Theater

Check the individual company websites for information on summer ’26 shows.

From country shows to the classics, here's a lineup of June events in the arts.

Nine new local and national shows are presented in the fourth festival.

Richard Hopkins has served as producing artistic director since 1980 and will retire after helping to transition in new leaders.

Four South Florida men have been convicted in the 2021 assassination plot targeting Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. But there are lingering questions over what really happened in the months leading up to the killing.

Musicals, improv and comedies with heart will keep theater's five stages busy.

Lance Markeith Felton and Marc Coleman play Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., respectively.

Manatee Performing Arts Center quickly outgrew the building that opened in 2013. A new four-story structure will add more space for rehearsals and education programs

Loud, exaggerated and dramatic elements can be overwhelming for people with special needs, but sensory-inclusive programming offers accommodations that help them enjoy the arts.

The St. Petersburg theater will be closed for about a year while it gets a multimillion-dollar makeover. Executive director Paul Wilborn explains what's going to change in this 100-year-old venue.

The Florida SouthWestern State College theater department is performing seven 10-minute plays this weekend and next. The program is headlined by the world premiere of an homage to legendary artist Robert Rauschenberg, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday October 22.

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," we take a look at how the local Jewish community is responding to the Gaza ceasefire, the charter school takeover debate and the magic of a local theater production.