A quick thank you from Insomniac Theatre Company, Inc.

We’ll be posting a lot of thanks to our sponsors and those who helped bring Shakes in the Park to life later this week.

As we recoup from the past few insane weeks we would like to thank everyone for their support and for making our 2017 season the most attended so far. Between Drunken Oedipus Rex, Sweeney Todd, War of the Worlds, Shakespeare in the Park’s Midwinter Night’s Dream, and our Willy Wonka Shadowcast we’ve been going non-stop since March.

We’ll be taking the next week to close out our last two shows (packing, organizing, paperwork, getting our Shakes auctions winners their prizes, the fun stuff that means Chad might get his garage back) and trying to take a breath or two before the holidays.

Chad is working on finding dates and filling out licensing paperwork for next year’s season and we’ll be announcing our 2018 season as soon as we have it written in stone. We’re looking at doing some originals, another Shadowcast that has been requested a lot, a show that Chad has been wanting to do for years, another giant musical and even a straight play or two. We’ll even be doing an original show in Gainesville!

We’re very thankful to be the resident theatre company of the Reilly Arts Center and their support and belief in what we do is what has allowed us to entertain so many of you. We’re also thankful for Jessica Watson who directed Midwinter Night’s Dream and Joan Elizabeth who took Willy Wonka by the top hat as well as all of the performers, crew and production teams who made every show amazing.

So from the “little theatre company that could”, thank you all and we hope you’ll enjoy what we have in mind next. We shall continue to work hard bringing you creative and entertaining programming as long as we can. ... See more

If you enjoyed Shakespeare in the Park this year, check out Insomniac’s next production at The Reilly!

Two more days until this World Premiere event! Tickets are going EXTREMELY quickly so get yours NOW!

Tix available through www.reillyartscenter.com or through our box office (M-F 10 am - 2 pm) at 352-351-1606. ... See more

From the team who brought you the World Premiere JAWS and Jurassic Park Shadowcasts comes a brand new entry in this extremely fun and popular series; the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder will be shown with an all original shadowcast performance directed by Joan Elizabeth live on stage while the movie plays. Experience the movie like never before!

What's a shadowcast? Made famous by the midnight screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a shadowcast performance is a live performance of the movie that's screening at the same time; as though the live actors are shadowing the screen! How are we going to do it with Willy Wonka? You'll have to come and find out!

Tickets from $10
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ABOUT THE MOVIE:

The world is astounded when Willy Wonka, for years a recluse in his factory, announces that five lucky people will be given a tour of the factory, shown all the secrets of his amazing candy, and one will win a lifetime supply of Wonka chocolate. Nobody wants the prize more than young Charlie, but as his family is so poor that buying even one bar of chocolate is a treat, buying enough bars to find one of the five golden tickets is unlikely in the extreme. But in movieland, magic can happen. Charlie, along with four somewhat odious other children, get the chance of a lifetime and a tour of the factory. Along the way, mild disasters befall each of the odious children, but can Charlie beat the odds and grab the brass ring? ... See more

If you weren’t at Shakes today, you missed out on a great show!

Insomniac Theatre put on it's second annual Shakespeare in the Park on the outdoor stage at Tuscawilla Park.

We’re setting the stage for Midwinter Night’s Dream! Performances today at Tuscawilla Park at 1 and 4:30 PM. The weather looks to be perfect today!

FREE and family friendly! Bring a chair or a blanket and enjoy the show! ... See more