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Your passport to the Tampa Bay arts scene.

Stories that connect us. A monthly book club. Two podcasts. And a membership that turns Tampa Bay’s arts scene into your scene.

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Champion the artists making Tampa Bay worth showing up for — through journalism, membership, and unforgettable nights out.

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Pinellas County Theatre Week.

Nov 9–22, 2026 · Buy one ticket, get the second free — automatically, on every show, no promo code. Pick your show and a Theatre Week date, then choose two or more seats at checkout.

Pinellas County Theatre Week
John T. Wolfe as Gene Kelly sings with an umbrella in freeFall Theatre's What a Glorious Feeling!
Theatre

Gotta Dance: freeFall’s “What a Glorious Feeling!” Is a Tap-Jazz-Ballet Knockout

freeFall Theatre’s “What a Glorious Feeling!” imagines Gene Kelly making “Singin’ in the Rain” — and fills the void for tap-jazz-ballet dancing in Tampa Bay. Through Oct. 4.

Maggie Duffy · September 23, 2026
Tampa City Ballet dancers perform La Septima, with a soloist in a white suit in front of the company
Dance

Inside “La Séptima”: Tampa City Ballet Rebuilds 1926 Ybor City, One Floor at a Time

Tampa City Ballet’s “La Séptima” recreates Seventh Avenue in 1926 through dance, live music and film, including an immersive staging inside The Cuban Club Oct. 9-11.

Maggie Duffy · September 23, 2026
Iraisa Ann Reilly performs A Bodega Princess Remembers La Fiesta de los Reyes Magos, 1998
Theatre

The Great Pinellas Stage Heist: How We’re Turning a County of Beach Towns into Florida’s Boldest Theatre Hub

Pinellas County Theatre Week unites stages across the peninsula around bold work, buy-one-get-one tickets and a bigger vision for Florida’s creative economy.

Avery Anderson · September 19, 2026
Weston Allen Kemp seated beside a piano for The Off-Central Players production of Nocturne
Theatre

“Fifteen Years Ago, I Killed My Sister”: Why The Off-Central’s Latest Black Box Risk Is the Conversation St. Pete Needs Right Now

The Off-Central Players’ “Nocturne” turns a haunting one-person play into a wider community conversation about grief, trauma and healing.

Avery Anderson · September 19, 2026
Show art for What a Glorious Feeling! at freeFall Theatre
Theatre

Before the Umbrella: The Backstage Chaos (and Reality TV Vibe) Making Waves at freeFall Theatre

Jay Berkow’s What a Glorious Feeling! at freeFall Theatre rips the polish off Singin’ in the Rain, exposing the raw friction, fragile egos, and sheer stubbornness behind Hollywood’s most famous musical.

Avery Anderson · September 11, 2026
The seven-woman cast of The Wash posed together onstage at The Studio in St. Petersburg
Theatre

When Washtubs Become Unions: Why “The Wash” Is Tampa Bay’s Most Urgent Show

In 1881, Atlanta’s Black laundresses built the post-Civil War South’s first successful interracial strike. This October, “The Wash” brings their story to St. Petersburg — and it feels like it was written yesterday.

Avery Anderson · September 11, 2026
How it feels

Stories bring you in. The scene keeps you.

The reader

You read a review on your lunch break. It sticks with you. Suddenly you know what you're doing this weekend.

The member

Two nights a month, on us. You've seen more theatre this year than the last three combined — and you're bringing friends.

The advocate

You know the artists by name. You post about opening night. You're the reason someone else showed up.

Book Club

Read the book. See the show.

Each month, the Passport Book Club pairs a book with a live show or museum visit. One price covers your copy of the book — picked up at Tombolo Books — and your ticket in. Members join with 3 Passport credits.

The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow — book cover
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The Other Bennet Sister
by Janice Hadlow
Paired with: Jane Austen in 89 Minutes at Stageworks Theatre
Membership

The city’s arts scene, delivered.

A seat at every opening. Nights out you’d never book on your own. The people, the shows, and the stories — on one passport.

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Explorer
$25per month

For the curious

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Advocate
$40per month

For the regular

Champion
$65per month

For the true believer

Two podcasts. Real conversations.

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Deep-dive conversations across the arts

Hosted by Tampa Bay Arts Passport founder Avery Anderson. Long-form conversations that go deep on every corner of the region's arts scene — theatre, visual art, music, literature, and the people who make it all happen.

Latest episode
Art Docs TV: Spotlighting Tampa Bay’s Artists with Blake Cortez
Monthly. Opinions included.

A monthly roundtable with former Tampa Bay Times critic Maggie Duffy and local writer Jana Henson. They dish on what's on their minds, the shows worth talking about, and the bigger conversations happening in Tampa Bay arts.

Latest episode
Banksy, Libraries & Penelope: What’s Happening in Tampa Bay Arts
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