As bay area theater companies wind down their 2025-26 seasons, getting ready for that sweltering summer (and/or fall) break, information about next season is emerging. Here’s...
What is art, anyway? If it’s in the eye of the beholder, then why are there discussions, disagreements and out-and-out arguments about what constitutes art? Shouldn’t...
A 2018 story in the Washington Post told the story of a large white seabird named Nigel, the solitary member of his species living on a...
Cindy Lou Who, the doe-eyed tot from Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, is all grown up. And my oh my, how things have changed!...
Depending on your mood – if you want to laugh, cry, think very deeply or mix ‘n’ match – you’ll find a new show to your...
With just 42 seats, the Off-Central, at 2260 1st Avenue S. in St. Petersburg, isn’t likely to challenge the Straz Center or Ruth Eckerd Hall for...
Onstage through Aug. 11 at the Off-Central, Aditi Kapil’s Orange takes the audience on a road trip of self-discovery along with its three characters; everybody, audience...
Show business is in Ward Smith’s blood. He’s an actor and a standup comedian, and he operates the Off-Central, St. Petersburg’s 42-seat black box theater. The...
Our guest on today’s Arts Alive! podcast is actor Alan Mohney Jr., who plays 32 different characters – without leaving the stage – in Becky Mode’s...
It’s coming up on three years since Ward Smith opened the Off-Central, the smallest professional theater (meaning he pays the actors) in St. Petersburg. Initially called...
