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Three new plays make their entrances this week
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (89+ words) Has theater in Tampa Bay ever been more fertile? Three new productions, all dramas, debut this week, at the same time a musical (American Stage's Into the Woods), an historical drama (And Then They Came For Me at free Fall)…...
Talking with "H*tler's Tasters' playwright Michelle Kholos Brooks
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1026+ words) Think Tank Theatre is producing the drama/black comedy Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This is a based-on-fact drama, with elements of dark comedy. During World War II, a group of young women were conscripted to "service" by the Nazi High…...
St. Pete Comedy Club to open in Grand Central
1+ week, 5+ day ago (538+ words) Owner Bob Holden has hosted shows at multiple local venues. Bob Holden loves comedy." Not only does he perform standup himself, but Holden also started a traveling production company that hosts shows at St. Petersburg venues such as Ferg's Sports…...
Weekend spotlight: Theater and dance, dance and theater
2+ week, 6+ day ago (811+ words) The Catalyst's every-Thursday guide to Tampa Bay entertainment and the arts. In a prepared statement, project ALCHEMY founder Alexander Jones says ABOVE/below "explores the embodiment of tarot and the practice of shadow work. The work follows dancers as seekers…...
Cast chat: "The Shark is Broken" at Jobsite Theater
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (677+ words) Ian Shaw's behind-the-scenes play about the making of "Jaws' opens March 11. The three main characters in Steven Spielberg's classic shocker Jaws " Martin Brody, Matt Hooper and a man known only as Quint " are iconic. The 1975 film, and that trio, entered…...
And then there's mod: Inside Jobsite's "Comedy of Errors'
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (882+ words) Much of the charm of the company's new Shakespeare show comes from its vibrant look. Much of the charm of Jobsite Theater's current production of The Comedy of Errors is the look " the costumes, and the characters, appear in day-glo…...
Weekend spotlight: New plays, Buffett's boys and sellouts
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (891+ words) As the curtain goes up on three new plays " one in St. Petersburg, two in Tampa " one of the most unusual theatrical productions of recent times is entering its second and final weekend. There are just 43 seats at the Off-Central,…...