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Join us  for the Summer of Love!

book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni
music by Galt MacDermot

Directed by Lee Hamby & Barbara Colaciello Williams
Musical Direction by Samuel Clein
Choreography by Niki Stokes

Musical July 31, August 1, 5,6 ,7 & 8 at 8:00pm
August 1 & 8 at Midnight
All Tickes $25.00
Students $17.00  August 5, 6 and  midnight shows only.

Let The Sun Shine  In!

Dig out the tie-dye and bell bottoms from Grandpa’s attic!  The Age of Aquarius dawns again with the celebrated, revolutionary show that rocked the Sixties.  Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical opens July 31 at Players by the Sea and runs for just seven performances, including Saturdays at midnight.  Directors Lee Hamby & Barbara Williams and Music Director Sam Clein, the brilliant team behind Players’ hit production of Sweeney Todd, along with a talented and energetic young cast, re-visit the hippie counter-culture that glorified peace and love in songs like “Aquarius,” “Good Morning Starshine” and “What A Piece of Work Is Man.”  Choreography is by Niki Stokes, whose work enlivened Urinetown.
With music by Galt MacDermot and lyrics by James Rado & Gerome Ragni, “Hair” created a sensation in its debut at Joseph Papp’s Public Theater in October 1967.  It transferred to Broadway in April 1968 and permanently entered – and altered – American consciousness.  The current Broadway production won the 2009 Tony for Best Musical Revival.
Hair’s long-maned tribe enjoys a bohemian life in New York City, celebrating freedom from social constraints and opposing the Vietnam War. Claude, his friend Berger, their roommate Sheila and their comrades struggle to pursue their search for meaning, free expression and sexual openness in opposition to the conservative demands of their parents and society. Ultimately Claude must decide whether or not to resist the draft, as his friends have done.  While the show’s profanity and sexual license are familiar territory to any HBO viewer, its blithe depiction of illegal drug use, its irreverence for the flag and the brief nude scene still have the power to shock.
Claude is played by Daniel Austin, with Vincent Teschel as Berger and Juliet Fixel as Sheila.  The diverse Tribe includes young veterans of PBTS musicals Bat Boy, Sweeney Todd and Urinetown, as well as many of the area’s most talented college theatre majors on their summer vacations.  They include Sam Willis, Steve Anderson, Jaclyn Hofmann, Joanna Yeakel, Miranda Lawson, Renee Freeman, Aaron Marshall, Clenton Hollinger, Lisa LaGrande, Taisir El-Souessi, Walter Ware, Evan Hayes, Rachel Jones, Luke Williams, Matt Young, Zach Kanner, Caiti Wiggins, Brooks Studier, Shannon Jones and Ron Shreve.
Set design and costuming is by Lee Hamby, who also wears the hat of Production Designer/Manager at Players by the Sea.

Players by the Sea is a community theatre founded in October 1966 and is located in Jacksonville Beach Florida at 106 Sixth Street North just a couple of blocks away from the beautiful Atlantic Ocean.

Click here to read more about the history of Players by the Sea.

Main stage

Our main stage theatre features some of the most popular musicals, dramas and comedies in town and seats up to 120 people. Enjoy some adult beverages before or during intermission in our beautiful lounge that features rotating shows of art, photography and other mediums.

Don’t miss a minute of the best entertainment value in town, by purchasing a Season Membership for our Mainstage shows which are affordably priced.  This means a saving of $35 over regular admission prices with an Individual Membership and a saving of $85 for Couples with their Season membership. Check out our membership levels inside, choose the one that’s right for you, and start enjoying the best live theatre around!

Studio

The Grace Darling Studio Theatre is a great venue for off-Broadway shows, original productions, one man shows and a place to show-case the local talent emerging from our School of The Arts. This intimate studio that seats 80 people is a wonderful way to see live theatre up-close and personal, some of the most cutting-edge shows in town.

Some recent Studio shows that have had their local, “World” or “American” premiere such as Benchwarmers, by Chris Sheppard, Visiting Mr Green by Jeff Baron, Called Girl by Gretchen Van-Aken and Doubt, A Parable by John Patrick Shanley all make for an exciting time in theatre while others stick with the old tried and true shows of long ago. So come check out the latest and greatest in our Studio Theatre a Players by the Sea and get the most for your entertainment dollars!

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