Rounding Third
Meet Don and Michael, two polar opposites whose lives are in no way going according to plan. When destiny lands their sons on the same Little League team, the men are forced to coach the group together. Don is a win-at-all-costs baseball veteran, while Michael is a newcomer to the game who just wants the kids to have fun. As the pair experiences breathtaking victories and crushing defeats both on and off the field, they discover they have a lot to learn from life’s unexpected curveballs.
Rounding Third by Richard Dresser will play beginning July 28 in FST's Gompertz Theatre.
Run Time: 2 hours with an intermission
For Your Safety:
Due to CDC guidelines, FST is strongly recommending that all audience members wear masks regardless of vaccine status while they are at Florida Studio Theatre. Masks are required for all unvaccinated patrons. Masks may be removed while dining in FST's Green Room Cafe and Bar or at your table in our Cabaret theatres. We will continue our rigorous cleaning practices and will maintain our MERV-13 air filters campus-wide in perpetuity. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
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CREATIVE
Director | Jason Cannon
Scenic Designer | Brian Dudkiewicz
Lighting Designer | Jim Hunter
Costume Designer | Lea Umberger
Sound Designer | Thom Korp
Stage Manager I Roy Johns*
CAST
Michael | Timothy C. Goodwin*
Don | Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper*
Timothy C. Goodwin (Michael) is happy to be back at Florida Studio
Theatre! Favorite credits include Singles in Agriculture (Bristol Riverside Theatre), Blithe Spirit (Meadow Brook Theatre), You and I (Metropolitan Playhouse), Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure (Lake Dillon Theatre Company), Drop Dead Perfect (Penguin Rep Theatre) and over ten productions of Shear Madness, including its runs Off-Broadway and at FST. His fiction has recently appeared in 365 Tomorrows, Flash Fiction Magazine, and Every Day Fiction. @timothycgoodwin
Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper (Don) Off-Broadway: Rothschild & Sons, Lonesome Traveler, Julius Caesar. Regional Theatre: Once (Geva), House of Dreams (SDRep), Matilda (5Star) Sweeney Todd, Once, Shakespeare In Love (South Coast Rep) King Lear (Rubicon), Harvey, End Of The Rainbow (Laguna), Our Lady of 121st St. (RedHouse), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (SBCCLO), Side Show (La Jolla), Of Mice And Men, Side By Side By Sondheim, Sherlock Holmes, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Words By: Ira Gershwin (NCRT). TV credits: Fuller House (Netflix, WB), Superstore (NBCUniversal) and Casual (Hulu). nicholasmongiardocooper.com
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ROUNDING THIRD IN THE NEWS
SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE I July 24, 2021 I Coaches battle on best approach to youth baseball in FST's 'Rounding Third'
BROADWAY WORLD I July 13, 2021 I "Rounding Third" Will Be Performed at Florida Studio Theatre This Summer
Sarasota Magazine
"A fun summertime outing"
"Entertaining"
"Touching"
"Deeply meaningful"
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
"Spirited"
"Engaging"
"Impactful"
"Quite a few laughs"
Talkin' Broadway
"Excellent"
"Humorous"
"First-rate"
"Interesting"
The Bradenton Times
"Triumphant"
"Delightful"
"Smartly written"
"The perfect fare for the dog days of August"
Total Theater
"An Odd Couple"
"Very pleasing"
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What inspired Playwright Richard Dresser to create a play about fatherhood, baseball, and leadership? I READ MORE
Baseball and theatre go surprisingly well together. Take a look at seven musical numbers featuring America's favorite pastime. I WATCH HERE
Sports Psychologist Jim Taylor shares how parents can help their children overcome the strange psychology of baseball. I READ MORE
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Getting Here:
FST's Gompertz Theatre is located on the corner of First Street and Cocoanut Avenue inside FST's Hegner Theatre Wing. For GPS purposes, use the address of 1265 First Street, Sarasota, FL 34236. For a map of FST buildings and venues, please see below. For more information, please call the FST Box Office at 941.366.9000.
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For FST's Gompertz Theatre: Handicap drop off is at the corner of First Street and Cocoanut Avenue.
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