Key West FRINGE theater presents "Key West Characters"

The FRINGE Theater is Key West's newest upstart theater company, and they are going all out!  Following on the heals of the Conch Republic Celebration the FRINGE Theater company presents "Key West Characters: A Mini-Festival" presented April 25 through May 12; a theatrical explosion of history and humor!  The plays commemorate Key West history, the characters and the legends that make Key West an island like no other. Two of the plays, 'Weeds' and 'Marion Alert' are to be presented together at the Key West Firehouse Museum, 1024 Grinnell St. Show dates are Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27 and May 3, 4, 10 and 11. Curtain time is 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person. Attendees can enjoy a preshow "firehouse chili" supper at 7 p.m.  The third play is a musical about the birth of the Conch Republic, hitting our shores. That's right, the story of those historic moments in April 1982 when Key West declared its independence from the United States. It's a rollicking musical tale of the Conchs taking on the Feds in one of the greatest PR stunts ever. The music and lyrics are by Gayla Morgan and the book is by Monnie King. The stage director is Randi Reams with Gayla Morgan as music director. CONCH REPUBLIC (The Musical!) will run at 8 p.m. on Thursdays and Sundays at Kelly's Caribbean Upstairs, 301 Whitehead St. Dates are April 25, 28, May 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19. Tickets are $35 at KeysTix.com , Contact: 305-296-4761