The Valerie Players
EST. 2021 · INVERNESS, FL
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Five years of musicals, comedies, dramas and the occasional staged-reading-gone-rogue — built by neighbors, for neighbors, on the historic Valerie Theatre stage in downtown Inverness.
A blind woman, an apartment full of con men, and a doll everyone's hunting for — Frederick Knott's classic suspense thriller builds to one of the most famous finales in American theatre. On stage this October — and we're casting it now.
Live theatre is only half of what we do. Each year, The Valerie Players reinvests in young Citrus County artists chasing a life in the arts.
A working ensemble of teachers, professors, marine technicians, English majors, retirees and one tattoo artist — all of them, in one way or another, in love with the stage.
Live theatre in a small town is a labor of love — and the only reason we keep raising the curtain is the generosity of these neighbors, businesses and friends. When you need what they do, we hope you'll remember who kept the lights on here.
Top billing belongs to Jenkins. Twenty-six dealerships, seventeen brands, three decades in business — and still the kind of neighbor who buys the front row for a community theatre in a town this size. Their support underwrites everything you see on this stage, from the set to the scholarships.
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If it floats, they've got it. Apopka Marine has been putting Nature Coast families out on the water for years — and putting them in our seats just as faithfully. Sales, service, and a showroom full of reasons to take Friday off.
Visit website →Every set begins as a drawing. Since 2006 this family-owned shop has turned Citrus County dreams into permit-ready blueprints — homes, barns, additions and everything between. They understand better than most that nothing gets built without a plan on paper first.
Visit website →The best after-party in Citrus County. Waterfront, warm, and always ready for a cast still running on adrenaline an hour after the curtain call. The Cove has fed our company, hosted our people, and sponsored our stage.
Visit website →Since 1986, Slaymaker and Nelson have helped Citrus County families put their affairs in order — wills, trusts, probate, guardianship, elder law. Quiet, careful work that protects what people spend a lifetime building. They've extended that same steadiness to us.
Visit website →A Silver-tier supporter of this company and a steady friend to live theatre in Citrus County. Sponsors like this rarely ask for the spotlight — which is exactly why we point it at them.
Representing the Nature Coast from historic downtown Inverness since 1986 — a few doors from our own stage door. Owner and broker Linda Bega also serves as treasurer of The Valerie Players, which means she keeps the books for both. We're lucky twice over.
Visit website →A full-service gunsmith shop on South Florida Avenue, founded in 2017 by Hillary Dube and Ross Rivkin. Machine work, lathe work, refinishing — done by hand, done right. Craftspeople recognize craftspeople, and we're glad they found us.
Visit website →Thirty years at the Florida bar, most of them spent defending Citrus County. Her office sits on West Main Street, a short walk from the Valerie's marquee — and she has been in our corner about as reliably as she's been in her clients'.
Visit website →Special Thanks TooFar · Water & Natural Resource Foundation · The City of Inverness · The historic Valerie Theatre · Every volunteer who has ever swept a stage, sewn a costume, or cued a light for us.
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An annual evening to celebrate the season, raise the lights for the next one, and toast the people who make community theatre possible. Sponsorships available at every level — from Curtain Friend to Platinum Producer.
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