In My Own Little Corner: My Work in Progress with Bipolar Disorder Veteran stage, film, and television actress Chryssie Whitehead (Chicago, A Chorus Line, West Side Story film, Radio City Rockettes) performs an autobiographical play with music unraveling her diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder at the age of 38 while making peace with the tragic passing […]
Tag: comedy
Straight White Men
A provocative and hilarious play by Young Jean Lee (the first female Asian American playwright to be produced on Broadway), STRAIGHT WHITE MEN explores the meaning of privilege and identity in 21st century America. Three adult brothers gather for Christmas at their childhood home, and in the course of family bonding, confront their own sense […]
Whinge! a performing arts scratch festival
That’s right – we have a new winter festival! This is a festival of experimentation, ideas, risk taking. A “scratch” festival! What will you see? A range of performing artists taking risks and trying out new ideas. With multiple venues in the building, coupled with performances lasting 5-30 minutes, you will fill your day with […]
Sam Morril: The Class Act Tour
Tampa Theatre and AEG Presents are proud to announce that comedian Sam Morril will bring The Class Act Tour to the Theatre’s historic stage at 7:00pm Friday, Dec. 8. Morril is one of the fastest-rising stand-up comics in New York City and one of the best joke writers in the scene today. He appeared frequently on Comedy Central’s This Week at […]
Veteran Community Open Mic – 10th Anniversary Celebration!
Join us for a very special 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Veteran Community Open Mic! Art2Action presents the 10th Anniversary in partnership with Alternate ROOTS, featuring special ROOTS guests Linda Parris-Bailey (co-founder of the Veteran’s Open Mic!), Omari Fox & New DangerArts Movement, and more! Co-hosts Andrea Assaf and BlacJak return, with music by your favorite Soul & Hip Hop DJ Cotton! The #VeteransOpenMic started in September 2013 […]
Countdown Improv Festival
The Countdown Improv Festival triumphantly returns to the HCC Ybor Performing Arts Building in the Ybor City neighborhood of Tampa for our seventh big year. Our 2023 festival will feature over 75 different trio, duo, and solo improv acts from all over the United States. Join us for four nights of hilarious and unforgettable improv […]
Tampa Fringe Festival 2023
Gotta watch ’em all! An indie performing arts fest in Ybor City like no other, and this year is more exciting than ever! With over thirty acts performing over 5 days, from all over the bay and the world, we’ve got storytelling, comedy, theatre, dance, stand-up, surreal lectures, sketch comedy, Kids Fringe, and everything in […]
A Doll’s House Part 2
As a door slams in 1879 Norway, a young wife and mother leaves behind her family, freeing herself from the shackles of traditional societal constraints. Now, 15 years later, that same door opens to reveal Nora, a changed woman with an incredibly awkward favor to ask the people who she abandoned. Lucas Hnath’s bitingly funny […]
Steel Magnolias at Powerstories Theatre
On stage at Powerstories Theatre from September 15 through October 2 is the poignant tribute of a brother to his deceased sister, Robert Harling’s STEEL MAGNOLIAS. Directed by Bridget Bean, STEEL MAGNOLIAS is a play based on the beloved movie that debuted in 1989. Set entirely in a Truvy’s beauty salon where the women gather […]
Breast Advice: An Uplifting Conversation about Boobs in Tampa Bay Theatre Festival at Stageworks
Being back stage, preparing for a show is where lifelong friendships are born. You arrive 60 to 90 minutes in advance, get dressed, do your hair and makeup, and wait for the audience to be seated, hold for latecomers, so to pass time, you talk quietly in the dressing rooms…. about anything and everything. During […]