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Meet the cast of GHOST STORIES FROM YELLOWSTONE! Dominic Reatini is making his Off-Central debut as Trip Lindelie. See h...
10/05/2023

Meet the cast of GHOST STORIES FROM YELLOWSTONE!

Dominic Reatini is making his Off-Central debut as Trip Lindelie. See him onstage starting tonight at 7:30pm!

This world premiere production runs until October 15th! Learn more at the link in our bio!

Opening Tonight!
10/05/2023

Opening Tonight!

Meet the Cast of GHOST STORIES FROM YELLOWSTONE!Making her Off-Central Players debut is Kiara Dorothea as Olivia Lindeli...
10/03/2023

Meet the Cast of GHOST STORIES FROM YELLOWSTONE!

Making her Off-Central Players debut is Kiara Dorothea as Olivia Lindelie.

See her onstage in this world premiere play starting this Thursday, October 5th!

Meet the cast of GHOST STORIES FROM YELLOWSTONE!First up is Margaret Murphy as Cassandra, matriarch of the Lindelie fami...
10/02/2023

Meet the cast of GHOST STORIES FROM YELLOWSTONE!

First up is Margaret Murphy as Cassandra, matriarch of the Lindelie family.

The world premiere of GHOST STORIES FROM YELLOWSTONE begins this week! Learn more at the link in our bio.

Rehearsals for GHOST STORIES FROM YELLOWSTONE are well underway! Things may look cheery at the Lindelie campsite, but th...
09/29/2023

Rehearsals for GHOST STORIES FROM YELLOWSTONE are well underway!

Things may look cheery at the Lindelie campsite, but this family has to reckon with uncovered secrets and difficult truths if they want to stay together.

Gather around the campfire starting October 5th for the world premiere of GHOST STORIES FROM YELLOWSTONE at The Off-Central.

So Very proud of Becca McCoy, Vickie Daignault!
09/28/2023

So Very proud of Becca McCoy, Vickie Daignault!

Becca McCoy, ‘The Year of Extraordinary Travel’ at Off-Central Players

Check this out!  So very proud of our Anthony Gervais
09/28/2023

Check this out! So very proud of our Anthony Gervais

Anthony Gervais in Off-Central Players’ ‘A Number’

Meet the cast of Ghost Stories from Yellowstone! This darkly funny play from William Leavengood explores family relation...
09/26/2023

Meet the cast of Ghost Stories from Yellowstone!

This darkly funny play from William Leavengood explores family relationships, trauma, and how we find healing for our personal demons. Ghost Stories from Yellowstone will have its world premiere on October 5th at The Off-Central!

It's ladies night! Join us TONIGHT at 8pm for a very special comedy night! Leslie Norris Townsend and Michelle Krajecki ...
09/23/2023

It's ladies night! Join us TONIGHT at 8pm for a very special comedy night!

Leslie Norris Townsend and Michelle Krajecki are two of the funniest, most entertaining comediennes working today. It is always rare and exciting when national acts stop by, so don't miss your chance to hear these Broads for one night only!

Use the access code BROAD for $5 off! See you tonight!

Taking shape.Opening Oct 5
09/20/2023

Taking shape.
Opening Oct 5

SPECIAL COMEDY NIGHT - this Saturday!Hey ladies! Don't miss this hiarious, one night only show featuring the Boomer Broa...
09/19/2023

SPECIAL COMEDY NIGHT - this Saturday!

Hey ladies! Don't miss this hiarious, one night only show featuring the Boomer Broads!

Leslie Norris Townsend is easily one of the funniest, most entertaining comediennes working today. 30+ television appearances include Comedy Central, A&E’s “An Evening at the Improv” and sketches seen on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” She was even a Grand Finalist on “Star Search”. Her blend of stand-up comedy, music, and audience participation moves audiences from tears to laughter.

Opening the show is Chicago’s Michelle Krajecki! This Second City alumni has become a regular around some of the Windy-City’s most popular clubs including Zanies, The Laugh Factory, and Riddles Comedy Club. She was a finalist in The Clean Comedy Challenge at Hoosier Park Casino, Indiana, in 2015, and was the winner of ‘The High Fiber Division’ at a Chicago Comedy competition, 2016.

After closing Every Brilliant Thing, we hosted the good people from Theatre Tampa Bay as they held their yearly awards n...
09/18/2023

After closing Every Brilliant Thing, we hosted the good people from Theatre Tampa Bay as they held their yearly awards nominee announcements.
Making the list along with some heavy hitters, were our own heavy hitters. Mike Horn for Outstanding Light Design; A Number and Outstanding Performance Lead Actor in a Play; Anthony Gervais for This Is Our Youth and Becca McCoy Leafmore Studios for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play!

 #1 million and one: Offering our deepest love and gratitude to all who came out to support our season opener, Every Bri...
09/18/2023

#1 million and one: Offering our deepest love and gratitude to all who came out to support our season opener, Every Brilliant Thing!
Back on stage in 2 weeks with the World Premiere of Ghost Stories From Yellowstone Oct 5 running thru the 15th
Tickets already moving steady, so make sure you get yours.
Secure your season pass now at https://theoffcentral.com/new-season-passes

Number 622:A Sunday matinee at St. Pete's newest professional theatre company. Every Brilliant Thing!Final Performance T...
09/17/2023

Number 622:
A Sunday matinee at St. Pete's newest professional theatre company. Every Brilliant Thing!
Final Performance TODAY-3pm
www.theoffcentral.com/tickets

Only two more chances to catch Every Brilliant Thing! Audiences are loving this one of a kind theatrical experience. See...
09/16/2023

Only two more chances to catch Every Brilliant Thing! Audiences are loving this one of a kind theatrical experience. See you tonight at 8pm!

Today is our Creative Associate Anthony L. Gervais' Birthday. Celebrate by seeing his fine work. Tonight thru Sunday. Do...
09/14/2023

Today is our Creative Associate Anthony L. Gervais' Birthday. Celebrate by seeing his fine work. Tonight thru Sunday. Don't miss the Theatre Tampa Bay Recommend
Every Brilliant Thing. www.theoffcentral.com

Heading into the home stretch of this heart-felt,  Theater Tampa Bay Recommended piece. Help us close strong with the th...
09/10/2023

Heading into the home stretch of this heart-felt,
Theater Tampa Bay Recommended piece.
Help us close strong with the three remaining performances.
Claim your seats ASAP at
www.theoffcentral.com/tickets

Looks like season 3 is off to a brilliant start. Thank you very much Drew Eberhard and Broadway World!Seats are going fa...
09/07/2023

Looks like season 3 is off to a brilliant start. Thank you very much Drew Eberhard and Broadway World!
Seats are going fast so get yours now at www.theoffcentral.com

Looks like season 3 is off to a brilliant start.Thank you very much Drew Eberhard!
09/07/2023

Looks like season 3 is off to a brilliant start.
Thank you very much Drew Eberhard!

Duncan MacMillan’s Every Brilliant Thing is different than anything we have seen as of late. I think this is what truly makes it an endearing yet very sobering piece. Grounded in Audience Participation and two constants, a list and the Mother’s mental illness. In this fast-paced but never rushed...

Dress rehearsal for our season 3 opener Every Brilliant Thing
09/06/2023

Dress rehearsal for our season 3 opener
Every Brilliant Thing

Our fall season opens THIS WEEK! This heartfelt, life-affirming, one man show explores the importance of human connectio...
08/31/2023

Our fall season opens THIS WEEK!

This heartfelt, life-affirming, one man show explores the importance of human connection in a unique and intimate experience that is not to be missed.

Join us for Every Brilliant Thing
September 7th - 17th.
www.theoffcentral.com for more

Tomorrow is the big day! Join us Saturday, August 26th from 7 - 9 as we celebrate our third birthday and announce our up...
08/25/2023

Tomorrow is the big day!

Join us Saturday, August 26th from 7 - 9 as we celebrate our third birthday and announce our upcoming season.

Hors d'oeuvre and drinks at 7pm
Season Announcement at 8pm

See you tomorrow at The Off-Central!

Getting ever-so closer to kicking off our Third Season. All details revealed this Saturday night.
08/22/2023

Getting ever-so closer to kicking off our Third Season.
All details revealed this Saturday night.

We're keeping it simple in rehearsals for Every Brilliant Thing! This uplifting one man show explores human connection a...
08/17/2023

We're keeping it simple in rehearsals for Every Brilliant Thing! This uplifting one man show explores human connection and uses audience interaction to tell the story.

Our fall season opens with this powerful, intimate, and uniquely fun play. Every Brilliant Thing runs September 7th - 17th.

Learn more at the link in our bio!

Coming August 26th!
08/15/2023

Coming August 26th!

After producing over 16 mainstage features; 5 children's musicals and many cabaret and comedy nights in only two short y...
08/07/2023

After producing over 16 mainstage features; 5 children's musicals and many cabaret and comedy nights in only two short years-
we would be more than honored to receive your vote for:
Best Professional Theater Company. Production -Space Pandas; Best Actor Broderick Gorman (Space Pandas) and
Best Actress Roxanne Fay (Native Gardens)
Thank you for your continued love and support.
CLICK TO VOTE NOW through August 31st.
https://vote.cltampa.com/.../best-professional-theater...
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https://vote.cltampa.com/arts/best-actress

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Our birthday is coming up! On Saturday, August 26th, join us at The Off-Central to celebrate our third birthday with foo...
08/01/2023

Our birthday is coming up!

On Saturday, August 26th, join us at The Off-Central to celebrate our third birthday with food, drink, special performances, and the announcement of our 2023-2024 season!

This is an evening to celebrate the incredible community of artists, volunteers, and patrons who make it possible for The Off-Central Players to continue to thrive in St. Petersburg.

RSVP for free at theoffcentral.com!

We open our fall season with this solo performance, which explores human connection, mental health, and the lengths we g...
07/21/2023

We open our fall season with this solo performance, which explores human connection, mental health, and the lengths we go for those we love. Based in part on true experiences, this life-affirming show asks us to find hope through the smallest miracles of life.
Featuring Dylan Barlowe and directed by Anthony Gervais
Early Bird Tickets are on sale now!
Book early to secure the best possible pricing using
https://theoffcentral.com/tickets

07/17/2023

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From the Leafmore Studios 🍋 Bookshelf:
THE YEAR OF EXTRAORDINARY TRAVEL
Written by Becca McCoy
Photography by Becca McCoy
Cover art by Justin Groom

This month in YOET:
OCTOBER 2018 - New York City
“Between September and October 2018, this was the most concentrated time I’d ever gotten to spend in New York City, so I made a point of exploring all five boroughs. One of my favorite things to do when visiting the city is taking the ferry to New Jersey and sitting riverfront on the Hudson to look at the skyline.”

Published in conjunction with St. Petersburg Press, THE YEAR OF EXTRAORDINARY TRAVEL is a 138-page hardcover photo anthology with a splash of memoir following Becca McCoy’s experience of traveling somewhere every month for a year. Between September 2018 and August 2019, Becca McCoy traveled to 8 states in the US and 7 other countries with 5 different travel companions and sometimes alone. THE YEAR OF EXTRAORDINARY TRAVEL contains short tales and hundreds of photos celebrating the relationship-deepening, horizon-expanding, joy-inducing nature of travel, and the beauty of our diverse earth and common humanity.
Available at beccamccoy.com and leafmorestudios.com.

See it live on stage! THE YEAR OF EXTRAORDINARY TRAVEL world premiere solo show is running from December 8-18, 2022 at Studio Grand Central & The Off-Central Players. Tickets available now at studiograndcentral.com.

Show postcards are IN! And getting mailed OUT! (Becca looooves mail)🌟

Tickets are available for THE YEAR OF EXTRAORDINARY TRAVEL
Written & Performed by Becca McCoy
Directed by Vickie Daignault
December 8-18, 2022
Studio Grand Central
2260 First Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33712

Tickets at https://studiograndcentral.com!

See you in December at Studio Grand Central & The Off-Central Players!
From the Leafmore Studios 🍋 Bookshelf:
THE YEAR OF EXTRAORDINARY TRAVEL
Written by Becca McCoy
Photography by Becca McCoy
Cover art by Justin Groom

This month in YOET:
SEPTEMBER 2018 - New York City / London, England / Normandy, France
“In these posts, the Year is being shared in calendar year order, so even though we’re 4 months to the “end,” this is the beginning! What became this extraordinary year began in September 2018 with an opportunity, a ‘yes,’ a support network, and an adventurous spirit.”

Published in conjunction with St. Petersburg Press, THE YEAR OF EXTRAORDINARY TRAVEL is a 138-page hardcover photo anthology with a splash of memoir following Becca McCoy’s experience of traveling somewhere every month for a year. Between September 2018 and August 2019, Becca McCoy traveled to 8 states in the US and 7 other countries with 5 different travel companions and sometimes alone. THE YEAR OF EXTRAORDINARY TRAVEL contains short tales and hundreds of photos celebrating the relationship-deepening, horizon-expanding, joy-inducing nature of travel, and the beauty of our diverse earth and common humanity.
Available at beccamccoy.com and leafmorestudios.com.

See it live on stage! THE YEAR OF EXTRAORDINARY TRAVEL world premiere solo show is running from December 8-18, 2022 at Studio Grand Central & The Off-Central Players. Tickets available now at studiograndcentral.com.

Becca’s doing an author talk with Heritage Village TODAY at 2pm via Zoom - join the webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86217338945?pwd=dG5MTE0xVGQ3SDBIcWJxcDJRZ0hXUT09

Published in conjunction with St. Petersburg Press, THE YEAR OF EXTRAORDINARY TRAVEL is a 138-page hardcover photo anthology with a splash of memoir following Becca McCoy’s experience of traveling somewhere every month for a year. Between September 2018 and August 2019, Becca McCoy traveled to 8 states in the US and 7 other countries with 5 different travel companions and sometimes alone. THE YEAR OF EXTRAORDINARY TRAVEL contains short tales and hundreds of photos celebrating the relationship-deepening, horizon-expanding, joy-inducing nature of travel, and the beauty of our diverse earth and common humanity.

The world premiere stage adaptation opens this December at Studio Grand Central & The Off-Central Players, directed by Vickie Daignault.

Congrats to the folks at Studio Grand Central & The Off-Central Players on the opening night of Something Clean, featuring OTC's Troy Brooks! Selina Fillinger's intimate drama follows Charlotte Walker in the aftermath of her son's incarceration for sexual assault. Witness this provocative play now through August 28th.
Tickets: https://studiograndcentral.com/tickets/ola/services/something-clean-august-11-to-august-28
Photos by Jim Swallow
Have a great Opening Night and a hugely successful run!

Your Big Break Youth Stage friends.
A new, powerful production is coming to Studio Grand Central in St. Petersburg. "Something Clean" debuts August 11th and runs through the 28th.

https://www.abcactionnews.com/morning-blend/new-powerful-production-coming-to-studio-grand-central
We're talking back-to-school on today's Morning Blend! Lunchboxmafia joins us with some ideas on packing your child's lunch.

Plus - "Something Clean" is coming to Studio Grand Central. The entire cast joins us to talk about what you can expect from this powerful production.

Make sure to tune in today at 10am!
Opening tonight! starting at 5pm PLUS a Gallery talk at Morean Arts Center @ 4:30pm! FREE and open to the public.

Thank you to Studio Grand Central & The Off-Central Players & Goodrich Wealth Planning Raymond James for sponsoring our annual Members Show!

Plus Show Openings at Morean Center for Clay with shows featuring works by Artists-in-Residence Jordan Kramer & Karina Mago
ICONIC: Portrait Edition is THIS Saturday. You don't want to miss out on this fabulous event!

Tickets available here: https://moreanartscenter.org/iconic/

Thank you to all of our partners, especially Presenting Sponsor Studio Grand Central & The Off-Central Players
The Inaugural William Shakespeare's Birthday Bash is happening today at the Studio Grand Central & The Off-Central Players starting at 10am!

Creative Pinellas wrote a fabulous article about this day-long street St. Petersburg Shakespeare Festival of the arts celebrating the birth, life and works of William Shakespeare – with performances, visual art, music, street performers, activities for kids, food and drink. https://creativepinellas.org/magazine/shakespeares-birthday-bash/

Check it out then get your $10 tickets here. Children under 12 are free! https://studiograndcentral.com/tickets/ola/services/shakespeare-s-birthday-bash
This weekend at participating Theatre Tampa Bay theaters. Stageworks Theatre MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. Early Bird Dinner MOON OVER BUFFALO. And at Studio Grand Central the closing weekend of BREADCRUMBS.
One Night Only! Monday, February 28th. St. Petersburg Shakespeare Festival at the Studio Grand Central & The Off-Central Players Presents Shakespeare's Fools In Love A staged reading workshop adapted from Shakespeare’s Comedies. "Pay What You Can" Reservations Happening Now https://studiograndcentral.com/
This weekend from participating Theatre Tampa Bay productions. The World Premiere of SOUP at Lab TheaterProject. And continuing productions of CROWNS at Straz Center for the Performing Arts REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES at Powerstories Theatre. MAYDAY at Studio Grand Central & The Off-Central Players and BOEING BOEING at Early Bird Dinner Theatre Get to the theatre this weekend!
“If music be the food of love play on”

St Petersburg Shakespeare Festival is in search of musicians and street performers for our Inaugural William Shakespeare’s Birthday Bash April 23 and 24 in St Petersburg, FL.

Musicians with experience and expertise in Renaissance/Elizabethan/Jacobian music and instruments are sought to perform throughout the day(s) and Renaissance/Elizabethan/Jacobian Street performers are sought to populate our Birthday Bash Boulevard. Musicians and performers with “new takes on the old works” are welcome.

The Inaugural William Shakespeare’s Birthday Bash is a 2-day street festival of the arts celebrating Shakespeare’s birth and works. Activities include performances of shortened-Shakespeare plays, visual art, music, activities for the kids, food and drink.

The Bash is brought to you by St Petersburg Shakespeare Festival and the Off-Central Players.
Studio Grand Central & The Off-Central Players

For more information contact: [email protected]
or
https://linktr.ee/stpeteshakesfest

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