It’s “Witching Hour 666”!!! That’s right: 6 years of Witching Hour at the Straz! Each year we push ourselves to take bigger risks, and this year is no exception. We also try to check something off our theatrical bucket list: one year, we “murdered audience members”,...

We’re the winners of the Best Operetta Director Best of the Bay award for our production of “Pirates of Penzance” with Opera Tampa. Winning a Creative Loafing Best of the Bay is the highest honor for locals like us. Our bold ensemble and the vast resources of the...

Hurricane Ian spoiled our run of the show, but we are so thankful that our cast and crew made it through safely. Now we have a chance to do the show better next time. Y’all better get ready, because it’s gonna be fantastic!

The Harpies have descended! We are starting up our busiest time of the year with Spanish Nights III and Witching Hour 666. We were nominated for a bunch of Theatre Tampa Bay awards! Congrats and thank you to Team Pirates of Penzance on a fantastic show. BRAVA,...