ABET | Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre

 

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ABET (Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre) has something for everyone. Enjoy high-quality comedy, drama, and musicals in a variety of revivals, classics, local premieres, and original plays. Our dynamic shows and intimate setting attract audiences from all over Jacksonville and Northeast Florida.

ABET is a not-for-profit theatre supported by our many generous donors and subscribers. As your community theatre, we welcome your participation and support - no previous experience required!

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The actors and direction were more worthy of an Equity company than community theater… My compliments.

This is part of a letter one of our audience members wrote after attending a performance of our last production, GHOSTS. These are the standards to which ABET aspires and this type of comment is not unusual as we continue to keep the quality high on our small stage.

Don’t miss our upcoming production, HOME GAMES by Tom Ziegler, directed by Rebecca Williams. The American Stage Co. and the Hudson Guild Theatre both had hits with this romantic comedy…

HOME GAMES | Mertle Mae Tucker supports herself, her dad, a canary and a blind cat working as a truck dispatcher. Dad was once a Yankee - he spent the 1955 season on the bench and then retired rather than be traded to Cleveland. He lives in a demented twilight zone, walking around in his uniform and talking to the audience as he would to Casey Stengel. When Mertle Mae takes a night school class, she meets and falls in love with a successful young executive. He loves Mertle Mae but is not so sure about taking on dear old dad  | READ MORE…