The Villages Philharmonic Orchestra 2020-2021 Season
September 6th, 2020 - May 5th, 2021
Based in Florida's friendliest hometown, "The Villages Philharmonic" is a professional Orchestra presenting the highest possible standard for excellence in musical performance since 2003.
On sale dates:
May 20, 2020 - Subscription renewals with no changes
June 3, 2020 - Subscription renewals with changes
June 29, 2020 - New Subscriptions and Individual Tickets on sale
The Studio Theatre - 9 to 5, The Musical Music & Lyrics by Dolly Parton, Book by Patricia Resnick
January 26th - March 6th, 2021
Feb 26th & 27th performances cancelled.
Pour yourself a cup of ambition
9 to 5, the riotous musical comedy, is based on the 1980 movie of the same name and features music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. Violet, Judy and Doralee are three coworkers who concoct a plan to get even with their sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot of a boss. Set in the Roldex era, these three woman smash the patriarchy in their work-place. This musical is a hilarious story of revenge, empowerment, and unlikely friendships.
The Studio Theatre - Ada and the Engine by Lauren Gunderson
April 6th - May 8th, 2021
The difference between zero and one is the whole world.
Set in the Victorian era among the houses of intellectual elites, we find Ada, a young female mathematician whose invention of binary code shapes our modern world today. Ada and the Engine, written by America's most produced living playwright, Lauren Gunderson, composes the story of Ada Byron Lovelace, poet Lord Byron's daughter. This lyrical play details the life of Ada as she struggles between the traditional demands of her mother and the pull of her mathematical ambition. Ada sees the creative potential in "The Engine" created by her mentor, the scholar Charles Babbage. As pressures mount and feelings grow, these two form a partnership that will change the course of the future. Ada and the Engine is a music-laced story of love and friendship. Jane Austen meets Steve Jobs in this poignant pre-tech romance heralding the computer age.
The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol opens season five with Theresa Rebeck's hilarious play, Spike Heels. Pygmalion goes awry in 1990s Boston in this contemporary comedy of manners which explores the absurdity of a four sided love triangle. The combatants are Georgie, a sexy, volatile young woman in heels and three country club types: a writer, a lawyer, and a fiancée in sensible shoes. Georgie proves that sometimes poorly educated, street-smart people know a lot more about life than well-read intellectuals. This scandalous comedy examines the power dynamic between men and women, and reveals issues that are as important today as they were in 1990.
House & Auditorium will open 30 minutes prior to curtain
Go to school. Get suspended. Get expelled. Go to prison.
Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher, is committed to her students but desperate to give her only son Omari opportunities her pupils will never have. When Omari is involved in a controversial incident at his upstate private school, her hopes for her son clash with an educational system rigged against him. Now, Nya must confront his rage and her own choices as a parent without turning her back on the community that shaped him.
Show Schedule House & Auditorium will open 30 minutes prior to curtain
Elegies has been postponed. All ticket holders will receive a full refund. All ticket holders will be called by a box office representative to process their refund in the coming weeks. If you are not contacted by August, please call 352-753-3229 to update your contact information and receive your performance refund.
NEW DATES: Preview: 8/19/21 | Opening: 8/20/21 | Closing: 8/28/21. All patrons will need to purchase their tickets new for next year's performances to Elegies.
Thank you for your understanding. We look forward to hosting you at the theatre in the future.
2:00pm & 7:00pm - Check individual show dates for times
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