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Michele Lowe’s calculated and chilly dark comedy The Smell of the Kill premiered at the Cleveland Playhouse in 1999. It later transferred to Broadway to the Helen Hayes Theatre in 2022 where it played only 40 performances.

Anyone who has any grasp on popular culture knows of, or has heard of Comedic Actor Steve Martin. With such notable roles in films such as Father of the Bride, The Jerk, Cheaper by the Dozen, and It’s Complicated, Steve Martin has graced both small and large format screens with some of the finest actors/actresses of our time. Outside of Film, Steve Martin plays bluegrass music, and as a writer has written several plays, and co- wrote Bright Star with Edie Bricknell.

Albert Einstein meets Pablo Picasso (as well as some surprise guests) in this hilarious but sometimes forced comedy.

Topher Payne's witty, smart, and sharply fine-tuned work Morningside gives an ingenious glimpse into the lives of eight women some friends, but mostly family. Grounded deep in Southern Pride, heartfelt lessons, and the idea that above all family is what matters most proves to be the heart of this side-splitting a?oemother of all baby showers.a?? In 2015 Topher Payne was interviewed for Backstage Magazine where he described his writing style by saying, a?oeIf you can make someone laugh, they listen. And they lean in and they want to hear more. And once you have that level of engagement, then you can start layering in a message that you want them to take away. You can do that in film. You can do that in a book. But the act of being in the same room with the storyteller is just fundamentally different. It lands differently.a?? The cast, crew and entire company making up the ensemble of Morningside should be exceptionally proud of the work that was shown onstage; for the a?oeMother of all Baby Showers,a?? turned out to be one of the finest displays of ensemble acting to come from one company of outstanding actresses. Everyone in the audience and the Tampa theatre community respectively didn't quite know but over the course of two-hours found this to not be the show they wanted but to be the show they needed.

With Belvo and Meyer leading the way, this is as funny an ODD COUPLE as you will likely see.

GASP!, Creative Loafing's multi-disciplinary performing arts fest at the Tampa Museum of Art, returns on Friday, March 16th, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. with its most eclectic lineup yet. Fest-goers will find an ever-changing mix of dance, theater, music, body art, fashion and spoken word inside and outside the museum - including the world premiere of a dance-theater collaboration to be performed on a grassy slope above the Tampa Riverwalk. Tickets available now at GaspTampa.com.

Supporting cast and Eno's hilarious quips stand out in this odd ode to Ibsen's 'Peer Gynt.'

TampaRep has two openings coming up:  The Realistic Joneses on Nov. 11 and Transmission (the first of this year's Conversation Starters) on Nov. 14. 

Jobsite begins their 2016-17 season with comedian-writer-actor-director-playwright-banjo master Steve Martin's adaptation of the classic German farce originally Die Hose.  The Underpants plays Sep. 9 - Oct. 2, 2016, in the Shimberg Playhouse at the Straz Center where Jobsite is resident theater company.

Jobsite begins their 2016-17 season with comedian-writer-actor-director-playwright-banjo master Steve Martin's adaptation of the classic German farce originally Die Hose. The Underpants plays Sep. 9 - Oct. 2, 2016, in the Shimberg Playhouse at the Straz Center where Jobsite is resident theater company. Scroll down for a peek at the cast in character!

Jobsite begins their 2016-17 season with comedian-writer-actor-director-playwright-banjo master Steve Martin's adaptation of the classic German farce originally Die Hose. The Underpants plays Sep. 9 - Oct. 2, 2016, in the Shimberg Playhouse at the Straz Center where Jobsite is resident theater company. Scroll down for a peek at the cast in character!

A wonderful cast brings to life this Tony Award winner for Best Play.

Jonelle Meyer, Owen Robertson and Jordan Foote save the day with their performances in this trio of one act plays by half of the famed Coen Brothers.

Ethan Coen (of Coen Brothers fame)'s Almost an Evening is set to play the Straz Center, tonight, September 9, through October 4, 2015. Scroll down to meet the cast!

Ethan Coen (of Coen Brothers fame)'s Almost an Evening is set to play the Straz Center, September 9 - October 4, 2015. Scroll down to meet the cast!

Now Tampa Bay audiences will be treated to Ethan Coen's first foray as a playwright, Almost an Evening, which played an extended sold-out engagement Off-Broadway in 2008-2009.

Jobsite Theater offers the southeastern United States premiere of Pulitzer and Tony Award nominated playwright and MacArthur 'Genius' Fellowship recipient Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of Virginia Woolf's Orlando, which plays tonight, Mar. 4-29, 2015, in the Shimberg Playhouse at the Straz Center where Jobsite is resident theater company.

Jobsite Theater offers the southeastern United States premiere of Pulitzer and Tony Award nominated playwright and MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship recipient Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of Virginia Woolf's Orlando, which plays Mar. 4-29, 2015, in the Shimberg Playhouse at the Straz Center where Jobsite is resident theater company.

Stageworks Theatre is set to present The Divine Sister, comic homage to nearly every Hollywood film involving nuns. This madcap trip through Hollywood religiosity is written by the author of Die Mommie Die and Psycho Beach Party! The Divine Sister tells the story of St. Veronica's indomitable Mother Superior who is determined to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent.