From the outset of the pandemic, the Lab’s Board of Directors pledged to follow CDC guidelines to keep its casts, crews, staff, and patrons safe.

As these guidelines change with new and developing information, Lab Theater has responded accordingly by adjusting the management of rehearsals, classes, and performances.

While we continue to maintain socially safe seating, with the latest CDC update recommending that even vaccinated people wear a mask, we will again require all patrons to wear masks while at the theater.

We thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation.

2021-2022 Season

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Failure: A Love Story By Philip Dawkins

A whimsical comedy with musical elements, we follow the three Fail sisters, their brother, and a man named Mortimer Mortimer in 1928 Chicago. By the end of the year, all three Fail sisters will die unusual deaths.

Sponsored By Arlene Foreman

12 performances

Previews: 12/1, 12/2

Dates: 12/3/21-12/19/21 December 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 at 8pm December 5, 12, 18, 19 at 2pm

January Holocaust event - January 25, 7pm

International Holocaust Remembrance Day - commemorates the victims of the Holocaust of European Jewry and other marginalized or persecuted people. The evening event will allow guests to hold flame-safe candles and listen to the stories and experiences of a WWII liberator and hero, child Holocaust survivor, World renowned rabbi and speaker whose father lived through Kristallnact in Germany (the Night of the Broken glass) and other guests who have experienced racism and discrimination. Will be an evening of connection, community and camaraderie. Please join us for an intimate gathering of questions, learning and ideas of how we can build a more understanding and unified community and beyond. Donations will be accepted for the Holocaust Museum in Florida.

Killer Joe By Tracy Letts

This dark comedy follows a dysfunctional Texas family that hires a hitman to kill a relative with a sizable life insurance policy.

Killer Joe – 14 performances

Previews: 1/12, 1/13

Dates: 1/14/22-2/5/22 January 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, February 3, 4, 5 at 8pm January 16, 23, 30 at 2pm

Avenue Q

Music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, book by Jeff Whitty

Winner of the 2004 Tonys for Best Book, Best Score, and Best Musical! Featuring puppets and human actors, this is a laugh out loud musical that tells the story of recent college graduate Princeton as he struggles to find his purpose. Though inspired by Sesame Street, these are R-Rated puppets with warnings for adult language and situations.

Sponsored By The Bireley Family Foundation

19 performances

Previews: 2/23, 2/24

Dates: 2/25/22-3/27/22 February 25, 26 at 8pm March 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 at 8pm February 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27 at 2 pm

Holocaust Event April 5, 7pm The Eternal Flame

April Holocaust event - On April 5 Laboratory Theater will recognize Holocaust Remembrance Day with guest speakers, beautiful haunting music and communal candle-lit ceremony. Guests will have a chance to read off names of local Southwest Florida Holocaust victims and survivors who have passed and share their lives and stories. This will be an evening of unity and love as we remember those murdered and taken for being different. Together we will share in our common humanity and remember that we all are one in the universe.

Les Liaisons Dangereuses By Christopher Hampton, from the novel by Choderlos de Laclos

Using sex as a weapon, this is a tale of seduction set among aristocrats before the French revolution. This classic drama explores decadent sexuality, morals, and manipulations played as the ultimate games with tragic results.