APRIL 2025: Misery at ABET

MISERY by William Goldman, adapted from the novel by Stephen King

April 11 - 27, 2025 at Players by the Sea
(106 6th St N, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250-5533)
7:30 PM Fridays - Saturdays & 2:00 PM on Sundays

Paul Sheldon, a romance novelist, is rescued from a car crash by Annie Wilkes, who claims to be his biggest fan. Annie brings Paul to her remote cabin to recover, but she becomes enraged when she discovers that he killed off her favorite character in his latest novel. Annie forces Paul to write a new Misery novel, and he quickly realizes that she has no intention of letting him go.

This thrilling production is directed by Bryce Cofield. 

All performances for this ABET production take place on stage at Players by the Sea. 

A note regarding show content and age appropriateness: While there is no official rating system for live theatre, we offer our ticket buyers guidance with commonly understood MPAA ratings. Per this system, Misery would be "rated R" for adult language and situations and staged violence. Please reach out to hello@abetjax.org if you have further questions about show content and staging.

There are no refunds or exchanges.

Box office phone hours: Tuesday-Friday, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. EST

Box office phone: ‪(904) 686-9872‬

ABET CARES

If the price of our tickets is a financial challenge, please use this code to enjoy tickets ​a​t a discount, a gift from ABET to the community. Each ticket ($21.75 per ticket). 

Code (all caps): ABETCARES

This is strictly an honor-based system. If you need the discount, we're happy to make it available, as we'd like all of the community to have access to the art of theatre and for no one to miss an opportunity because of a ticket price. No need to prove or validate anything! 

ABET cares!