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Join the Crosley Theater Company for an eerie evening of theater from the Master of the Macabre, Edgar Allan Poe! The first act will feature Poe’s classic tale of revenge and murder, “The Cask of Amontillado.” After intermission, it's “An Evening with Gwendolyn.” Gwendolyn Crosley, wife of inventor Powel Crosley, thoroughly enjoyed last night’s séance.  It’s a shame she didn’t get to speak with Poe. She did make contact with an enigmatic friend of his, Sarah Royster.  Alas, the encounter was brief, and Gwendolyn returned home alone.  Or did she? Watch one woman’s descent into madness in “The Telltale Heart.”   

Show Dates (all performances at Manatee Performing Arts Center)                                                                                              

• Thursday, October 21 – Sunday, October 24
• Thursday, October 28 – Sunday, October 31

Holiday Songs & Fables

The Crosley Theater Company is delighted to share Sing-a-long songs & Funtastic Fables with you this Holiday Season.  T’will be an Evening filled with laughter & joyous celebration, and quite possibly…a bit of a mystery.  After intermission, Gwendolyn Crosley will present her “favorite” Christmas classic ever.  It was written by Master Storyteller, Charles Dickens, and is one of his famous, if not most famous story, “A Christmas Carol”!

Show Dates:                                                                                                  

• Saturday, December 4 - Find our festive Carolers at “Christmas on Bridge Street” from 5pm – 7pm
• Wednesday, December 8 – Sunday, December 12 at Manatee Performing Arts Center
• Thursday, December 16 – Sunday, December 19 at Manatee Performing Arts Center

A Literary Feast

For its last production of the season, the Crosley Theater Company will focus on two of the most famous American authors of the 20th century, Ernest Hemingway & F. Scott Fitzgerald. One never knows, The Old Man and the Sea may meet up with the Great Gatsby! Please join us for a feast of literary delights presented from a bygone era.

Show Dates:

• Thursday, January 16 – Sunday, January 16 at Manatee Performing Arts Center
• Thursday, January 20 – Sunday, January 23 at Manatee Performing Arts Center