2007-2008 theater season preview

August 19, 2007

Events schedules frequently change. It's best to call the venue before you go.

Annie Russell Theatre

The theater is on the campus of Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park. Season tickets are $50 and $60 for general audiences, $47 and $57 for seniors and Rollins alumni. Subscribers get priority seating for second-stage shows, which are free. Details: rollins.edu/theatre or 407-646-2145.

Main stage:

Equus: Sept. 28-Oct. 6. Peter Shaffer drama.

Gypsy: Nov. 9-17. Arthur Laurents-Stephen Sondheim-Jule Styne musical.

The Importance of Being Earnest: Feb. 15-23. Oscar Wilde comedy, with Dana Ivey as Lady Bracknell.

Rollins Dance XXII: March 21 and 22.

Murder We Wrote: The Improvised Whodunit: April 18-26. Improvised show created by David Charles.

Second stage:

Desdemona: A play about a handkerchief: Oct. 25-28. Paula Vogel comic drama.

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead: Jan. 31-Feb. 3. Bert V. Royal comic drama.

Two Rooms: March 27-30. Lee Blessing drama.

Bay Street Players

Performances are at the State Theatre, 109 N. Bay St., Eustis. Five-show season tickets are $65 and $70, and six-show flexible multipasses are $90. Details: baystreetplayers .org or 352-357-7777.

I Do! I Do!: Sept. 28-Oct. 21. Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt musical.

Everybody Loves Opal: Nov. 30-Dec. 16. John Patrick comedy.

She Loves Me: Feb. 1-24. Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick-Joe Masteroff musical.

The Miracle Worker: April 11-May 4. William Gibson drama.

The Sound of Music: July 11-Aug. 3. Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II-Howard Lindsay-Russel Crouse-Maria Augusta Trapp musical.