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The ensemble of American Stage's production of The Figs performs in vibrant costumes under blue and purple stage lighting.

After the Shift: How American Stage Is Restructuring Season 49 for Sustainability

Avery Anderson · July 28, 2026
The full cast of The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon poses in costume on the fairy-tale set.

'Nobody Is on Their Phone': How Beyond the Wings Theater Built a Community Out of Fairy Tale Chaos

Avery Anderson · July 28, 2026
Poster art for Powerstories Theatre's Conscience, showing a woman in an American-flag suit before the silhouette of the U.S. Capitol dome.

Party Over Principle? Not in 1950: Powerstories Theatre Brings Margaret Chase Smith's Historic Takedown to Tampa

Avery Anderson · July 28, 2026
The full ensemble of Jobsite Theater's American Idiot performs a dance number on the scaffolded set.

How Jobsite Theater Made Me Fall in Love with Green Day All Over Again

Maggie Duffy · July 28, 2026
Don’t Stop Believin’ in the Gods: Bash of the Titans Rocks freeFall Theatre

Don’t Stop Believin’ in the Gods: Bash of the Titans Rocks freeFall Theatre

Avery Anderson · July 14, 2026
How to commit elite vandalism (the corporate way)

How to commit elite vandalism (the corporate way)

Avery Anderson · July 10, 2026
Red, White, and Screaming into the Void: How Tampa Bay Artists Are Defying the Heat and the Machine

Red, White, and Screaming into the Void: How Tampa Bay Artists Are Defying the Heat and the Machine

Avery Anderson · July 3, 2026
From History to the Spotlight: Powerstories Theatre Honors At-Home Pregnancy Test Inventor Meg Crane

From History to the Spotlight: Powerstories Theatre Honors At-Home Pregnancy Test Inventor Meg Crane

Avery Anderson · July 2, 2026
Gods, 80s Pop, and Legally Distinct Parodies

Gods, 80s Pop, and Legally Distinct Parodies

Avery Anderson · July 2, 2026
From Secret Coffee Shop Painters to 80s Pop Greek Myths

From Secret Coffee Shop Painters to 80s Pop Greek Myths

Avery Anderson · July 2, 2026
PODCAST: From Suburbia to Saint Pete

PODCAST: From Suburbia to Saint Pete

Avery Anderson · July 2, 2026
From "Raisin" to "Hot Wing"

From "Raisin" to "Hot Wing"

Avery Anderson · June 26, 2026
Art Without Permission

Art Without Permission

Avery Anderson · June 12, 2026
Catching the Pulse: projectALCHEMY Steps into Its Power and Reshapes St. Pete’s Arts Ecosystem

Catching the Pulse: projectALCHEMY Steps into Its Power and Reshapes St. Pete’s Arts Ecosystem

Avery Anderson · June 11, 2026
Deconstructing the Shadow Self (Without the Pretentious Price Tag)

Deconstructing the Shadow Self (Without the Pretentious Price Tag)

Avery Anderson · June 11, 2026
From Screaming Rabbits to Reproductive Autonomy

From Screaming Rabbits to Reproductive Autonomy

Avery Anderson · June 11, 2026
Tampa’s Most Eclectic Arts Festival Celebrates 10 Years

Tampa’s Most Eclectic Arts Festival Celebrates 10 Years

Avery Anderson · June 9, 2026
What they don't show you on opening night

What they don't show you on opening night

Avery Anderson · June 5, 2026
Mermaids, Metal Flux, and the Graphic Designer Who Changed Women’s Health

Mermaids, Metal Flux, and the Graphic Designer Who Changed Women’s Health

Avery Anderson · June 4, 2026
A Deep Dive into Human Anxiety: Inside Urbanite Theatre's Bold Season 13

A Deep Dive into Human Anxiety: Inside Urbanite Theatre's Bold Season 13

Avery Anderson · June 4, 2026
Curtains Up, Guards Down: Inside St. Pete's Big Cultural Week

Curtains Up, Guards Down: Inside St. Pete's Big Cultural Week

Avery Anderson · May 29, 2026
Beyond the Box: Why ‘Passing Strange’ at The Studio@620 is Erica Sutherlin’s Most Personal Challenge Yet

Beyond the Box: Why ‘Passing Strange’ at The Studio@620 is Erica Sutherlin’s Most Personal Challenge Yet

Avery Anderson · May 29, 2026
Swords, Sorcery, and Synth: freeFall Theatre Announces New 80s Musical Parody 'Bash of the Titans'

Swords, Sorcery, and Synth: freeFall Theatre Announces New 80s Musical Parody 'Bash of the Titans'

Avery Anderson · May 29, 2026
PODCAST: Recovery, Community & the Word Play Gala

PODCAST: Recovery, Community & the Word Play Gala

Avery Anderson · May 28, 2026
The Friday Night Special: How American Stage Buried a Leadership Crisis on Memorial Day Weekend

The Friday Night Special: How American Stage Buried a Leadership Crisis on Memorial Day Weekend

Avery Anderson · May 23, 2026
Being human is messy. These shows spotlight just how much.

Being human is messy. These shows spotlight just how much.

Avery Anderson · May 22, 2026
Being human is messy. These shows spotlight just how much.

Being human is messy. These shows spotlight just how much.

Avery Anderson · May 22, 2026
The Studio@620 Rides Record-Breaking Momentum into Epic Season Finale: The Hit Rock Musical Passing Strange

The Studio@620 Rides Record-Breaking Momentum into Epic Season Finale: The Hit Rock Musical Passing Strange

Avery Anderson · May 20, 2026
Stripping the Hollywood Gloss Off 'The Notebook'

Stripping the Hollywood Gloss Off 'The Notebook'

Avery Anderson · May 20, 2026
REVIEW: Jobsite Theater’s Danny and the Deep Blue Sea is a Brutal, Beautiful Triumph

REVIEW: Jobsite Theater’s Danny and the Deep Blue Sea is a Brutal, Beautiful Triumph

Avery Anderson · May 20, 2026
The Things That Stay

The Things That Stay

Avery Anderson · May 15, 2026
The Girl Behind the Looking Glass: Why Alice Liddell Still Matters

The Girl Behind the Looking Glass: Why Alice Liddell Still Matters

Avery Anderson · May 15, 2026
Of Monsters and Men: Why We’re Brushing the Dust off the Classics

Of Monsters and Men: Why We’re Brushing the Dust off the Classics

Avery Anderson · May 13, 2026
USF professor tells queer migration stories in new Tampa play

USF professor tells queer migration stories in new Tampa play

Avery Anderson · May 13, 2026
The Clearwater home of late jazz legend Chick Corea is now for sale

The Clearwater home of late jazz legend Chick Corea is now for sale

Avery Anderson · May 13, 2026
PODCAST: From St. Pete Stages to Viral Wordle Raps

PODCAST: From St. Pete Stages to Viral Wordle Raps

Avery Anderson · May 8, 2026
The Queens’ Gambit: Why SIX is the High-Octane History Lesson Tampa Needs

The Queens’ Gambit: Why SIX is the High-Octane History Lesson Tampa Needs

Avery Anderson · May 8, 2026
Happy Birthday to Us (And a Huge "Thank You" for Not Letting Us Die)

Happy Birthday to Us (And a Huge "Thank You" for Not Letting Us Die)

Avery Anderson · May 1, 2026
One Year of Us (And You Saw it First)

One Year of Us (And You Saw it First)

Avery Anderson · May 1, 2026

Plans this weekend? Your Member Guide April 28

Avery Anderson · April 28, 2026
The Awakening: Why We Still Need Princess Aurora

The Awakening: Why We Still Need Princess Aurora

Avery Anderson · April 23, 2026
The Theology of the Bruise

The Theology of the Bruise

Avery Anderson · April 23, 2026
Why St. Pete is Doubling Down on the Messy Business of Creation

Why St. Pete is Doubling Down on the Messy Business of Creation

Avery Anderson · April 23, 2026
Building a Cultural Milestone: The Journey to Dunedin Public Theater

Building a Cultural Milestone: The Journey to Dunedin Public Theater

Avery Anderson · April 22, 2026

A year of art

Avery Anderson · April 17, 2026

A Year of Disrupting the Quiet

Avery Anderson · April 17, 2026
The Ghosts on Central Avenue: Why Anne Frank’s Story Still Rattles St. Pete

The Ghosts on Central Avenue: Why Anne Frank’s Story Still Rattles St. Pete

Avery Anderson · April 16, 2026
The Art of the "No": How Janice Creneti Turned a Pandemic Pivot into a Powerhouse Play

The Art of the "No": How Janice Creneti Turned a Pandemic Pivot into a Powerhouse Play

Avery Anderson · April 8, 2026
The Heartbeat of the Road: Bryce Bayer’s Full-Circle Return to the Gulf Coast

The Heartbeat of the Road: Bryce Bayer’s Full-Circle Return to the Gulf Coast

Avery Anderson · April 6, 2026
The Studio@620 Reimagines A Streetcar Named Desire as a Study in Racial Identity and Power

The Studio@620 Reimagines A Streetcar Named Desire as a Study in Racial Identity and Power

Avery Anderson · April 4, 2026
First Look: The Orca Lands in the Shimberg

First Look: The Orca Lands in the Shimberg

Avery Anderson · March 13, 2026
From the Handlebars to the Stage

From the Handlebars to the Stage

Avery Anderson · March 13, 2026
The Future is Buzzing (and Bloody): Why Urbanite’s The Apiary is the Dark Comedy We Need

The Future is Buzzing (and Bloody): Why Urbanite’s The Apiary is the Dark Comedy We Need

Avery Anderson · March 5, 2026
The Ghost in the Machine: Suzy Eddie Izzard’s Radical, Bare-Knuckle 'Hamlet'

The Ghost in the Machine: Suzy Eddie Izzard’s Radical, Bare-Knuckle 'Hamlet'

Avery Anderson · March 5, 2026
Throw Away Your High School English Class: Shakespeare as an Action Movie

Throw Away Your High School English Class: Shakespeare as an Action Movie

Avery Anderson · February 27, 2026
Surfing the Wall of Sound: Why This ‘Magic Flute’ Isn’t Your Grandfather’s Opera

Surfing the Wall of Sound: Why This ‘Magic Flute’ Isn’t Your Grandfather’s Opera

Avery Anderson · February 27, 2026
Drawing the Dark: Karla Hartley on Finding Beauty in the Conflict of ‘Asher Lev’

Drawing the Dark: Karla Hartley on Finding Beauty in the Conflict of ‘Asher Lev’

Avery Anderson · February 27, 2026
The Thermostat Wars: A Menopause ‘Freaky Friday’ Comes to Carrollwood

The Thermostat Wars: A Menopause ‘Freaky Friday’ Comes to Carrollwood

Avery Anderson · February 27, 2026
Why We Can’t Let the Dancers Leave St. Pete

Why We Can’t Let the Dancers Leave St. Pete

Avery Anderson · February 27, 2026
Shorty Shorts and Secrets

Shorty Shorts and Secrets

Avery Anderson · February 26, 2026
The Long Arc for a Local Voice

The Long Arc for a Local Voice

Avery Anderson · February 20, 2026
Roman Politics vs. Office Politics

Roman Politics vs. Office Politics

Avery Anderson · February 20, 2026
Beyond the Script: How Powerstories is Building a Sustainable Home for Women’s Voices

Beyond the Script: How Powerstories is Building a Sustainable Home for Women’s Voices

Avery Anderson · February 19, 2026
Spring Break, But Make It Matter

Spring Break, But Make It Matter

Avery Anderson · February 12, 2026
Van Wezel’s Technical Theatre Camp Gives Teens a Backstage Career Path

Van Wezel’s Technical Theatre Camp Gives Teens a Backstage Career Path

Avery Anderson · February 12, 2026
Who Gets to Tell the Story?

Who Gets to Tell the Story?

Avery Anderson · February 12, 2026
& Juliet Asks Tampa Bay to Please Stop Killing the Women

& Juliet Asks Tampa Bay to Please Stop Killing the Women

Avery Anderson · February 6, 2026
An All-Women Julius Caesar Asks the Hard Question: Who Holds the Knife—and Why

An All-Women Julius Caesar Asks the Hard Question: Who Holds the Knife—and Why

Avery Anderson · February 6, 2026
When Joyce Was Still Becoming Joyce

When Joyce Was Still Becoming Joyce

Avery Anderson · February 4, 2026
When Horror Walks Into the Opera House

When Horror Walks Into the Opera House

Avery Anderson · January 27, 2026
Game On: How Revolution Dance Redefines Community Through Movement

Game On: How Revolution Dance Redefines Community Through Movement

Avery Anderson · January 19, 2026
Need a Night That Feels Real?

Need a Night That Feels Real?

Avery Anderson · January 14, 2026
What Happens When Your Job Owns You

What Happens When Your Job Owns You

Avery Anderson · January 9, 2026
Podcast: Samantha Marti Parisi Isn’t Afraid of the Netless Leap

Podcast: Samantha Marti Parisi Isn’t Afraid of the Netless Leap

Avery Anderson · January 9, 2026