From the novel by Julia Alvarez,  Adapted by Caridad Svich

La producción incluirá video inmersivo y animación dispersa a través del escenario para crear un paisaje de sueño sobre el interior de las vidas de las hermanas activistas: la belleza y la ferocidad del mundo natural, y la música de la época que se escucha en la radio. Basado en la popular novela de Julia Alvarez, En el Tiempo de las Mariposas es un recuento novelado de la historia sobre las valientes hermanas Mirabal de la Repúbica Dominicana.

From the novel by Julia Alvarez,  Adapted by Caridad Svich

La producción incluirá video inmersivo y animación dispersa a través del escenario para crear un paisaje de sueño sobre el interior de las vidas de las hermanas activistas: la belleza y la ferocidad del mundo natural, y la música de la época que se escucha en la radio. Basado en la popular novela de Julia Alvarez, En el Tiempo de las Mariposas es un recuento novelado de la historia sobre las valientes hermanas Mirabal de la Repúbica Dominicana.

Brought to life by a groundbreaking all-female creative team, this irresistible new hit features original music and lyrics by five-time Grammy® nominee Sara Bareilles (“Brave,” “Love Song”), a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson (I Am Sam) and direction by Tony Award® winner Diane Paulus (Pippin, Finding Neverland). “It’s an empowering musical of the highest order!” raves the Chicago Tribune.

Inspired by Adrienne Shelly’s beloved film, WAITRESS tells the story of Jenna – a waitress and expert pie maker, Jenna dreams of a way out of her small town and loveless marriage. A baking contest in a nearby county and the town’s new doctor may offer her a chance at a fresh start, while her fellow waitresses offer their own recipes for happiness. But Jenna must summon the strength and courage to rebuild her own life.

“WAITRESS is a little slice of heaven!” says Entertainment Weekly and “a monumental contribution to Broadway!” according to Marie Claire. Don’t miss this uplifting musical celebrating friendship, motherhood and the magic of a well-made pie.

Intended for mature audiences; contains adult themes and language

1984 warns us with the story of Winston Smith, a small cog in the giant machine-state of Oceania. Physically and mentally under the omnipresent eye of Big Brother, Winston has been caught struggling for scraps of love and freedom in a world awash with distrust and violence. With the brutal “help” of four Party Members, Winston is forced to confess his Thoughtcrimes before an unseen Inquisitor and the audience – who act as a silent witness.

For more info, visit jobsitetheater.org/1984.

Show advisory: Following a national trend, Jobsite does not offer advisories about subject matter as tastes and sensitivities vary from person to person. If you have questions or concerns about content, age-appropriateness, or stage effects such as strobe lights or theatrical fog that might impact your enjoyment or comfort, please write to info@jobsitetheater.org or call (813) 476-7378.

Theatre Performance | “Duck Hunter Shoots Angel”
7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28
1001 N. Florida Avenue

Donation: $30
Buy tickets here

“Duck Hunter Shoots Angel” is a comedy with heart by Mitch Albom, author of “Tuesdays with Morrie” and “The Five People You Meet in Heaven.”

The play is the uproarious story of two bumbling Alabama brothers who have never shot a duck, but think they shot an angel. As they lament their fates in a murky swamp, they are chased by a cynical tabloid journalist and his reluctant photographer, who don’t believe any of it until their research turns up more proof. Ultimately a sweet allegory about redemption, “Duck Hunter Shoots Angel” has been hailed by audiences as a rare comedy with a surprisingly heartfelt lesson.

Proceeds from this two-day production benefit The Portico, Metropolitan Ministries and Stageworks.

Starring:
Magrey DeVega, Keith Harris, Harold Oehler, Frank Robertson, Tom Scarritt, Mallory Scarritt, Eddie Steiner, Joshua Sussman and Cathy Unruh

Produced by Andrea Graham
Directed by Karen Buesing

Questions? 813.222.2299 or contact@theportico.org

1984 warns us with the story of Winston Smith, a small cog in the giant machine-state of Oceania. Physically and mentally under the omnipresent eye of Big Brother, Winston has been caught struggling for scraps of love and freedom in a world awash with distrust and violence. With the brutal “help” of four Party Members, Winston is forced to confess his Thoughtcrimes before an unseen Inquisitor and the audience – who act as a silent witness.

For more info, visit jobsitetheater.org/1984.

Show advisory: Following a national trend, Jobsite does not offer advisories about subject matter as tastes and sensitivities vary from person to person. If you have questions or concerns about content, age-appropriateness, or stage effects such as strobe lights or theatrical fog that might impact your enjoyment or comfort, please write to info@jobsitetheater.org or call (813) 476-7378.

This extraordinary play is the story of five unmarried sisters eking out their lives in a small village in Ireland in 1936. We meet them at the time of the festival of Lughnasa, which celebrates the pagan god of the harvest with drunken revelry and dancing. Their spare existence is interrupted by brief, colorful bursts of music from the radio, their only link to the romance and hope of the world at large.

The action of the play is told through the memory of the illegitimate son of one of the sisters, as he remembers the five women who raised him: his mother and four maiden aunts. He is only seven in 1936, the year his elderly uncle, a priest, returns after serving for twenty-five years as a missionary in a Ugandan leper colony. For the young boy, two other disturbances occur that summer. The sisters acquire their first radio, whose music transforms them from correct Catholic women to shrieking, stomping banshees in their own kitchen. And he meets his father for the first time, a charming Welsh drifter who strolls up the lane and sweeps his mother away in an elegant dance across the fields. From these small events spring the cracks that destroy the foundation of the family forever.

This extraordinary play is the story of five unmarried sisters eking out their lives in a small village in Ireland in 1936. We meet them at the time of the festival of Lughnasa, which celebrates the pagan god of the harvest with drunken revelry and dancing. Their spare existence is interrupted by brief, colorful bursts of music from the radio, their only link to the romance and hope of the world at large.

The action of the play is told through the memory of the illegitimate son of one of the sisters, as he remembers the five women who raised him: his mother and four maiden aunts. He is only seven in 1936, the year his elderly uncle, a priest, returns after serving for twenty-five years as a missionary in a Ugandan leper colony. For the young boy, two other disturbances occur that summer. The sisters acquire their first radio, whose music transforms them from correct Catholic women to shrieking, stomping banshees in their own kitchen. And he meets his father for the first time, a charming Welsh drifter who strolls up the lane and sweeps his mother away in an elegant dance across the fields. From these small events spring the cracks that destroy the foundation of the family forever.

After two consecutive years of bringing down the house, “Bring It! Live” is back by overwhelming demand, and set to take the stage in Tampa.  Miss D and her Dancing Dolls, the stars of Lifetime’s hit series Bring It! will be coming to the Straz Center with an all new “Bring It!Live” 2018 summer tour.

In 2016, the elite world of hip-hop majorette competition was brought to the main stage for the first time with an incomparable energy that took the country by storm. Audiences across the nation were enamored by the fierce, original, high-octane performances that inspired fans of all ages and left them clamoring for more. With hotter-than-ever, never-before-seen performances on deck for the 2018 tour, there has never been a better time for Bring It! fans.

New episodes of Bring It!  can be seen on Lifetime Fridays at 9/8c or anytime on mylifetime.com.