June 22

A Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter and a Broadway playwright will be sharing stories about their creative processes and samples of their work in a new program on the beach at the Hermitage Artist Retreat. “Script & Song: A Beachfront Evening of Theater and Music” will feature songwriter and singer Sam Beam, who may be better known by his stage name Iron & Wine. Ferrentino is the author of the recent Broadway play “The Fear of 13” that srred Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson, and the short-lived musical “The Queen of Versailles” that starred Kristin Chenoweth. She is also known for the plays “Ugly Lies the Bone” and “Amy and the Orphans,” which was made into a film.

“Script & Song: A Beachfront Evening of Theater and Music” will be presented at 6:30 p.m. June 22 at the Hermitage Beach, 6660 Manasota Key Road, Englewood. $5 registration fee. hermitageartistretreat.org

— Jay Handelman

June 24-July 26

Florida Studio Theatre continues its mainstage summer season with the rolling world premiere of the comic drama “Dog Mom” by writer, producer and filmmaker Tate Elizabeth Hanyok. The piece is part of the National New Play Network’s Rolling World Premiere program, which arranges premiere productions in several theaters. Nancy Rominger directs the play about Liz, an indepependent New Yorker whose well-ordered life is thrown off course by a stray dog appearing at her door step. Katherine McLeod, who appeared in last summer’s “Don’t Dress for Dinner,” returns as Liz, with Marina Re, Ryan G. Dunkin and Kelsey Stalter. Rominger says the play is “about opening yourself to connection even when life doesn’t go according to plan.”

“Dog Mom” runs June 24-July 26 in Florida Studio Theatre’s Keating Theatre, 1241 N. Palm Ave., Sarasota. Tickets are $25-$59. floridastudiotheatre.org; 941-366-9000

— Jay Handelman

June 26

If you thought silent movies ended in the 1920s, you haven’t seen Mel Brooks’ hilarious “Silent Movie,” (made in 1976) in which a film director (played by Brooks) pitches a feature-length silent movie as a comeback to aid an ailing film studio. Desperate for a hit, the studio chief (Sid Caesar) gives Brooks and his cohorts (Marty Feldman and Dom DeLuise) the green light — but only if they can convince major celebrities to get on board.

The film, a loving tribute to classic Hollywood and the golden age of silent film, relies on physical humor and slapstick comedy rather than dialogue. And you can watch it in the cushy seats of the Sarasota Opera House, once a movie theater itself, as part of the “Classic Movies at the Opera House” series. Now all we need is a piano player…

Mel Brooks’ “Silent Movie” at the Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota. 7 p.m. (Run time 1 hour, 26 minutes). Tickets $12. 941-328-1300. sarasotaopera.org/summer-and-fall-2025-classic-movies-opera-house

— Carrie Seidman

June 27

The Westcoast Black Theater Troupe, which produced “Syncopated Avenue” — a world-premiere show focused on tap dancing as the final show of its 25th anniversary theatre season — is bringing back Lamont Brown, the New York-based performer and choreographer who helped create the show, to teach a special, one-day-only tap class this Saturday.

Brown, a graduate of the Dance Theatre Conservatory at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, earned the BroadwayWorld Regional Award for "Best Choreography" for "Syncopated Avenue.” He has performed all over the globe and was most recently seen in “Chez Joey” at Arena Stage, which was co-directed by Tony Goldwyn and tap icon Savion Glover.

Tap workshop by Lamont Brown at the Westcoast Black Theater Troupe, Binz rehearsal space, 1012 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota. 1-4:30 p.m. Open to WBTT artists and community members 18 and up of all skill levels. $35. Register at westcoastblacktheatre.org/education-outreach/community-classes

— Carrie Seidman