09/30/2022
Come see VINO VERITAS tomorrow evening, Oct 1st, and enjoy a Preshow Wine Tasting event with Wojabi’s very own Sommelier. 6:30 - 7:30 Wine Tasting. 8:00 Showtime. Purchase tickets at:
www.atudiograndcentral.com/tickets
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Owned and operated by the brother and sister team of Ward Smith and Karen Riffe, Studio Grand Central is an intimate theatre space in St. Pete's Grand Central District, and home to the Off-Central Players providing works of quality live theater.
Operating as usual
09/30/2022
"Kudos to the entire cast on a wonderful performance, this afternoon! This show is full of surprises that made me laugh and cry!" P Zint "This is the best that I have seen." R Bullis
"It’s a 55-minute two-part split that keeps you engaged, laughing, and horrified the entire time." The Gabber
See for yourself
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09/29/2022
The VINO VERITAS team is safe and Studio Grand Central is undamaged. We look forward to entertaining you again starting this Saturday, October 1st!
Our deepest sympathies go out to all who have been - or may soon be - adversely affected by Hurricane Ian.
09/25/2022
Thank you Wojabi for pre and post show wine tasting. Thank you creative staff for VINO VERITAS - FUN! Come join us if you haven’t seen the show: www.studiograndcentral.com
09/25/2022
So very thankful to the fine cast and crew of Vino Veritas and all of you for a fantastic opening week! As we rest, please prepare. We will ride out this storm and be back at it next Thursday.
09/25/2022
Our Sponsors help the Off-Central Players and our Big Break Youth Stage share the power of creativity within our community, and we thank them!
09/23/2022
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"...a 55-minute two-part split that keeps you engaged, laughing, and horrified the entire time."
09/23/2022
Wines featured by Wojabi at our pre-show wine tasting event on Saturday, Sept 24th 6:30-7:30. VINO VERITAS play starts at 8:00. Get your tickets:
www.studiograndcentral.com
09/20/2022
Wojabi has partnered with us for our next show, and we couldn't be more excited! On selected dates you'll be able to sample some actual vino before seeing VINO VERITAS! Those dates are September 24th, October 1st, 6th, 8th. Buy now! https://studiograndcentral.com/tickets
Thank you, Wojabi!
09/20/2022
Our 10th Show, Vino Veritas Opens TONIGHT!
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09/17/2022
Nominations Open For 2022 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards
The 2022 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
You Can Nominate your favorite Off-Central Players Productions:
Plot Points in Our Sexual Development
The Sister Mothers of Gulfport
The Azure Sky in Oz
Mayday
Breadcrumbs
The Last 5 Years
Into The Night
Something Clean
Vino Veritas
Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
After the nomination period ends, BroadwayWorld's editors will proof the list for eligibility and errors, then voting will begin in early November and run through December 31. Winners will be announced in January!
Please Visit
https://www.broadwayworld.com/tampa/article/Nominations-Open-For-2022-BroadwayWorld-Tampa-Awards-20220906YOu can
Nominations are now open for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards! The 2022 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
09/17/2022
09/16/2022
JUST ANNOUNCED! Kick off your Halloween celebrations early with our HAUNTED CABARET, featuring the music of ROCKY HORROR and other classic Halloween songs. There will be a costume contest, treats, maybe even a few tricks. Dare to join us? https://studiograndcentral.com/tickets
09/16/2022
Studio Grand Central
Squeeze in a little excitement and adventure with Vino Veritas
A fascinating deconstruction of day-to-day life and society.
It's a potion that everyone should taste.
Head over and get your seats now.
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Thank you for supporting Studio Grand Central and The Off-Central Players!
09/15/2022
Did you know...?
David MacGregor is a Resident Artist at The Purple Rose Theater in in Chelsea, MI.
That's the theater that was founded in 1991 by the famous actor and playwright, Jeff Daniels.
For tickets, go to https://studiograndcentral.com/
09/13/2022
Volunteer greeters can’t wait to meet you at the upcoming Vino Veritas…Opening Sept 22nd…get your tickets: www.studiograndcentral.com
09/13/2022
…did you say a wine tasting event pre-show?!
09/12/2022
... and still another nom.
Completely overwhelmed
Thank you Theatre Tampa Bay
Announcing the 2022 Theatre Tampa Bay Awards Nominees!
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION - PLAY
12 Angry Men Stageworks
Animals out of Paper Jobsite Theater
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Jobsite Theater
Murder on the Orient Express Stageworks
Something Clean Off-Central Players
The Diary of Anne Frank Stageworks
The Giver TampaRep/ ThinkTank Theatre
Congratulations to all the nominees!
Join us in October for the Theatre Tampa Bay Awards Gala at HCC, Ybor City
09/12/2022
Congratulations to our Debbie Yones and Katie Calahan on their well deserved nominations.
Announcing the 2022 Theatre Tampa Bay Awards Nominees!
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS - PLAY
Anna Roman The Dreamer Examines His Pillow
TampaRep
Debbie Yones Something Clean
Off-Central Players
Jaime Giangrande-Holcom The Diary of Anne Frank
Stageworks
Katie Calahan All the Great Books Abridged
ThinkTank Theatre
Kristin Carbone The Diary of Anne Frank
Stageworks
Nicole Jeanine Smith Animals out of Paper
Jobsite Theater
Nicole Jeanine Smith Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Jobsite Theater
09/09/2022
Volunteer photographers Dee Solic and Niki DeMeza, thanks for capturing the energy of this amazing Vino Veritas cast….Cast and Creative Staff, thanks for the bonding moment!
09/08/2022
The creative impact brought to our patrons is made possible by our Sponsors….We cannot thank them enough:
PLAYER’S SPONSORS
Ted and Sarah Hamilton
Duncan McClellan
John C. White
OFF-CENTRAL SPONSORS
Debbie Yones & Alan Mohney, Jr.
Ed & Linda Benoway
EDUCATION SPONSORS
Elizabeth Wood
Harry S. Kammerer
09/08/2022
Getting closer every day! Opening Sept 22
"Some plays arrive at just the right moment. For me, the cleverly executed Vino Veritas, about two middle-aged couples and an honesty-inducing bottle of wine, speaks directly and profoundly about marriage, child-rearing, career choices, even the existence of God. It also made me laugh -- hard."
Detroit Free Press
click over to www.studiograndcentral.com for early bird prices
09/07/2022
Meet the Cast: Andrew Hughes. Andrew is thrilled to be taking the stage at Off Central Players with this incredibly talented cast. When he isn’t performing for strangers Andrew splits his time between sailing, cooking, and tennis. You can see him in VINO VERITAS, opening Sept. 22nd. https://studiograndcentral.com/
09/06/2022
Meet the Cast: Trish Parry. A USF graduate, Trish performed in Bay area shows before pursuing grad school in London at East 15 Acting School. She helped found the Tampa Fringe and was last seen on stage as a featured storyteller at Iberian Rooster in March 2020 at TRUE STORIES. You can see her in VINO VERITAS, opening Sept. 22nd. https://studiograndcentral.com/
09/06/2022
Meet the Director: Stephen M. Ray is delighted to be directing his first show at Studio Grand Central. A graduate of Florida School of the Arts, Stephen has been a working performer in the Tampa Bay area for the past 20 years. You can learn more about his work at www.stephenmray.com.
09/06/2022
Vino Veritas makes its grand entrance here in only a few short weeks. Click over to www.studiograndcentral.com for more
09/05/2022
Meet the Cast: Larry Bukovey. Larry has been studying, performing, and teaching improv comedy since 1998 and currently can been seen playing around St. Pete at The Mar, Studio @ 620, and Spitfire Comedy House. You can see him in VINO VERITAS, opening Sept. 22nd. https://studiograndcentral.com/
09/04/2022
Meet the Cast: Tracey Reynolds. Tracey is a Tampa native and loves being a part of our rich local theatre scene. In addition to her work on stage & screen, she is especially proud of her accomplishments in finding the best French fries and ice cream in every city she visits. You can see her in VINO VERITAS, opening September 22nd. https://studiograndcentral.com/
09/03/2022
Introducing the cast of VINO VERITAS: Trish Parry, Andrew Hughes, Larry Bukovey and Tracey Reynolds Brunettoy. Early bird pricing discounts are available for a limited time. https://studiograndcentral.com/tickets/ola/services/vino-veritas-sept-22-oct-9-early-booking-discounted-price
09/01/2022
Clockwise
Tracey Reynolds Larry Bukovey Andrew Hughes Trish Parry putting in the work to bring the funny in Vino Veritas
opening Sept 22 Get Early Bird Pricing Now at https://studiograndcentral.com/tickets
08/31/2022
Thank you volunteer, Ty DeMeza, for representing today!!! Make a donation and get your t-shirt too at:
studiograndcentral.com
08/31/2022
Hiya friends- Our beloved sponsor and favorite Plummer Pet Hospital is on the list for "Best of the Bay"! Let's click over and show our support!
Plummer Pet Hospital has been nominated as best veterinarian in Best of the Bay 2022! We are incredibly honored to receive this recognition from our Tampa Bay area community! ❤️🐾
Please go vote for us! The direct link is below. Voting ends August 31st.
https://vote.cltampa.com/services/best-veterinarian
Thank you for the continued support, it means the world to us! Congratulations to all the other nominees!
(727) 317-2706
5800 38th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33710
www.plummerpethospital.com
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08/30/2022
A great time was had at The #OffCentralPlayers Volunteer Orientation!!! Volunteers, WE APPRECIATE YOU!!!
#nonprofit #theater
08/29/2022
We already know you appreciate the local art scene, so we're certain you'll love this eclectic gift shop just around the corner from Studio Grand Central. Stop by and tell them we sent you! They're at 2412 Central Avenue.
08/28/2022
Plummer Pet Hospital doesn't just take care of your pets. They are also supporters of the arts! We are truly grateful for their help. Check them out at https://plummerpethospital.com/.
08/28/2022
Performing here on Saturday, September 3rd: Jerry Outlaw moved to St. Pete in 1984. As a self-taught musician, he participated in the Tampa Bay heavy rock scene in the 80s and early 90s. He's played and/or toured with with musical greats like Jon Oliva, Bogus Pomp, Ike Willis, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Denny Walley, Jimmy Carl Black, Bobby Martin. He's been teaching guitar for 28 years and has earned a JiuJitsu brown belt under the great Sean Lynch.
08/28/2022
Thank you Suncoast Center and community members….What an amazing audience talk-back last night!…Totally rounded out the SOMETHING CLEAN play experience…We are always learning and growing!!!!
08/27/2022
We truly could not do what we do without the support of Karen Lucas, a local real estate superstar! Whenever you're ready to buy or sell, please visit https://lucasgrouprealty.com/.
08/27/2022
On August 27, 2021, we opened our very first production. So tonight, we're celebrating our 1st anniversary with cake and champagne! Will you join us?
08/27/2022
Performing at Studio Grand Central on Saturday, September 3rd: David Pate was born in 1954 and grew up in Clearwater, Florida, during the sixties. As a result of the many musical influences of that era, including Hendrix, Coltrane, Zappa, Sam Rivers, Ian Anderson, and Terry Riley, Pate’s solo performances are a strange eclectic mix. His improvised performances utilize extended saxophone techniques such as multiphonics controlled overtones, circular breathing, some ostinatos, and maybe a blues lick or two. After receiving an undergraduate degree in Tampa, he moved to NYC in 1979 and did graduate work at The Manhattan School of Music, studying with Joe Allard. A participant in the “loft” scene in the ’80s, he performed with Ned Rothenberg, Larry Polansky, and Eugene Chadbourne as well as in many avant-garde jazz festivals. Moving back to Florida in the late ’80s, he performed with Nat Adderley and Sam Rivers. Pate tours the US with the Temptations and has toured Europe with Sam Rivers and Bogus Pomp, a Zappa tribute band. He is very involved in music education, having taught saxophone and jazz studies at the Pinellas County Center for the Arts for the past 30 years. In his spare time, he plays old man basketball and rides great distances on a bicycle.
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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.
#yearofextraordinarytravel #leafmorestudios #beccamccoy #photographybook #travelogue #indiepublishing #comingofmiddleage
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.
#yearofextraordinarytravel #leafmorestudios #beccamccoy #photographybook #travelogue #indiepublishing #comingofmiddleage
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.
#yearofextraordinarytravel #leafmorestudios #beccamccoy #photographybook #travelogue #indiepublishing #comingofmiddleage
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! #secondsaturday #artwalkstpete 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. #wearestageworkstheatre #weareearlybirddinnertheater #wearestudiograndcentral #wearetheatretampabay #theatretampabayunited
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/ #WeAreStPetersburgShakespeareFestival #WeAreStudioGrandCentral #WeAreTheatreTampaBay
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! #WeAreLabTheatreProject #WeAreTheStraz #WeArePowerstorirsTheatre #WeAreStudioGrandCentral #WeAreEarlyBirdDinnerTheatre #WeAreTheatreTampaBay #TheatreTampaBayUnited
“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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