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The Players Centre opens second 92nd season production, Falsettos This William Finn musical will be held at the historic Sarasota Municipal Auditorium Contact Name: Amanda Heisey Contact Email: amandah@theplayers.org Contact Phone Number: 9413652494 Sarasota, FL – Oct. 25, 2021 – The Players Centre for Performing Arts is thrilled to present the second show in our 92nd season, Falsettos, with book by William Finn and James Lapine and music and lyrics by William Finn Nov. 3 through 14 at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium (801 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236). This two-act musical is in fact a synthesis of a trilogy of one acts: In Trousers, March of the Falsettos, and Falsettoland. Special thanks to media sponsor the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. Synopsis Falsettos is the story of a large, eccentric, and dysfunctional -- but loving -- Jewish family in New York at the end of the 1970s. Initially, Marvin seems blessed with the perfect family. He has a caring wife, Trina and a young son, Jason. Nevertheless, the family is soon broken apart, when the homosexual Marvin leaves Trina for his male friend, Whizzer. Trina, meanwhile, ends up romantically involved with the family psychiatrist, Mendel. All the while, their son, Jason, is stuck in the middle. Included in the mix are lesbian neighbors Dr. Charlotte and Cordelia. When Marvin's lover, Whizzer, is diagnosed with AIDS, the entire family -- non-traditional as it may be -- must put aside their issues and come together. Performances Nov. 3-6, 9, 11, 13 at 7:30pm Nov. 7, 13-14 at 2pm at The Sarasota Municipal Auditorium Tickets $26.50 preview $29.50 single $14 student Director/Choreographer Scott Keys Musical Director Bruce Ensinger Stage Manager Bill Sarazen Production Assistant Tim Spradlin Lighting Design Michael Pasquini Set Design Ken Junkins Props Matt Neier Sounds Engineer Josh Linderman Costume Design Georgina Willmott Cast Marvin Ross Boehringer Trina Alana Opie Whizzer Timarus Foulks Mendel Alexander Zickafoos Jason Gabe Tunks Charlotte Natalia Mock Cordelia Shelley Whiteside For courtesy photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qnsotn2oqjvhrus/AADwbnC50ePaa0bJNdh2AX7ta?dl=0 About The Players Centre for Performing Arts The Players Centre for Performing Arts is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to entertaining, educating and engaging the community through high quality live theatre. The Players Studio, the education and outreach department for The Players Centre for Performing Arts, promotes inclusive learning and upholds the ideals of equality and diversity, while providing a safe environment for students of all ages and abilities to explore their creative side, strengthen life and social skills, and use different movement, fitness, voice and dramatic disciplines to embrace mental, physical and emotional health through the arts. # # # The Players Centre for Performing Arts 1400 Blvd. of the Arts, Suite 200, Sarasota FL 34236, 941-365-2494, Fax: 941-954-0282 www.theplayers.org Box Office: Mon-Sat, 10am – 4pm.