August 22nd - 25th
Hosted by the JCC on the Cohn Campus
13009 Community Campus Dr, Tampa, FL 33625
Featured Main Stage
The Amphibians
Written by Dan Caffrey
Directed by Kara Gold-Harris
2023 ThinkTank TYA Festival Showcase Finalist
Performance times:
Thursday 8/22 @ 7:30 (Preview)
Saturday 8/24 @ 7:30 (Talkback after the performance)
Sunday 8/25 @ 6:00pm
Set thirteen years in the future, in west central Florida shortly after we've, perhaps, passed the point of no return in the fight against climate change. Two high-schoolers unearth a wondrous discovery in the woods, which leads to learning hard lessons about the evolution of friendship and what it means to take care of something at the end of the world. A beautiful play about the ever changing landscape of friendship and the world around us.
The Amphibians: Jessica Jennelle, Sofia Pickford,
Kylan Cotton and Audrey Daniels
The Amphibians is recommended for ages 13+
It contains Mature Themes and Language.
Run time is approximately 85 mins with no intermission
Ticket Prices
Thursday 8/22 Preview Tickets - $20
Saturday 8/24 and Sunday 8/25:
$30 for Adults
$20 for Students/Artists
Consider taking part in our PlayFest Package, Sunday 8/25, which includes the staged reading of A Kreutzer Sonata (reserved seating at 3:00pm), our Playwright's Happy Hour at 5:00pm and the closing performance of The Amphibians for only $44.
(A 20% savings!) Tickets available via The Amphibians ticket link. Choose the Sunday show option.
Space is limited and the last day to purchase a PlayFest Package ticket is Thursday, August 22nd at 5:00pm
2024 Festival Showcase Finalist
The House of Flightless Birds
Written by Baylee Shlichtman
Directed by John Perez
Commissioned by AlterTheatre Ensemble San Rafael, California
as part of the 2020 First Acts Cohort
Performance time:
Saturday 8/24 @ 3:15 pm
When undiagnosed autistic Manuel tosses a wish to a satellite to make him feel less alone, an injured sparrow crashes from the heavens into his apartment patio. Manuel takes the bird inside to nurse it back to health in secret from his family, but all does not go according to plan. A play about masculinity, family and care.
The House of Flightless Birds Features: Gustavo Perez,
Alex Rodriguez, Jessy Julianna, Benny Rodriguez and Yara Perez
The House of Flightsless Birds is recommended for ages 11+
It contains Mature Themes and Language
Run time is approximately 85 mins with no intermission
All Seats are Free/Pay-What-You-Can Donation
$10 for reserved seating, per person
Purchase a $10 reserved seat for both 8/24 readings - The House of Flightless Birds
and In Bloom - and receive a $5.00 concession voucher!
2024 Festival Showcase Finalist
In Bloom
Written by Gwyneth Strope
Directed by Hannah Hockman
Performance time:
Saturday 8/24 @ 5:30 pm
How does a family grow together, instead of apart?
Dorothy is raising four teenage girls all on her own, but when she meets someone at her mother's wedding, she begins the year-long journey towards her own. Through banter, brawls, and journal entries, the new play In Bloom examines a pivotal year for this family and how they must stretch their deep love for one another in order to walk into this next chapter together.
In Bloom Features: Katherine Yacko, Grace Grammig, Ellen Russell, Julianna Spataro, Sofia Acebedo Ciro and Rio Ricardo
In Bloom is recommended for ages 11+
It contains Mature Themes and Language
Run time is approximately 85 mins with no intermission
All Seats are Free/Pay-What-You-Can Donation
$10 for reserved seating, per person
Purchase a $10 reserved seat for both 8/24 readings - The House of Flightless Birds
and In Bloom - and receive a $5.00 concession voucher!
2024 Festival Showcase Finalist
2024 Jewish Play Lab Winner
A Kreutzer Sonata
Written by Larry Rinkel
Directed by Brandy Gold
Prior Productions/Readings:
- Manhattan Repertory Theatre, New York City, March 2017
- Secret Theatre UNFringed Festival, Long Island City, NY, August 2017
Winner: Best Play award
- Modern Theater Classics of Long Island, Lindenhurst, NY, December 2019
- Chaos Theatre Collective, January 25, 2022
Performance time:
Sunday 8/25 @ 3:00 pm
David Lindenbaum, a freshman Jewish piano major, finds himself in a conflicted relationship with Elena Guerriero, the beautiful but volatile Italian-American violinist with whom he has been chosen to perform Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata and who is unwilling to take his religious beliefs seriously. Along the way he must also deal with a lovable but crass roommate, his no-nonsense piano teacher, his doctrinaire mother, and his apparently cold and distant father. Can this Orthodox Jewish student find a way to survive in the modern secular world?
A Kreutzer Features: Parker Greenblatt, Isabella Falber,
Ryan Pope, Adam Schoemaker, Dr. Amy Rothman,
Skye Stockard and Jules Narvarte
A Kreutzer Sonata is recommended for ages 11+
It contains Mature Themes and Language
Run time is approximately 85 mins with no intermission
All Seats are Free/Pay-What-You-Can Donation
$10 for reserved seating, per person
Consider taking part in our PlayFest Package, Sunday 8/25, which includes the staged reading of
A Kreutzer Sonata (reserved seating at 3:00pm), our Playwright's Happy Hour at 5:00pm and the closing performance of The Amphibians for only $44. (A 20% savings!) Tickets available via The Amphibians ticket link. Choose the Sunday show option.
Space is limited and the last day a PlayFest Package ticket is Thursday, August 22nd at 5:00pm
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Playwright's Happy Hour
Sunday, 8/25 5:00 - 6:00pm
Ticket Price - $15
All Ages Welcome
Join us for a Happy Hour Celebration in honor of our
2024 Festival Main Stage -The Amphibians - and
Festival Showcase Readings - The House of Flightless Birds,
In Bloom, and A Kreutzer Sonata. This is a wonderful opportunity to mix, mingle and ask questions of our visiting playwrights.
Ticket includes a drink voucher (Beer, Wine or Soda) and appetizers. A cash bar will be available as well for additional beverage purchases. Space is limited and the last day to purchase this ticket is Thursday, August 22nd at 5:00pm
Consider taking part in our PlayFest Package, Sunday 8/25, which includes the staged reading of A Kreutzer Sonata
(reserved seating at 3:00pm), our Playwright's Happy Hour at 5:00pm and the closing performance of The Amphibians for only $44. (A 20% savings!) Tickets available via The Amphibians ticket link. Choose the Sunday show option. Again, space is limited and the last day to purchase a PlayFest Package ticket is Thursday, August 22nd at 5:00pm
Matt and Mary Gordan
Department of Physician Assistant Medicine
Hal Freedman and Willi Rudowsky
Sponsored in part by the Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council of the Arts and Culture and the State of Florida
(Section 286.25, Florida Statutes)
The ThinkTank Theatre
Board of Directors
