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 […]
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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 […]
Tampa Fringe Festival 2022
It’s time to Peace. Love. Fringe! That’s right, the Tampa International Fringe Festival is back for the 6th year in Ybor City July 28 – August 7, 2022. It’ a chance to binge on the performing arts. All shows are an hour or less, with theatre, burlesque, comedy, storytelling, opera, improv, kids shows, and more. […]
Advanced Stand Up Workshop
Stand Up Comedy Workshop @ 6p-730p Tuesdays & Thursdays, March 29th – April 7th Join world class touring comedian Dylan Vattelana for a limited-run class where you’ll learn to tighten up your jokes, work on stage craft, get feedback, and discover how to take your craft to higher levels. You’ll also be able to ask questions about […]
“Real Women Have Curves”
After a nearly two-year intermission, Powerstories Theatre is returning to live theatre with Josefina López’s “Real Women Have Curves,” a play set in a small sewing factory in East Los Angeles. It covers issues of gender politics and the Latina immigrant experience through a week in the lives of five Latina characters. Directed by Linda […]
Meshuggah-Nuns!
Meshuggah-Nuns! Book, Music & Lyrics by Dan Goggin Directed by Craig Ruska Meshuggah-Nuns! finds the sisters on an all-expense-paid trip on the “Faiths of All Nations” Cruise. When the cast of “Fiddler on the Roof” (with the exception of the guy playing Tevye) gets seasick, the ship’s captain asks the sisters and Tevye to put […]
American Stage: The Odd Couple
Oscar is a slob. Felix is neat. Oscar loves his bachelorhood, and Felix is newly divorced. When the two decide to live together in the same apartment, how will they reconcile their differences? This Neil Simon comedy explores the relationship between two men who, despite their many differences, must find a way to live together. […]
Every Brilliant Thing
Every BrilliantThing by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe directed by Emilia Sargent featuring Ned Averill-Snell September 16 – October 3 @HCC Performing Arts sponsored in part by Hal Freedman and Willi Rudowsky 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 […]
Mrs. Bliss’s Titanic Adventure at the Tampa Fringe
A lonely actor is working in a Titanic Exhibition when an intriguing stranger and an overactive imagination pull her on an unreal adventure. Can she avert disaster? And what can possibly go wrong? Bridget Bean’s one-woman mystery/adventure is loosely based on her life – her personal immigrant experience to the USA from England, her […]
America’s Largest Interactive Mystery Dinner Show
Unlike a typical murder mystery dinner theatre performance, you won’t be watching a handful of actors stiffly reciting lines in front of the room. The action happens all around you, and any person in the audience can end up being a part of the show, even YOU! Throughout the night, you’ll find yourself wondering if […]