Ed Fletcher's
Early Bird Dinner Theatre
200 South McMullen-Booth Road
Clearwater, Florida
33759
$29.90 ^+tax Per Person

Phone for Reservations:
(727) - 446-5898
(Leave name, number)

Welcome!

This live professional theatre and buffet dinner in Florida is easily reached from Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Tampa, and Sarasota.

It is the best dinner show value in the Tampa Bay area and Florida. You will find great dinner music, great food, great theatre, friendly atmosphere, and excellent service!

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Entertaining Clearwater since 1989, we moved to the Italian American Club from Ft. Harrison Street in 2006

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	Synopsis of the current play Show Times; Seating Buffet and Menu 2012 Schedule Previous Presentations	Early Bird Newsletters EBDT Local Reviews Email Mailing List	Directions (w/photos) Google Maps (Link) Yahoo Maps (Link) MapQuest (Link)**
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Ed Fletcher
Owner/Producer

Tickets: Phone 446-5898 to make reservations or to check on seating for a particular date. Leave your name and phone number, and we will return your call as soon as possible. Performances are on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings of each week, plus matinees on Thursday and Saturday.
All tickets are only $29.90^+tax per person.

So, get a table of your friends together, it's BYO so you can bring your favorite wine, and enjoy the entire package of dinner, dinner music, and show!

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Opening ... January 5^th ...showing through February 26^th An Ed Fletcher Production *Lie, Cheat, and Genuflect* Written by Billy Van Zant and Jane Milmore Directed by Robin New	Cast: Lie, Cheat, and Genuflect January 5 - February 26, 2012

The Buckle brothers, Billy and Tom, are in big trouble: Tom's infallible eye for slow horses has drained away all of Billy's savings and he has borrowed from loan shark Pizza Face Petrillo, who now wants his money back or else!

There's plenty of money in grandfather Buckle's will, but these two black sheep are pretty sure they'll never see any of that. What else to do but dress Billy up as a nun and have him pose as their cousin who is to inherit the entire fortune?

Involve a stuffy young lawyer, a hard drinking, man hungry housekeeper and a trio of beautiful young women, and you have the recipe for a laugh packed farce of twists, turns, puns and pratfalls as Tom strives mightily to compensate for Billy's "habitual" errors.

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"A bright play that should not be missed." -- Asbury Park Press
"...a hilarious farce, filled with memorable punch lines, unexpected plot twists and unbelievable misunderstandings." -- Headlight Herald

TIME
The Present

PLACE
In the Library
Buckle Manor, Deal, New Jersey

ACT ONE
Scene 1: Late at night.
Scene 2: The next morning.

ACT TWO
Scene 1: ...seconds later.
Scene 2: The action is continuous.

Cast: Lie Cheat and Genuflect Early Bird Dinner Theatre
Ian MacCallum as Billy Buckle	Kevin Bangos as Tom Buckle	Brent Ballard as Robert Fryburger	Toby Manion as "Pizza Face" Petrillo
Barbara Anthony as Virginia	Kendall McGuire as The Girl	Nicole Smith as Jane	Robin New as Miss MacKintosh
Stage Manager ~ Robin New Music for show ~ Tracy Borgatti Set Design ~ Toby Manion & Robin New Artistic Director ~ Robin New Executive Producer ~ Ed Fletcher		Robin New Director

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Show Times
Performances are Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings of each week, plus matinees on Thursday and Saturday. All seats are only $29.90^+tax each.

Mon	Tue	Wed	ThursdayMatinee Evening Show	Friday Evening Show	SaturdayMatinee Evening Show	Sunday Evening Show
Seating at 11am for Matinees - - Seating at 4pm for Evening Shows - - Menu Price is "per person," whether it's one person, one table or a bus load. Our policy on complimentary tickets for groups is "one free" for every twenty (20) paid. Your bus driver is automatically our guest. In order to keep our prices affordable, we must keep our operating costs down. Therefore, we cannot accept credit cards and we use a 24-hour telephone answering service. Be sure to leave your name and telephone number.

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2012 Schedule

Gift
Certificates

Contact Mr. Ed Fletcher at (727) 446-5898 to purchase gift certificates. (That's also the theatre reservation line) Tickets are valid for any production during the year.

Lie, Cheat, and Genuflect
By Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore

January 5 - February 26, 2012

The Buckle brothers, lowly gas station attendants (or as they claim "in the oil business"), are desperate to get their hands on their late grandfather's money to pay off a loan shark --Pizza Face Petrillo.
Tom and Billy Buckle break into their estranged grandfather's apartment to scheme the day before the will is to be read. What happens next is lighthearted fun and fast-paced action, sometimes bending any resemblance of reality, but always focused on the brothers' goal.

What is Susan's Secret
By Michael and Susan Parker

March 1 - April 22, 2012

          The Cider Mill Inn, a rustic and somewhat run down country guest house is run by an elderly couple, Michael and Susan Edwards.
          While they are endearing characters, they are in fact con-artists. With a complicated check-in form, they manage to get various tradesmen to sign work contracts for improvements needed at the Inn.
          Hilarity expounds as Susan can never remember Michael's name, and he spends most of his days not only imagining, but becoming famous characters in American history and folklore.
          Over time a series of guests arrive at the Inn, a plumber to install a toilet, a tile layer to complete their new bathroom, a carpenter to build a new deck and an electrician to rewire the Inn. To complicate matters a reviewer for "Country Inns of America" shows up unexpectedly and now Michael and Susan find themselves exposed for what they are. Susan however manages to turn the tables, as only a true con-artist can.
          Add to this mix a newlywed couple on the verge of divorce, a busybody, a most unusual reverend and Michael's sister, Boot Camp Bertha, and you have the makings of mayhem and laughter. While one tradesman plans revenge, Michael and Susan have other ideas
          ...so WHAT IS SUSAN'S SECRET?

Separate Beds
By Maryjane Cruise

April 26 - June 3, 2012

          Two couples navigate through their relationships on a Caribbean cruise.
          One seems "perfect" while the other seems "stormy." The truth and lies of each marriage comes to the surface as they celebrate their anniversaries at sea. Ernie and Twink attempt to put the sizzle back into their marriage while Beth and Blake attempt to save theirs.
          A heartfelt comedy that will ring true with any couple who has ever contemplated sleeping in SEPARATE BEDS!

Nobody's Perfect
By Simon Williams

June 14 - July 29, 2012

          Love is All Around is a feminist publishing house where Harriet, the owner, is running a novel competition. To avoid gender bias, Leonard Loftus is forced to submit his novel under a female pseudonym.
          So when winds the first prize under the name Lulabell Latiffa, Leonard tries frantically to keep up the charade. Domestic complications arise from his wayward daughter and his rascally old father.
          In high heels and lipstick, our hero is caught in a hilarious dilemma.

Summer Intermission July 30 - September 5, 2012
This is our short annual summer break.

Moon Over Buffalo
By Ken Ludwig

September 6 - October 27, 2012

          George and Charlotte Hay are traveling actors performing in a repertory company in Buffalo. George receives a call from Frank Capra, the famous fil director who plans to see one of their shows and consider them for his new film.
          This madcap farce includes their daughter Roz, Howard (Roz's new boyfriend), Charlotte's mother, a cantankerous, hard-of-hearing but lovable old gal, and many others.
          When Howard arrives, the mother mistakes him for Frank Capra and they give him the red-carpet treatment. Meanwhile George has decided to drown himself in liquor and so the performance supposedly for Capra becomes a disaster.
          All ends well as Capra calls to say that he missed the afternoon show and will instead attend the evening one, thus allowing George and Charlotte another chance at Hollywood stardom!

A Bedfull of Foreigners
By Dave Freeman

November 1 - December 29, 2012

          Stanley and Brenda Parker are driving about France on their vacation. They consider themselves lucky on finding a hotel room when they stop in a village near the German border on the eve of a local festival,
          But no one would want to endure this kind of luck for long!
          In less than an hour with Brenda absent, Stanley finds himself lowering an attractive, stark naked girl from his room's window. Confusion turns to chaos with the arrival of Claude Philby, the girl's husband followed by the arrival of Claude's girl friend, Simone. By the second hour, almost everybody is in the wrong bed. Festival goers dressed as nuns and monks rush in and out. Seductions and confrontations run rampant.
          When the dust settles, a weary and dazed Stanley wishes they had spent their vacation at a nice, quiet English seaside resort.

Happy New Year 2013!	Change your calendars from 2012 to 2013.
Enjoy your New Year's eve celebration, then plan to join us again in 2013.

Seating

Views of Stage (above) and Buffet (below)

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	Catering by Banquet Masters in the Early Bird Newsletter
Buffet Menu
Full Salad Bar Tossed Salad Pasta Salad, Three Bean Salad Three-Potato Potato Salad Carrot Salad, Tomato Wedges Sliced Black Olives, Green Olives Cucumber Rings, Sliced Red Onions Sliced Beets, Assorted Sliced Pickles Italian Dressing, Ranch Dressing Jello
Entrees Carved Top Round Roast Beef with Au Jus and Horseradish Salmon Almandine Chicken Piccata Meatballs in Marinara Sauce Crab cakes
Sides Long Grain Wild Rice Roasted Red Bliss Potatoes Peas and Carrots Assorted Rolls and Butter Coffee and Ice Tea Dessert DuJour Individual Chocolate Bundt Cakes
Menu Subject to Change When you make your reservations, ask Ed about other beverages you can bring. No smoking in the dining/seating areas. A gratuity for the wait staff is appreciated and not included in the admission.

Dinner music performed by
Mark Atcher

Click on Mark's photo to read about him in the EBDT newsletter.

Music, Dinner
and Show
$29.90 ^{Plus Tax}

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Performances presented at the:
Italian-American Club
200 South McMullen-Booth Road
Clearwater, Florida 33759

For Reservations & Information call
(727) 446-5898

Getting There...
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Starting at the corner of McMullen-Booth Road and Drew Street in Clearwater, Florida Go South, following the signs towards the exit to Highway 60, Clearwater/Tampa exit. Half-way down the exit ramp, look for the entrance to the Italian-American Club, on the right. Here are some pictures of what you will see on your way to the theatre.

Our policy on complimentary tickets is "one free" for every twenty (20) paid. Your bus driver is automatically our guest.


Pick your favorite Internet map: Google Yahoo MapQuest Top The Italian-American Club Building... Fresh Paint - 2010!

Call (727) 446-5898 to make reservations for the Early Bird Dinner Theatre	Kudos to the Italian-American Club website for their Early Bird Dinner Theatre web page!

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Previous Presentations

Set: Last of the Red Hot Lovers July 14 - September 4, 2011
Cast: Leading Ladies September 8 - October 30, 2011 Cast: Don't Dress for Dinner April 28 - June 19, 2011 Click for bigger picture. Cast: The Dixie Swim Club January 6 - February 27, 2011	Click for larger picture Cast: The Sensuous Senator November 3 - December 23, 2011 Cast: Last of the Red Hot Lovers July 14 - September 4, 2011 Click for bigger picture. Cast: Sex Please, We're Sixty! March 3 - April 24, 2011
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Cast: How the Other Half Loves November 4 - December 26, 2010 Cast: There's a Burglar In My Bed January 7 - February 28, 2010	(Click for larger picture) Cast: The Kitchen Witches July 15 - September 5, 2010 [ click for larger picture ] Cast: Funny Money April 29 - June 20, 2010 [ click for larger picture ] Cast: Death by Chocolate March 4 - April 25, 2010
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Set: Anybody For Murder?
November 5 - December 20, 2009

Cast & Crew: Bermuda Avenue Triangle
January 2 - February 22, 2009

Cast: Natalie Needs a Nightie
February 25 - April 19, 2009

Cast: Private Lives
April 23 - June 14, 2009

Cast: Anybody For Murder?
November 5 - December 20, 2009

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Cast: Out of Order
January 3 - February 24, 2008

Cast: Run For Your Wife
February 28 - April 20, 2008

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An Early Bird Special Presentation:

World Premier

Never Kiss A Naughty Nanny
November 3 - December 23, 2007

(Right: Fox 13 Charley's World, archived on YouTube.com: Never Kiss a Naughty Nanny )

This section contains a link to youtube.com, and contains a 2-1/2 minutes of a TV News special report. We hope your computer is configured so you can see the video clip. It has sound, so remember to turn on your speakers! Drop us a note and let us know what you think: Webmaster@EarlyBirdDinnerTheatre.com

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Cast: Never Kiss A Naughty Nanny
Pictured with playwright Michael Parker (L)

Cast: Steel Magnolias
February 22 - April 14, 2007

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Cast: Sin, Sex, and The CIA
November 2 - December 26, 2006

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Cast: Deathtrap
April 27 - June 18, 2006

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Cast: Hotbed Hotel
September 15 - November 6, 2005

Cast: A Bedfull of Foreigners
January 6 - February 27, 2005

Reservations:
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Executive Producer
Ed Fletcher Artistic Director
Robin New

Director of Marketing
Susan Lyons Director of Public Relations & Theatre Liaison
Susan Lyons

Read about Susan
on Page 2 in this Early Bird Newsletter

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Reviews
The Sensuous Senator Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - November 28, 2011
Leading Ladies Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - October 3, 2011
Last of the Red Hot Lovers Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - August 1, 2011
Don't Dress for Dinner Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - May 23, 2011
Best Dinner Theaters on Florida's Gulf Coast AssociatedContent (Yahoo!) - January 31, 2011
The Dixie Swim Club Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - January 22, 2011
How the Other Half Loves Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - November 22, 2010
Lovers and Other Strangers Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - October 4, 2010
Kitchen Witches Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - July 19, 2010
Funny Money Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - May 10, 2010
There's a Burglar in my Bed Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - January 11, 2010
Anybody for Murder? Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - November 10, 2009
Squabbles Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - September 7, 2009
Private Lives Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - May 26, 2009
Bermuda Avenue Triangle tickles opening night audience. St Petersburg Times - January 9, 2009
Run For Your Wife Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - March 17, 2008
Out of Order Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - January 19, 2008
About.com:Tampa Bay Lee Zumpe article about Ed Fletcher and the Theatre
Never Kiss a Naughty Nanny Fox 13 Charley's World archived, on YouTube.com
Never Kiss a Naughty Nanny Review Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - December 4, 2007
Never Kiss a Naughty Nanny Review Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - October 30, 2007
Angel Street Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - September 5, 2007
Pajama Tops Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - July 2, 2007
Who's In Bed with the Butler Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - September 21, 2006
Death Trap Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - May 4, 2006
Whose Wives Are They Anyway? Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - Mar 16, 2006
Crimes of the Heart Tampa Bay Newspapers (Online) - January 13, 2006

Did you find a links to a reviews of any production at the Early Bird Dinner Theatre? Please send the address to the Webmaster.

Epilogue Chris Tracey (1957-2008) St. Pete Times - June 14, 2008
Early Bird Theatre remembers Chris Tracey Clearwater Citizen - July 9, 2008

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For all other questions/comments about the Theatre, please call Mr. Ed Fletcher at (727) 446-5898. The answering machine is available 24 hours a day. However, Mr. Fletcher returns calls only at reasonable hours. When you call, please leave your name, phone number, and a brief summary of your question or statement. Call to inquire about:
Gift Certificates - Upcoming performances
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Dinner or beverage questions - Auditions You may also write to us: Early Bird Dinner Theatre
C/O Italian-American Club
200 South McMullen Booth Road
Clearwater, FL 33759

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The YouTube video at top of our web page was written, created & edited by Jennifer Sloane, our Newsletter Editor.
Copyright 2004-2011 Ed Fletcher Productions. All rights Reserved.
Website opened July 31^st 2004
This page updated on .. January 14^th 2011

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