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Ruth Eckerd Hall,
1111 McMullen Booth Rd., Clearwater,
Box office (727) 791-7400; Business office
(727) 791-7060. The Hall hosts The Florida
Orchestra and national and international
artists and performances, including
Broadway, classical, dance, pop, comedy
and affordable family theater.
The Marcia P. Hoffman Performing Arts
Institute offers classes in the visual and
performing arts for students of all ages.
Sarasota Opera,
61 Pineapple Ave., Sarasota, (941) 366-8450.
Opera lovers appreciate this beautiful opera
house and the first-class performances of its
company. English translations are projected
above the stage.
Stageworks Theatre,
1120 E. Kennedy Blvd., Grand Central
at Kennedy, Ground Floor West Building,
Tampa, (813) 251-8984. Now in its new
location, this theatre’s mission is “to
provide the highest quality professional
theatre, which respects, ignites and
celebrates the human spirit while
challenging the thresholds of
intolerance and insensitivity.”
Tarpon Springs
Performing Arts Center,
324 E. Pine St., Tarpon Springs,
(727) 942-5605. Their exciting performing
arts series is offered throughout the year
to bring entertainment and culture to
the community.
The Straz Center
for the Performing Arts,
1010 N. MacInnes Pl., Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827). The Center
hosts The Florida Orchestra and the Tampa
Bay Broadway Series, as well as many other
theatrical and dance productions in its four
outstanding performance spaces.
The Studio@620,
620 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg,
(727) 895-6620. This innovative theater
group brings people from various
backgrounds and experiences together as
artists, audience members and volunteers.
There is always something on the cutting
edge happening here. 9
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