO THE STAGE by Ana Nogueira
    January
  • THE WOMEN WHO MAPPED THE STARS by Joyce Van Dyke
    February - Performed in the Planetarium
    REG
  • 5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE by Evan Linder and Andrew Hobgood
    September
  • CLOWN BAR 2 by Adam Szymkowicz
    December
  • FACELESS by Selina Fillinger
    January
  • THE LAST SHOW written and performed by Derek Lively
    February
  • THE HATMAKER'S WIFE by Lauren Yee
    March
  • THE PIANO LESSON by August Wilson
    April
  • SANCTUARY CITY by Martyna Majok
    August
  • RADIO GOLF by August Wilson
    October
  • CLOWN BAR by Adam Szymkowisc
    December
  • THE COLORED MUSEUM by George C Wolfe
    January
  • OUTSIDE MULLINGAR by John Patrick Shanley
    February
  • THE CAKE by Becca Brunstetter
    March
  • CLOWN BAR by Adam Szymkowicz
    August
  • THE PARKING LOT by Adam Szymkowicz
    December
  • 3 ONE-ACT COMEDIES
    January - THE STILL ALARM by George S. Kaufman, BETWEEN MOUTHFULS and A TALK IN THE PARK by Alan Ayckbourn
  • AUDITIONS DINERS AND WEDDINGS
    February - The Role of Della by Nina Shengold, Lives of the Great Waitresses by Nina Shengold and The Wedding Story by Julianne Homokay
  • THE CHECHENS by Phillip Christian Smith
    August
  • MEN ON BOATS by Jaclyn Backhaus
    October
  • THE ROOMMATE by Jen Silverman
    December
  • THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall
    January
  • BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY by Ken Ludwig
    February
  • KING HEDLEY II by August Wilson
    March
  • PANDEMIC "Best Seats in Your House" online productions
  • DESPERATELY SEEKING THE EXIT UNCUT & ONLINE by Peter Michael Marino
    March
  • 3 ONE ACTS
    May - Taking Sum Lumps by Ken Preuss, Screen Time by Jonathon Ward, and Day Four by Reina Hardy
  • 2 ONE ACTS
    May - Love Mom by Shelley Stolaroff Segal and Last Call by Lia Romeo
  • 3 ONE ACTS
    June - Hands Up by Kristy Thomas, For Black Women Who Experienced Genocide When The Police Murders of Their Sons Was Too Much by Keith A. Wallace, and Remembrance by Aja Houston
  • WILD ACES ENTERTAINMENT by Wild Aces
    August
  • CHARLOTTE'S WEB
    October
  • Outdoor socially distanced productions
  • THE DUCK VARIATIONS by David Mamet
    October
  • LAUNDRY AND BOURBON by James McLure
    November
  • PARALLEL LIVES: THE KATHY AND MO SHOW by Kathy Najimi and Mo Gaffney
    December

THE 2010s

  • THE AGITATORS by Mat Smart
    January
  • MARIAN, OR THE TRUE TALE OF ROBIN HOOD by Adam Szymkowisc
    February
  • JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE by August Wilson
    March
  • RANCHO MIRAGE by Steven Dietz
    May
  • HARVEY by Mary Chase
    August
  • ENGAGEMENT RULES by Rich Orloff
    September
  • IT'S A BEAUTIFUL WOUND by Rich Orloff
    September
  • 5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE by Evan Linder and Andrew Hobgood
    October
  • YOUR LOVE, OUR MUSICAL by Rebecca Vigil and Evan Kaufman
    January
    FL
  • GIDEON'S KNOT by Johnna Adams
    February
    SWFL
  • A DOLL'S HOUSE by Henrik Ibsen
    March
  • GROUNDED by George Brandt
    March
  • A RAISIN IN THE SUN by Lorraine Hansberry
    May
  • REPOSSESSED by Greg Lam
    August
    WP
  • MURDERERS by Jeffery Hatcher
    September
  • THE ELEPHANT MAN by Bernard Pomerance
    November
  • 33 VARIATIONS by Moises Kaufman
    January
  • MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM by August Wilson
    February
  • NICE TITS by Amy Marcs
    March
  • THE CAVE by Jeff Lyndsay
    March
  • NOLI TIMERE (Don't Be Afraid) by Jared Michael Delaney
    April
  • WOMEN IN JEOPARDY by Wendy McCleod
    August
    SWFL
  • BUYER AND CELLAR by Jonathon Tolins
    October
  • SEVEN GUITARS by August Wilson
    November
    SWFL
  • A ONE-MAN CHRISTMAS CAROL by James Rana and Timur Kocak
    December
    FL
  • KAYAK by Jordan Hall
    January
  • THE AMISH PROJECT by Jessica Dickey
    January
  • THE BLUEST EYE by Lydia Diamond
    February
  • THE NETHER by Jennifer Haley
    March
  • RUNNING by Arlene Hutton
    May
    200th Production
  • THE BOOK OF LIZ by David and Amy Sedaris
    August
  • THE GUN SHOW by EM Lewis
    September
  • THE TAMING by Lauren Gunderson
    October
  • THE COUNTRY WIFE by William Wycherley
    December
  • 2015 - for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf by Ntozake Shange
  • 2015 - ARCADIA by Tom Stoppard
  • 2015 - MR. BURNS A POST ELECTRIC PLAY by Anne Washburn
  • 2013 - INTIMATE EXCHANGES by Alan Ayckbourn FL
  • 2011 - MEDEA by Euripides
  • 2010 - BOOM by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
  • 2010 - DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE by Sarah Ruhl SWFL

THE 2000s

  • 2007 - ALMOST MAINE by John Cariani SWFL
  • 2007 - THE OLDEST PROFESSION by Paula Vogel SWFL
  • 2007 - Forced out of the Alliance
  • 2005 - ANTON IN SHOW BUSINESS by Jane Martin SWFL
  • 2003 - VAMPIRE LESBIANS OF SODOM by Charles Busch
    100th Production
  • 2002 - ROMANTIC FOOLS by Rich Orloff
  • 2000 - THREE DAYS OF RAIN by Richard Greenberg SWFL
  • 2000 - THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN by Martin McDonagh SWFL

THE 1990s

  • 1999 - THE HEIDI CHRONICLES by Wendy Wasserstein SWFL
  • 1999 - HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE by Paula Vogel SWFL
  • 1997 - THREE TALL WOMEN by Edward Albee
    Performed at the Off Broadway Palm
    SWFL
  • 1996 - THE BABY DANCE by Jane Anderson SWFL
  • 1995 - THE PERSECUTION AND ASSASSINATION OF JEAN PAUL MARAT AS PERFORMED BY THE INMATES OF THE ASYLUM OF CHARLETON UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE MARQUIS DE SADE by Peter Weiss
    In conjunction with the National Art Exhibition by the mentally ill
    SWFL
  • 1993 - The Company Inc., a professional Equity company founded by Dick Westlake, went out of business and Theatre Conspiracy took over as resident company of the Foulds
  • 1993 - COMMON GROUND by Bill Taylor WP

THE BEGINNINGS (1986-1989)

1986 - AVALANCHE PRODUCTIONS on Kenwood Dr.
  • K2 by Patrick Meyers FL SWFL
1987 - With Tim Eagan
  • GREATER TUNA by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard SWFL
1988 - Moved into location on Mildred Dr across from the Edison Mall, adopted new name, Southwest Theatre Conspiracy
  • K2 by Patrick Meyers
    October
  • LITTLE FOOTSTEPS by Ted Tally
    November
    SWFL
  • GREATER TUNA by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard
    December
1989
  • WAITING FOR GODOT by Samuel Beckett
    January/February
    SWFL
  • LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman
    March
    SWFL
  • HOW TO EAT LIKE A CHILD AND OTHER LESSONS IN NOT BEING A GROWN UP
    April
    SWFL
  • FESTIVAL by Stephen Downs
    June
    SWFL
  • VAMPIRE LESBIANS OF SODOM by Charles Busch
    May (Midnight production)
    FL
  • GREATER TUNA by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard
    May (Got booted from space)
    10th Production

262 PRODUCTIONS AND COUNTING

Theatre Conspiracy continues to bring innovative and challenging works to Southwest Florida. We're proud of our legacy of world premieres, regional premieres, and groundbreaking productions.