2015 | 12 ARTy Holiday Production

ARTY: Plum Pudding for Christmas & Hershel & the Hanukkah Goblins       *       Dec 18-20, 2015 By Virginia Kahl/Eric Kimmel, Directed by Susan Washington/Kathy Byrne The Acrosstown’s Youthtroupe is sure to delight children of all ages in cheerful adaptations of these beloved children’s books. Plum Pudding for Christmas: It is Christmas in … Read more

Rehearsing for Playwrights’ Showcase

Our casts are busily rehearsing December’s Gainesville Homegrown Local Playwrights’ Showcase! Eight plays in total; pictured above is the cast of Chuck Lipsig’s musical, The Mad Scientist’s Wonderful Children. Do you have your tickets yet? For a limited time, see as many plays as you’d like over the four-day festival for just $15. Not each … Read more

2015 | 11 ARTy: 10 Ways to Survive the ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE

The Acrosstown Youthtroupe (ARTy) proudly presents: 10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse by Don Zolidis. Halloween may be a particularly dangerous time for zombies, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be vigilant all year long! Join our ARTy team as they informatively— and hilariously— show you how to survive a zombie apocalypse. Performances are Friday and … Read more

ARTY-10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse

The Acrosstown Repertory Theatre Youthtroupe (ARTY) is a chance for young actors and artists  to get involved in community theater. The ART Youthtroupe’s goal is to promote and facilitate youth-run theater in the greater-Gainesville community by providing free opportunities for young theater patrons to support and champion the dramatic arts. The next ARTY Youth Troupe production … Read more

BANNED?! A Wacky Look at Banned Children’s Books

The Acrosstown Repertory Theatre is proud to announce a staged reading of its original production, BANNED?!— a strange, silly & unexpectedly educational look at children’s books banned for the most ridiculous of reasons… in celebration of Banned Books Week. Join us one day only– Saturday, October 3— at 3 PM or 5PM. Recommended donation is $10— (“recommended” because reading and … Read more

2015 | 10 Lydia

Illustraton/graphic for Lydia by Octavio Solis at the Acrosstown

The Acrosstown Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce its production of Lydia by Octavio Solis, directed by Kathy Byrne, opening Friday, October 16, at 8:00 PM and running Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 2:00 PM through November 1. Set in the 1970s on the Texas border separating the United States and … Read more

2015 Gainesville Homegrown Local Playwrights’ Showcase

December 3-6, 2015; various times Our 2015-2016 Season will mark the third 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 … Read more

2015 | 09 Escape of the Unicorn – WORLD PREMIERE

The Acrosstown Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce its world premiere production of Escape of the Unicorn by James Sunwall, directed by Jessica Arnold, opening Friday, September 4, at 8:00 PM and running Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 2:00 PM through September 20. In the thirteenth century, in the year of … Read more

AUDITIONS: Escape of the Unicorn

“Escape of the Unicorn” Sep 3-20, 2015 By James Sunwall, Directed by Jessica Arnold Auditions: Sunday & Monday, June 28 & 29, 7pm-9pm, at the theater In the thirteenth century, in the year of the final crusade, the troubadour Robert de Chanson was imprisoned under sentence of death in the tower room of a castle … Read more

2015-2016 Season

The Acrosstown Repertory Theatre’s 35th Season: R.U.R.  (Rossum’s Universal Robots)       *       July 24-Aug 9, 2015 By Karel Čapek Directed by Gabriel Hughes-Trinity       *       Auditions: May 17 & 18 Rossum’s Universal Robots (R.U.R.), The End of Mankind by the Hand of Robots, was originally produced in … Read more