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Jacksonville s 5 & Dime Theatre Co. is returning to the road after closing its downtown venue last year, but where and when the first shows will be remains up in the air.
Bradley Akers was named as 5 & Dime s new managing artistic director last week. He replaces Lee Hamby, who is one of the founders of the group.
Akers, a Jacksonville native and Douglas Anderson School of the Arts graduate, worked for several years in Philadelphia before returning to Jacksonville. He has worked at Players by the Sea as a director and stage manager as well as in the marketing department.
5 & Dime first started putting on live productions in 2011. The theater group has done as few as two shows and as many as 12 in a season, mostly on borrowed or rented stages. In 2017, 5 & Dime opened its own venue on Adams Street in downtown Jacksonville but decided during the pandemic that it would be better off without a home stage.