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Peter Nason

Peter Nason

    An actor, director, and theatre teacher, Peter Nason fell in love with the theatre at the tender age of six when he saw Mickey Rooney in “George M!” at the Shady Grove in Washington, D.C. He has appeared in dozens of productions around the country, helmed several films and directed over thirty plays. His love of the theatre, and his passion for the craft of acting and directing, has led him to reach hundreds of Florida teenagers to help make the stage their home.  He has currently started a new theatre program at the CCMS Conservatory of the Arts where he hopes the students there will find the same joy of performing that he found.
 
A graduate of the University of Alabama and the Scuola Lorenzo de Medici in Florence, Italy, Peter is an award-winning playwright and has written for various periodicals and newspapers, including “The Tampa Tribune,” where he was a book reviewer and community columnist. One of his literary heroines, the late great Pauline Kael, summed up his philosophy of reviewing:  “In the arts, the critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising.”   Peter resides in Wesley Chapel, Florida with his beloved Boston Terrier, Ike. 
 






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Review: Suncoast Broadway Dinner Theatre Presents Kander & Ebb's Stunning CHICAGO
Review: Suncoast Broadway Dinner Theatre Presents Kander & Ebb's Stunning CHICAGO
September 28, 2024

You'll be hard-pressed to find a better production of this iconic musical!

Review: The Carrollwood Players Production of ANNIE
Review: The Carrollwood Players Production of ANNIE
September 7, 2024

It has a lot going for it, but it's a hit and miss affair, with moments that make us soar and moments that make us cringe.

Review: The Tampa Bay Theatre Festival's 2024 Short Play Competition
Review: The Tampa Bay Theatre Festival's 2024 Short Play Competition
August 28, 2024

It's a hit and miss affair, showcasing some of the best playwrights in Tampa Bay.

Review: NTP's Production of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center
Review: Dive into THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at the Carrollwood Cultural Center
Review: Dive into THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at the Carrollwood Cultural Center
July 20, 2024

What did our critic think of THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at the Carrollwood Cultural Center?

Review: Roxanne Fay Astounds in Powerstories' Production of IRENA'S VOW
Review: Roxanne Fay Astounds in Powerstories' Production of IRENA'S VOW
July 15, 2024

A heartbreaking and moving real-life story, performed at the Stageworks Theatre, with a brilliant turn by Roxanne Fay!

Review: Jobsite Theater's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at the Jaeb
Review: Jobsite Theater's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at the Jaeb
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With a cast led by Clay Christopher as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, this is one glorious production that will be talked about for years.

Feature: Florida Fringe Groups Reach Out to Governor to Override Veto of Statewide Arts Funding
Feature: Florida Fringe Groups Reach Out to Governor to Override Veto of Statewide Arts Funding
July 12, 2024

News of the veto two weeks ago was obviously bad for the arts communities--children’s museums, performing arts groups, youth programs, dance troupes. But then came the distasteful cherry on top, the reasoning why such severe action took place.

Review: Don't Miss FALSETTOS at Stageworks
Review: Don't Miss FALSETTOS at Stageworks
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Perfect to celebrate Pride Month!

Review: MAD Theatre of Tampa Presents URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL at the Shimberg Playhouse
Review: MAD Theatre of Tampa Presents URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL at the Shimberg Playhouse
June 15, 2024

Dystopia and pee; there's nothing like URINETOWN!

Review: Bridget Bean's One Woman Show THE DROPPING WELL at the Tampa Fringe Festival
Review: Bridget Bean's One Woman Show THE DROPPING WELL at the Tampa Fringe Festival
June 12, 2024

Bridget Bean is a born storyteller.  You can tell as she immediately enters the stage that she is 100% in her element.  If there’s anything we’ve learned from her past One Woman Shows (including Shirley Valentine and her Titanic Fringe piece from two years ago), it’s that this format works beautifully with her personality, her expressive face and that mesmerizing speaking voice.

Review: Harmonie del Sur's BLOWING WIND: THE ORIGINAL NOISEMAKERS at the Tampa Fringe Festival
Review: Harmonie del Sur's BLOWING WIND: THE ORIGINAL NOISEMAKERS at the Tampa Fringe Festival
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The Tampa Fringe Festival is like a Smorgasbord of the Arts; so many great works to choose from, some small, some large, some cool, some wacky. You get over a week to fill your plate with all of these unforgettable, mostly yummy works.  If you’re lucky enough to get into the wild SMUTTY BURLESQUE NERD: VULVA VA-VOOMS SHIP OF THESEUS or the memorable CAPTAIN HAVOC & THE BIG-TITTY BOG WITCHES, then you will be talking about it for days.  But what about the smaller shows, the ones that don’t have the words “vulva” or “titty” in their titles?

Review: Deborah Bostock-Kelley's Powerful NOT ONE MORE at the Tampa Fringe Festival
Review: Deborah Bostock-Kelley's Powerful NOT ONE MORE at the Tampa Fringe Festival
June 9, 2024

The aftermath of a school shooting is examined in this potent piece by playwright Bostock-Kelley.

Review: Think Tank Theatre's YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at freeFall
Feature: Don't Miss the 2024 TAMPA FRINGE FESTIVAL in Ybor City
Feature: Don't Miss the 2024 TAMPA FRINGE FESTIVAL in Ybor City
June 6, 2024

Don't miss this year's offerings where there's something for everyone!

Review: Tampa Repertory Theatre's Astonishing NEXT TO NORMAL
Review: Tampa Repertory Theatre's Astonishing NEXT TO NORMAL
June 1, 2024

It's a show that's all aces, where the stellar cast, crew, music, and important storyline all come together to earn every standing ovation it will receive.

Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at American Stage
Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at American Stage
May 19, 2024

It's a rollicking, raucous, adrenaline-pumping, soulful and yet sometimes sad affair

Review: Arts in Motion's Production of BIG FISH at the IPAC
Review: Arts in Motion's Production of BIG FISH at the IPAC
May 17, 2024

BIG FISH is perhaps the ultimate Father’s Day musical, which is why I found it so ironic that I saw the Arts in Motion production of it the day before Mother’s Day. 

Review: Tracy Letts' AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY at the Carrollwood Players
Review: Tracy Letts' AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY at the Carrollwood Players
May 12, 2024

This Pulitzer Prize winner is both fun and brutal, lengthy but never boring, heart-stopping and soul-stirring, and yet unblinking and sympathetic in its portrait of an American family in unruly disintegration.

Review: Eight O'Clock Theatre's Production of Stephen Sondheim's SWEENEY TODD
Review: Eight O'Clock Theatre's Production of Stephen Sondheim's SWEENEY TODD
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A solid but imperfect production of what is perhaps the finest musical yet written.



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