2019 | 10 Florida Man

Florida Man Written and Directed byMichael Presley Bobbitt October 24 – November 10, 2019 A Florida Man, wracked with guilt, digs up his dead father to give him the proper Viking funeral he always wanted. Inhabiting the world of the Florida Man headlines that have consumed the nation’s attention, this dark comedy by Michael Presley … Read more

Open Auditions: Florida Man

Open Auditions:Sunday & Monday, September 15 & 16, 2019, at 7:00 pm At the Acrosstown Repertory Theatre619 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL 32601 Florida ManWritten and Directed byMichael Presley Bobbitt Performance dates: October 24- November 10, 2019 Don’t be shy, you were born to be a star! Join us at open auditions for Florida Man … Read more

2018 | 09 Sunset Village

Sunset Village by Michael Presley Bobbitt Directed by Tom Miller September 7-23, 2018 Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm Sneak preview: Thursday, September 6, at 8:00 PM In Florida’s most notorious retirement community, a recent widow is pulled into a senior citizen Neverland where venereal disease rates are the highest in the nation, … Read more

2017 Gainesville Homegrown Local Playwrights’ Showcase

December 7-17, 2017; various times Our 2017-2018 Season marks the fifth anniversary of this not-to-be-missed event! For audiences, it’s the opportunity to see staged readings of local authors’ plays here– first– before they hit the big time! For local playwrights, it’s the opportunity to see how your play works with real actors and real audiences so that you can … Read more

2017 | 09 Trailer Park Elegy

Trailer Park Elegy Written & Directed by Michael Presley Bobbitt September 1-17 World Premiere! While working at a trailer park to escape the publicity from a dark episode in his recent past, Elijah finds the cremated remains of a woman sitting forgotten on a shelf for the past 17 years. The effort to uncover the … Read more

2017-2018 Season Gala!

Twinkly lights, delicious food and great company– including a diva goat named Mabel– what better way to spend a summer Saturday night in Gainesville? Enjoy scenes from the ART’s 2017-2018 season, great food and drink from Pearl Country Store & Barbeque, a live auction featuring products and services from some of Gainesville’s most iconic shops and … Read more

Open Auditions: Trailer Park Elegy by Michael Presley Bobbitt

Open Auditions: Sunday & Monday, July 9 & 10, 7:00 pm Trailer Park Elegy Written & Directed by Michael Presley Bobbitt At the Acrosstown Repertory Theatre 619 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL 32601 Performance dates: September 1-17, 2017 Don’t be shy, you were born to be a star! Join us at open auditions for the world premiere of this … Read more

2017 | 05 UMMU

May 12-28, 2017 UMMU By Tom Miller Directed by Michael Presley Bobbitt A brilliant artist lost in a world of his own imagination. A brilliant psychologist trapped by his unusual cure. A beautiful woman who may be an angel or an alien, or who may not even exist. This world premiere of a Gainesville play that … Read more

Open Auditions for UMMU

Open Auditions: Sunday & Monday, March 5 & 6 UMMU By Tom Miller Directed by Michael Presley Bobbitt Performance dates: May 12-28, 2017 Don’t be shy, you were born to be a star! Join us at open auditions for the locally written masterpiece UMMU at the Acrosstown Repertory Theatre! A brilliant artist lost in a … Read more