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If it feels like theater is everywhere this week, you’re not wrong. January didn’t tiptoe into the new year — it came in asking questions. Across Tampa Bay and Sarasota, stages are filling with stories about work, intimacy, memory, survival, and what it costs to stay human inside systems
By Avery Anderson Every January, the city marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a parade. This year, that moment stretches into something larger — and longer. Under the leadership of the Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival, St. Petersburg is in the middle of its first-ever 45 Days of Excellence: a
The Studio@620 has announced the recipients of its 2025 Studio Honors awards, recognizing artists, leaders, and changemakers whose work embodies the organization’s longstanding commitment to access, inclusion, and the development of new and emerging professional voices. The awards will be presented at The Studio@620 Honors: A Speakeasy
by Avery Anderson The first thing JOB makes clear is that this is not a therapy session. It’s a negotiation. Jane wants her job back. Loyd has the authority to decide whether she’s ready. That’s the entire premise—two people, one room, and a future hanging on
There’s a moment in the conversation when Samantha Marti Parisi describes one-woman shows as “flying trapeze without a net.” No understudy. No scene partner. No one to catch you if your footing slips. It’s not a metaphor she uses lightly. It’s a decision — one she’s been
