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Shakespeare's Oz: A Parody Play in Five Acts


There be no place like home. What if William Shakespeare had written The Wizard of Oz?

Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias
3/14 - 3/23/2025


The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped ...

C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters


A battle for your soul is being waged from an office in hell! Don’t miss The Screwtape Letters, the provocative, faithful and wickedly funny theatrical ...

Every Brilliant Thing
Every Brilliant Thing
1/30 - 2/9/2025


You’re six years old. Mom’s in the hospital. Dad says she’s “done something stupid.” She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to ...

Macbeth
Macbeth
1/15 - 2/9/2025


Macbeth by William Shakespeare Adapted and directed by David Jenkins Featuring a score by Jeremy Douglass Jan. 15 – Feb. 9, 2025 Jaeb Theater, Straz ...

This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing


A story that celebrates sisterhood and embraces adventure.  In this modern fairytale, three sisters, left abandoned, take charge of their own destinies. The eldest, Albienne, ...

Venus in Fur
Venus in Fur
1/23 - 2/9/2025


Would YOU dare disappoint a Goddess??? Experience the sharp humor, sizzling chemistry, and a healthy dose of the unexpected with David Ives' Venus in Fur

Conversations in Bed
Conversations in Bed
2/7 - 2/16/2025


Carrollwood Players Theatre presents  Conversations in Bed by Gretchen Suárez-Peña A CWP Black Box Production Directed by David Fraga February 7th - 16th, 2025 Fridays and ...

A Lighter Shade of Noir
A Lighter Shade of Noir
3/6 - 3/23/2025


A Lighter Shade of Noir, is an evening of 8 short plays celebrating the noir genre of theatre, some dark, some light, with characters ranging ...

The Pillowman
The Pillowman
3/12 - 4/6/2025


The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh Directed by David Jenkins Mar. 12 – Apr. 6, 2025 Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center The Pillowman  is an exhilarating comedy-drama ...

The Wolves
The Wolves
3/28 - 4/6/2025


Carrollwood Players Theatre presents The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe A Black Box Dramatic Comedy  Directed by Alexa Sheppard March 28th - April 6th, 2025 Fridays ...

The Sunshine Boys
The Sunshine Boys
4/3 - 4/13/2025


Neil Simon’s classic comedy The Sunshine Boys features a formerly successful vaudeville comedy duo. The duo reluctantly reunites in the 1970’s for a TV special. Their ...

Ministers of Grace: The Unauthorized Shakespearan Parody of Ghostbusters


What if William Shakespeare had written Ghostbusters? In this reimagining of the classic 1984 film, author Jordan Monsell uses iambic pentameter, period prose, and historical ...

The Butterfly's Evil Spell


The Butterfly’s Evil Spell Adapted from the play by Federico Garcia Lorca Developed by the Ensemble Music by Jeremy Douglass May 7 – Jun. 1, ...

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]


The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again] By Adam Long, Daniel Singer, Jess Winfield, new revisions by Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield Aug. ...

Every Brilliant Thing
Every Brilliant Thing
9/13 - 9/14/2025


EVERY BRILLIANT THING By Duncan Macmillan, with Jonny Donahoe A one-person show with Paul Berg You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s ...



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Review: MAD Theatre of Tampa Presents ROCK OF AGES at the Shimberg Playhouse in the Straz Center


by Peter Nason - January 19, 2025

It's a balls to the walls, big-hearted but empty-headed jukebox musical that celebrates the 1980s hair bands. Guaranteed to make you escape the world's current tumult!...

Review: THE CHER SHOW at Straz Center


by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - January 17, 2025

Whether you're a lifelong fan or new to Cher's legacy, The Cher Show, currently running at the Straz Center through this Sunday, is a musical that doesn't just celebrate her life—it captures the enduring spirit and resilience of one of the greatest icons of our time, making it an unforgettable theat...

Review: A Look Back at the Best of 2024; Thank God for Local Theatre


by Peter Nason - December 31, 2024

Local theatre saved me in 2024, which turned out to be an extremely rocky year--with statewide and national political maelstroms and two hurricanes hitting our area weeks apart....

Review: USHERING IN THE HOLIDAYS WITH ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at TampaRep


by Drew Eberhard - December 08, 2024

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Review: Arts in Motion's Production of DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at the IPAC


by Peter Nason - November 24, 2024

A young cast brings Disney's most iconic musical to life, led by two scene-stealers: Larkin Mainwaring as Madame de la Grande Bouche and (especially) Ruby Ricardo as a boisterous LeFou....

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by Peter Nason - November 23, 2024

Cody Farkas is stunning as the title character in Brecht's frightening and funny work....

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by Peter Nason - November 10, 2024

A marvelous cast of River Ridge students breathes the Bard to life!...

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by Drew Eberhard - October 28, 2024

Jobsite Theater once again dives headfirst into a world only they know how to portray. A world reveling in the strange, the unorthodox, and yet proving to be a masterclass of all things twisted and warped. This production which harkens back to their production of Shockheaded Peter, a few seasons bac...

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by Peter Nason - October 27, 2024

There is no one in pop and rock like Laura Nyro, and Erica Garraffa is spellbinding as the great singer-songwriter....

Review: EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL, Is Campy, Killer Fun at WestCoast Players Theatre


by Drew Eberhard - October 22, 2024

Somewhere in a world on a road less traveled, between the likes of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, American Psycho, Carrie, and the more recently conceptualized Beetlejuice lies the twisted campy world in which the characters of Evil Dead the Musical reside. First performed in 2003 in Toronto, this c...



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