Greater Brandon Thespians On Stage Tonight (May 14) in Valrico and Plant City

Two area community theater troupes -- which throughout the year often share actors, musicians, crew members and audience attendees  -- will be in full production tonight with "Bye Bye Birdie" in Valrico and "Daddy's Dyin'...Who's Got the Will?" in Plant City.

It's all in the family for Plant City Entertainment and the Village Players in Valrico, given the number of shows that get staged and the limited number of weekends in which to perform, especially when each shows runs two or three weeks at a time.

For theater lovers in Greater Brandon, however, more is better as live theater performed by neighbors, families and friends focuses on staging accomplished talent at affordable prices.

Underlying that mission as well is to give community members a chance to build cultural, civic and familial ties through the participation and support of local theater efforts.

Your playbill tonight:

•  / Plant City Entertainment / Closing night, May 14 / 8 p.m. / PCE Theater, 1501 North Wheeler St., Plant City / Comedy focuses on daddy, who suffers a mentally disabling stroke and who's imminent death is now expected. As he deteriorates, his family members sort out their differences and desires as his death -- and the reading of the will --  approaches. / Tickets: $14 general admission. $10 for PCE members and group advance sales. $12 seniors and students through grade 12. / Call: 813-754-4929
•  / May 14 / 8 p.m. / James McCabe Theater, 506 Fifth St., Valrico / The Village Players community theater troupe takes to the stage with a cast of 48,  including Abby Bailey, as Kim MacAfee, the lucky teenager selected from among high school students nationwide vying to send Conrad Birdie off to the draft with "one last kissk," to be televised on The Ed Sullivan Show. Directed by April Golombek.

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