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by Avery Anderson Who would have thought a Stephen King novel would end up at the opera — not as a gimmick, not as camp, but as something deeply human? And yet here we are. This season, Opera Tampa is staging The Shining, a two-act opera by Pulitzer Prize–winning composer
by Avery Anderson At a moment when most of us are mainlining bad news through our phones like it’s a competitive sport, there’s something quietly radical about sitting in a theater and — brace yourself — enjoying yourself. That’s the not-so-subtle power play behind Some Like It Hot, which
Why Drilled! The Final Term? feels uncomfortably right on time by Avery Anderson There’s something uniquely American about realizing your country is falling apart while reclined in a dentist’s chair. That moment — mouth open, powerless, fluorescent lights overhead — is the unlikely starting point for Drilled! The Final Term?
Dwayne Scheuneman didn’t set out to start a dance company. He just kept saying yes. Nearly 20 years ago, after a spinal cord injury shifted his path from competitive athletics to dance, "D" found himself drawn not just to movement — but to the community it created. When
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
