{"id":19092,"date":"2025-10-24T16:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/19092\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T16:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:11:11","slug":"alliance-for-the-arts-announces-theater-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/19092\/","title":{"rendered":"Alliance for the Arts announces theater season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Alliance for the Arts\u2019 upcoming theater season will feature a dynamic mix of heartfelt comedies, thought-provoking dramas, and original works that spotlight the depth and diversity of Southwest Florida\u2019s theatre community.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Alliance for the Arts Poster for 'A Rainbow Holiday'\"  width=\"880\" height=\"1042\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761322269_161_\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Alliance for the Arts<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>Alliance for the Arts <\/p>\n<p>The season opens in December with &#8216;A Rainbow Holiday,&#8217; a new comedy by Lori Sigrist and Joe Simonelli.<\/p>\n<p>The season opens in December with a new comedy by Lori Sigrist and Joe Simonelli, \u201cA Rainbow Holiday.\u201d It continues in February with Reginald Rose\u2019s thought-provoking drama, \u201c12 Angry Jurors&#8221; &#8211; yes, there are female jurors in the Alliance production. The season concludes next summer with a one-act new play festival along with a musical.<\/p>\n<p>The Alliance is holding open auditions with an eye toward inviting local performers to be part of its community theater equation.<\/p>\n<p>Auditions for the Alliance\u2019s 2025\u20132026 Theatre Season will be held Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 8 at 11 a.m. in the Foulds Theatre on the Alliance campus located at 10091 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Alliance for the Arts Poster for '12 Angry Jurors'\"  width=\"880\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761322270_873_\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Alliance for the Art <\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>Alliance for the Arts<\/p>\n<p>The Alliance tweaked the name of the play to signify that some of the jurors will be female in its production of the Reginald Rose drama. <\/p>\n<p>MORE INFORMATION:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Alliance is proud to offer a stage where creativity, collaboration, and community thrive,\u201d said Alliance Events &amp; Programming Director Michael Hebler. \u201cEach season reflects the passion and talent of our local theatre artists, and we can\u2019t wait to welcome both familiar faces and new voices to our stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sigrist and Simonelli\u2019s \u201cA Rainbow Holiday\u201d blends humor, reflection and plenty of festive cheer to capture the spirit of the holidays. Rehearsals begin Nov. 10 and run through Dec. 3 (with a break for Thanksgiving), followed by performances Thursday through Sunday Dec. 4-14. The show is seeking a range of roles, including one female (50s), one male (50s\u201360s), four males (20s\u201330s), and two females (20s\u201330s).<\/p>\n<p>Reginald Rose\u2019s timeless drama \u201c12 Angry Jurors\u201d (the name change from &#8220;12 Angry Men&#8221;  is intentional) examines justice, morality and the complexity of the human condition. Rehearsals will take place Jan. 12\u2013Feb. 11, with performances Feb. 12\u201322, during which the Alliance plans to transform its gallery space into a jury room. Thirteen roles are available for a diverse cast of male and female actors of all ages.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Alliance for the Arts Banner for Original One-Act Play Summer Festival.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"299\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761322270_982_\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of the Alliance for the Arts<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>Alliance for the Arts <\/p>\n<p>The Original One-Act Play Festival will celebrate new works from local playwrights, showcasing short plays that uplift fresh creative voices. <\/p>\n<p>Summer 2026 brings two exciting opportunities for artists and audiences alike. The Original One-Act Play Festival will celebrate new works from local playwrights, showcasing short plays that uplift fresh creative voices. To close the season, a summer musical (title to be announced) will bring the community together for a high-energy, joy-filled performance that promises to end the year on a vibrant note.<\/p>\n<p>Auditions will consist of cold readings from the scripts. Auditioners are encouraged to bring a headshot and r\u00e9sum\u00e9, if available. All roles are non-paid, community theatre opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>For questions or additional information, contact michael@artinlee.org or visit ArtInLee.org.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"The Alliance for the Arts is celebrating its 50th anniversary.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"809\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761322271_376_\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Alliance for the Arts<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>Alliance for the Arts<\/p>\n<p>The Alliance for the Arts is celebrating its 50th anniversary. <\/p>\n<p>The Alliance for the Arts is celebrating 50 years as a nonprofit community visual and performing arts center located in the heart of Fort Myers. The Alliance campus and galleries are open to the public from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays.<\/p>\n<p>Support for WGCU\u2019s arts &amp; culture reporting comes from the Estate of Myra Janco Daniels, the Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation, and Naomi Bloom in loving memory of her husband, Ron Wallace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Alliance for the Arts\u2019 upcoming theater season will feature a dynamic mix of heartfelt comedies, thought-provoking dramas,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19093,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-19092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19092\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}