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TheatreBefore the Umbrella: The Backstage Chaos (and Reality TV Vibe) Making Waves at freeFall Theatre
Jay Berkow’s What a Glorious Feeling! at freeFall Theatre rips the polish off Singin’ in the Rain, exposing the raw friction, fragile egos, and sheer stubbornness behind Hollywood’s most famous musical.
By Avery Anderson · September 11, 2026
TheatreWhen Washtubs Become Unions: Why “The Wash” Is Tampa Bay’s Most Urgent Show
In 1881, Atlanta’s Black laundresses built the post-Civil War South’s first successful interracial strike. This October, “The Wash” brings their story to St. Petersburg — and it feels like it was written yesterday.
By Avery Anderson · September 11, 2026
TheatreThe 43-Seat Miracle in St. Pete: Why You Need to Care About Off-Central’s Biggest Risk Yet
The Off-Central Players open their sixth season with Christopher Durang’s ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ in a 43-seat St. Petersburg black box. Here’s why their biggest production yet is worth the risk.
By Avery Anderson · September 11, 2026
TheatreThree New Plays, One Wild Week, and the Theatre That Refused to Compromise to Get There
Urbanite Theatre's seventh Modern Works Festival brings a Fringe-winning solo show and three brand-new plays to Sarasota September 17–27 — days after the company turned down a $40,230 grant rather than sign Florida's new DEI funding language.
By Avery Anderson · September 4, 2026
TheatreAfter the Shift: How American Stage Is Restructuring Season 49 for Sustainability
Following Helen R. Murray's departure, American Stage is rebuilding Season 49 around a revised slate — and a sliding-scale ticketing model designed to keep regional theater accessible.
By Avery Anderson · July 28, 2026
Theatre'Nobody Is on Their Phone': How Beyond the Wings Theater Built a Community Out of Fairy Tale Chaos
At Beyond the Wings Theater, the off-stage moments matter as much as the punchlines. Inside the Pinellas troupe's riotous take on The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon.
By Avery Anderson · July 28, 2026
TheatreParty Over Principle? Not in 1950: Powerstories Theatre Brings Margaret Chase Smith's Historic Takedown to Tampa
Powerstories Theatre brings Joe DiPietro's political drama Conscience — the story of Sen. Margaret Chase Smith's stand against McCarthyism — to Stageworks Theatre for a three-day staged reading, Aug 14–16.
By Avery Anderson · July 28, 2026
TheatreHow Jobsite Theater Made Me Fall in Love with Green Day All Over Again
A punk-rock catharsis in the Jaeb: Cody Farkas, Matthew Morris, Kiara Dorothea and a live band rip through Green Day's rock opera under David M. Jenkins' direction — and Maggie Duffy hasn't stopped humming since.
By Maggie Duffy · July 28, 2026
TheatreDon’t Stop Believin’ in the Gods: Bash of the Titans Rocks freeFall Theatre
by Maggie Duffy There’s a party going on at freeFall Theatre , a celebration to last throughout the millennia. Bash of the Titans , an “Unauthorized Parody Party” takes playful aim at the 1981 film,…
By Avery Anderson · July 14, 2026
TheatreHow to commit elite vandalism (the corporate way)
Welcome to another week of surviving the Florida summer. It is still meltingly hot outside, but thankfully, the Tampa Bay arts scene is providing the ultimate air-conditioned asylum. This week, we…
By Avery Anderson · July 10, 2026
Visual ArtBanking on Backstage: Why a St. Pete Credit Union Is the City's Newest Radical Art Gallery
When you walk into a local credit union, you generally expect a very specific, aggressively neutral sensory experience. You are there to deposit a check, perhaps politely decline a car loan offer, or…
By Avery Anderson · July 10, 2026
Visual ArtEnter Through the Loading Bay
'The Art of Banksy' Takes the Main Stage in Tampa For an artist who built a career on anonymity and anti-establishment graffiti, there is a certain beautiful irony to the reality of a massive,…
By Avery Anderson · July 10, 2026
TheatreRed, White, and Screaming into the Void: How Tampa Bay Artists Are Defying the Heat and the Machine
Happy July 3rd. We are officially on the eve of America’s birthday—a time traditionally reserved for processed meats, legally questionable fireworks, and a healthy dose of systemic existential dread.…
By Avery Anderson · July 3, 2026
TheatreFrom History to the Spotlight: Powerstories Theatre Honors At-Home Pregnancy Test Inventor Meg Crane
by Maggie Duffy Picture it: New Jersey, 1967. Margaret “Meg” Crane is a young product designer at research company Organon Pharmaceuticals, working on its newly launched women’s line. On a tour of…
By Avery Anderson · July 2, 2026
TheatreGods, 80s Pop, and Legally Distinct Parodies
Matthew McGee Talks "Bash of the Titans" If you are a fan of classic cinema, Greek mythology, or just pure, unadulterated 80s synth-pop, you are in for an absolute treat. In this exclusive clip from…
By Avery Anderson · July 2, 2026
TheatreFrom Secret Coffee Shop Painters to 80s Pop Greek Myths
Inside the Latest Peanut Gallery Podcast It is ninety degrees outside in Tampa Bay, which means the only logical thing to do is crank the A/C, slip into some comfy pants, and sit like Drew Barrymore…
By Avery Anderson · July 2, 2026
TheatrePODCAST: From Suburbia to Saint Pete
Inside Jobsite Theater’s American Idiot with Cody Farkas and Matthew Morris Punk rock, political tension, and a healthy dose of nostalgia are officially colliding in Tampa. On the latest episode of…
By Avery Anderson · July 2, 2026
TheatreFrom "Raisin" to "Hot Wing"
Why Elijah Jordan is Proof That Theatre Belongs to Everyone There is a persistent, mildly exhausting myth that theater is an elite club. We’ve been told that to truly appreciate the stage, you need a…
By Avery Anderson · June 26, 2026
CommunityThe Camouflaged Crisis of the Arts Board
Inside the Multi-City Experiment to Fix How We Create Let’s be honest about the modern nonprofit board. It is a structure we have collectively accepted as a necessary virtue, yet it often functions…
By Avery Anderson · June 16, 2026
PoetryThe Studio@620 Unveils 2026-2027 Season
A Bold Interrogation of the American Dream Following Record-Breaking Audience Growth Driven by a 43% surge in new theatergoers and historic box office runs, the Studio charges full steam ahead with…
By Avery Anderson · June 14, 2026
TheatreArt Without Permission
Some of the most memorable art doesn’t follow tradition, mind its manners, or do what's expected. It doesn’t wait for a gilded venue, an advanced degree, or a panel of chin-stroking academics to…
By Avery Anderson · June 12, 2026
TheatreCatching the Pulse: projectALCHEMY Steps into Its Power and Reshapes St. Pete’s Arts Ecosystem
Remember last year when Alexander Jones, the mastermind behind projectALCHEMY , joked that his indie, boundary-pushing dance company wasn't "that much of a baby anymore"? Fresh off a monumental…
By Avery Anderson · June 11, 2026
TheatreDeconstructing the Shadow Self (Without the Pretentious Price Tag)
Why projectALCHEMY’s New Show is for Everyone Let’s be entirely honest for a moment. Mention "contemporary dance paired with tarot-inspired shadow photography and material memory," and half the room…
By Avery Anderson · June 11, 2026
TheatreFrom Screaming Rabbits to Reproductive Autonomy
The Wild True Story Behind the Home Pregnancy Test Have you ever stopped to think about how much history has been written by—and for—just one side of the room? Too often, the revolutionary minds who…
By Avery Anderson · June 11, 2026