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Inside Jobsite’s “The Butterfly’s Evil Spell” with Puppet Designer Spencer Meyers By Avery Anderson When Spencer Meyers first signed on to design puppets for The Butterfly’s Evil Spell, he figured working in cardboard would be a cinch. “I thought, ‘cardboard should be easier than foam,’” he said.
By Avery Anderson In this full-length Q&A, Tampa-based designer Spencer Meyers opens up about the creative process behind Jobsite Theater’s cardboard-puppet-driven dark fable, The Butterfly’s Evil Spell. From folk art influences to the problem-solving behind papier-mâché bugs, Spencer offers a detailed and heartfelt look at what
By Abby Baker When I went to YMCA camp in Plant City in 2005, we basically melted in the sun with no cover, overdosed on Sprite, and wore lizards as earrings. Fortunately, summer camps have evolved. In 2025, there’s something for every kid — whether they’re into painting, puppets,
Inside ThinkTank Theatre’s Bold and Intimate Take on Jason Robert Brown’s Timeless Song Cycle By Avery Anderson In a small, unassuming room on the campus of Tampa’s Jewish Community Center, a transformation is underway. The chairs will be set, the lights focused, and the music will begin—
By Avery Anderson In a theatre landscape dominated by revivals and recognisable titles, freeFall Theatre in St. Petersburg continues to chart its own course—planting seeds for the future of American theatre one premiere at a time. Their latest offering, For Closure!, is a sharp-witted, Florida-set farce from playwright Hannah
