Players by the Sea Theatre

Name

Players by the Sea Theatre

Legal name

Players by the Sea Theatre

Website

https://playersbythesea.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Theatre

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional & Repertory Theatre Companies (MPAGABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Musical Theatre (Non-Broadway/Fringe) (MPAGABAG), Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses) (MPAGALAB), Event Operations & Venue Services (Box Office, FOH/BOH, Concessions) (MPAIAFAL), Theater, Musicals & Performing Arts (THAJAFAB)

Keywords

• Community theatre productions
• Live theatrical performances
• Venue rental services
• Youth theatre education
• Subscription ticket packages

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Individual ticket purchases for productions. Regular performances run Thursday through Sunday with Friday/Saturday evening shows at 8pm and Sunday matinees.
2. Season Subscriptions: Flexible subscription packages including 7-ticket flex pass ($189-210) and 14-ticket flex pass ($350-392), plus corporate subscription ($1,210 for 30 tickets). Subscribers receive priority seating and discounts.
3. Donations: Tax-deductible donations from community members supporting theatre operations. Emergency Relief Fund established after April 2025 fire with $250,000 goal.
4. Sponsorships: Full production sponsorships (company name above title) and partial production sponsorships with logo placement, playbill ads, and ticket allotments.
5. Venue Rentals: Multiple venue spaces available for rent for parties, performances, and meetings.
6. Playbill Advertisements: Local businesses purchase advertisement space in production playbills.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Players by the Sea Theatre is a nonprofit community theatre that produces live theatrical productions (plays, musicals, holiday shows) across two performance venues — a 150-seat Mainstage and an 80-seat Studio. It supplements its productions with youth theatre education programs, season subscription packages, community open-cast auditions, venue rentals for external productions, and playbill advertising for local businesses.

Product overview

Players by the Sea Theatre is an artist-driven community theatre that operates two distinct performance venues: the 150-seat John McManus Mainstage Theatre for large-scale Broadway-style productions, and the 80-seat Grace Darling Studio Theatre for intimate and experimental works. The theatre produces a mix of plays and musicals as its core offerings, complemented by flexible subscription packages, open audition programs, and volunteer opportunities. Season 61 features five mainstage productions including Dear Evan Hansen, Every Brilliant Thing, Disaster!, Violet, and The Play That Goes Wrong, plus Feeding Beatrice and Ragtime in the Studio Theatre. The organization is supported by production sponsorship opportunities and community donations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mainstage Theatre Productions

Quantifiable outcome

• Produced 8 world premieres through New Voices program
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and notable.

• SET StudiossupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2025Showcase Educational Theatre (SET Studios) partnered as venue host for Ripcord production. Located at 14286 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville. Award-winning nonprofit children's theatre inspiring young performers.
• Jacksonville Beaches Woman's ClubsupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 May 2025Hosted Upcycle Fashion Show fundraiser donating proceeds ($3,500+) to Players by the Sea recovery efforts. Demonstrates community support and collaborative fundraising efforts.
• Jacksonville Zoo & GardensnotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 July 2024Collaboration for Tarzan production where Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens provided animal behavior expertise, conservation education content, and live animal demonstrations. Enhanced the production's authenticity and provided cross-promotional opportunities between arts and wildlife conservation.
• The Florida BalletsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed in production credits as residency partner. Collaborative relationship for shared artistic programming.
• The 5 & DimesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed in production credits. Managing Director Bradley Akers previously led The 5 & Dime as Managing Artistic Director (2020-2023), facilitating ongoing artistic collaboration.

Scale indicators8 records

Direct peers

• Riverside Theatre: A regional theatre on Florida's east coast (Stuart) producing Broadway musicals and plays in a multi-venue setup. Closely comparable as a Florida-based community/regional theatre with mainstage and studio formats.
• The 5 & Dime Theatre: A Jacksonville-based community theatre company also producing plays and musicals with a similar artist-driven model. The two organizations share artistic leadership ties (Bradley Akers previously led The 5 & Dime), making them the closest peer in the immediate market.
• SET Studios (Showcase Educational Theatre): A Jacksonville-area children's theatre nonprofit that partnered with Players by the Sea on the Ripcord production. Comparable in mission (community theatre, educational programming) and scale (small nonprofit), serving an overlapping Northeast Florida audience.
• Palm Beach Dramaworks: A Florida-based not-for-profit professional regional theatre producing a season of plays and musicals. Comparable in scale and subscription-driven model, though operating in a higher-income market.
• American Stage (St. Petersburg): A professional regional theatre in the Tampa Bay area producing a subscription season of contemporary and classic works. Comparable in scale, mission, and programming model as a Florida-based repertory company.
• Theatre Jacksonville: One of the oldest continuously operating community theatres in the United States, based in Jacksonville. Directly comparable as a regional repertory theatre producing a season of plays and musicals with subscription and educational programming.

Broad incumbents

• Asolo Repertory Theatre: An LORT-affiliated regional theatre in Sarasota producing a broad season of plays and musicals. Comparable as a Florida-based repertory theatre but at materially greater scale and budget.
• Orlando Shakes (Orlando Shakespeare Theater): A larger, more established Florida regional theatre producing Shakespeare, plays, and musicals. Comparable as a Florida community/regional theatre but with greater resources, broader programming, and longer seasons.

Emerging players

• The Florida Ballet: A Jacksonville-based performing arts company that partners with Players by the Sea. Comparable as a small regional performing arts nonprofit in the same market with similar community-driven funding model.

Others

• Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens: A nonprofit cultural attraction in Jacksonville that partnered with Players by the Sea for cross-promotional collaboration. Thematically related as a Jacksonville nonprofit cultural institution, though not a direct theatrical competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PlayersByTheSea
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/players-by-the-sea-theater

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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