HANDLE WITH CARE At Gulfshore Playhouse $5 Student Tix On November 5th

Gulfshore Playhouse to Offer Special Five Dollar Student Tickets to performance of Southeastern Premiere "Handle with Care"

Gulfshore Playhouse will offer special five dollar student tickets for the November 5th 3 p.m. matinee of the Southeastern Premiere of Handle with Care, a romantic comedy by Jason Odell Williams, running October 27 through November 20.  

Handle with Care is the story of Ayelet, an Israeli girl who is dragged by her grandmother on a road trip to America in search of a dream. Despite a botched DHL delivery, an unexpected blizzard, and an ill-equipped translator who is not really cut out for the job, the clues her grandmother deftly leaves behind eventually lead Ayelet to find what she didn't even know she was looking for: her destiny.

Charlotte Cohn, wife of playwright Jason Odell Williams, will star in the production of Handle with Care. Jason will be in residence at The Playhouse throughout the rehearsal and performance process. Geraldine Librandi, Justin Swain and Michael Zlabinger will also be in the production.  

Founder and Producing Artistic Director Kristen Coury will direct the production. "I am delighted to be offering a special discount for students. Education is such an important part of our mission, and I remember how affected by live theatre I was when I was in school. It's a way to make learning fun," states Kristen Coury.

"The Immokalee Foundation (TIF) is excited to once again be partnering with Gulfshore Playhouse. This performance is an incredible opportunity for the students of TIF to experience the theatrical arts and is only made possible by proceeds from the 2010 Charity Classic Fund-A-Dream auction and the generosity of The Playhouse," notes Tricia Yeggy, Director of Programs at The Immokalee Foundation.

Interested students can call the Gulfshore Playhouse administrative office at (239) 261- 7529 to purchase tickets for this five dollar student discount.  

Gulfshore Playhouse is Naples' first and finest professional theatre company offering a variety of stimulating, thought-provoking and entertaining productions from important classics to Broadway hits and innovative new works. Their shows are conceived and created in-house using a team of professional designers and technicians as well as Equity actors with credits ranging from Broadway shows to film and television. All Gulfshore Playhouse productions are presented exclusively at The Norris Center in Downtown Naples.

Gulfshore Playhouse's regional premiere production of Handle with Care will play October 27 through November 20, exclusively at the Norris Center, 755 8th Avenue South in Downtown Naples. The remaining 2011-2012 season will be Race by David Mamet, Ken Ludwig's The Fox on the Fairway and the 65th anniversary of the Tennessee Williams' classic A Streetcar Named Desire. Tickets start at just $35 and can be purchased at www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org or by calling the box office at 1-866-811-4111.

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Currently spending his time between New York and Florida, Beau was born to a theatrical family in Brooklyn. He studied drama at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and at HB Studios. He studied theater singing with Julia Sperratore and Helen Gallagher. Beau later taught drama at the Lincoln Center Square for the Arts. It was at this time Beau began working with the Theater Development Fund and helped found New York's famed HALF PRICE TICKET BOOTH. Early in his career, Beau was screen tested and contracted for Warner Brothers. He co-hosted, an early cable variety series on Manhattan's Teleprompter channel. At this time he directed the Johnny Specca musical, SEX IS..? at the Lincoln Center Library Theater. Beau has performed Off-Broadway in FAT FELL DOWN, The Comic Strip Theater's LITTLE LULU AND THE INVISIBLE INK and WILL THE REAL ZOOPERMAN PLEASE STAND UP. Around the country he has delighted audiences with his performances in ANYTHING GOES, THE APPLE TREE, GUYS & DOLLS, and HELLZAPOPPIN! He sang for New York audiences at such cabarets as The Duplex and Upstairs at the Downstairs. He has had numerous television appearances but is most proud to have been a winning contestant on the game shows JACKPOT and THE $20,000 PYRAMID.

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