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by Avery Anderson There’s a particular moment in the life of a theatre company that determines everything that comes next. The founder steps away. The safety net disappears. The question becomes painfully simple: Do we play it safe—or do we decide who we are, right now? This year
by Avery Anderson Some people leave behind a body of work. Others leave behind a way of working. Stephen Bell was the latter. This year, Tampa Bay lost one of its quiet architects—an artist who didn’t chase the spotlight but somehow illuminated every room he entered. Stephen passed
by Avery Anderson There’s a version of the arts ecosystem that runs on competition, scarcity, and quiet side-eye. And then there’s the version that actually works. This Orange Blossom Award goes to Matthew Morris—because he chose the second one. You might know Matthew as the leader of
by Avery Anderson When people talk about “giving artists a voice,” they usually mean the visible parts: the microphone, the camera, the finished clip that pops up in your feed. What they rarely talk about is the person who made sure the microphone worked, the audio didn’t glitch, the
by Avery Anderson Tampa Bay doesn’t really do Christmas the way a snow globe imagines it. No flurries, no horse-drawn sleighs, no one in mittens unless it's because you are an influencer at XMAS Bar. And yet, every December, there’s a couple of places in town
