The Florida Rep, Fort Myers is a cultural icon in SWFL housed in a beautiful, historic Arcade Theatre!
Florida Rep Theatre
2268 Bay St, Fort Myers, FL 33901
Fort Myers, FL 33901
About The Florida Rep Theatre
The Florida Rep Theatre, Fort Myers is a first-class, award-winning regional theatre. They are celebrating 24 years of performance success! Boasting a robust season September thru April, the Florida Rep has earned an incredible reputation for high-quality shows and has been noted by the Wall Street Journal as “One of America’s Top Repertory Companies!”. Presenting a wide variety of comedies, dramas, and musicals the Florida Rep is an important cultural and educational institution. It has a very active Education & Outreach wing serving over 33,000 young people yearly. Supplementing and enhancing arts programming in schools. They have Theatre for Young Audiences, Lunchbox Theatre, Camp Florida Rep, and a variety of classes and artists in residency programs. We were lucky enough to sit down with the Florida Rep’s Artistic Director Greg Longenhagen in one of our recent podcasts.
The Historic Arcade Theatre
The Historic Arcade Theatre is a beautifully restored 393-seat proscenium theatre and home to Florida Repertory Theatre. Originally a Vaudeville house and a movie theatre, the Arcade Theatre was built by brothers, Harvie and Gilmer Heitman in 1915. Harvie was a visionary who oversaw the development of downtown Fort Myers which is now considered the historic district.
