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: Stephen Sondheim's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at the Carrollwood Cultural Center
Review: Stephen Sondheim's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at the Carrollwood Cultural Center
March 17, 2024

This Pulitzer Prize winner is as uncompromising and beautiful as musical theatre can get.

Review: BYE BYE BIRDIE at the Haines City Theatre
Review: BYE BYE BIRDIE at the Haines City Theatre
March 2, 2024

HCT is a small theatre with a big heart, and their production spotlights the show's strengths and weaknesses.

Review: Land O Lakes High School Presents MAMMA MIA! at the Wesley Chapel Performing Arts Center
Review: Land O Lakes High School Presents MAMMA MIA! at the Wesley Chapel Performing Arts Center
February 17, 2024

What did our critic think of MAMMA MIA! at the Wesley Chapel Performing Arts Center?

Review: Lloyd Suh's Unforgettable THE CHINESE LADY at American Stage
Review: Lloyd Suh's Unforgettable THE CHINESE LADY at American Stage
February 13, 2024

A brilliant and thought-provoking production about the first Chinese woman to set foot on American soil.

Review: New Tampa Players Production of DREAMGIRLS at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center
Review: New Tampa Players Production of DREAMGIRLS at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center
February 4, 2024

It's a dream of a musical with nightmarish sound issues.

Review: A Dynamic and Galvanizing CABARET at the Studio Theatre Tierra Del Sol in the Villages
Review: MAD Theatre Presents THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at the Straz Center's Shimberg Playhouse
Review: MAD Theatre Presents THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at the Straz Center's Shimberg Playhouse
January 28, 2024

Quirky, irreverent, and so much fun, the show even offers audience members the chance to go onstage to be a part of the Bee.

Review: Adam Rapp's NOCTURNE Starring Drew Eberhard Will Break Your Heart
Review: Adam Rapp's NOCTURNE Starring Drew Eberhard Will Break Your Heart
January 24, 2024

My father’s mom died in 1955.  After my own mother passed away fifty-one years later, one of my sisters asked my father the following question: “How long did it take you to get over the loss of your mother?”  My father, now an old man, pondered the question, remembering his mother who had died a half century earlier, then answered quite succinctly but with a sad smile: “I’ll let you know.”

Review: A Gripping, Thought-Provoking & Highly Entertaining INHERIT THE WIND at the Asolo Repertory Theatre
Review: A Gripping, Thought-Provoking & Highly Entertaining INHERIT THE WIND at the Asolo Repertory Theatre
January 22, 2024

Led by two incredible performances and a visionary director, it's a production where everything goes right.

Review: The Incomparable Jeffrey Walker Stands Out in the Center Stage Youth Theatre's Production of LES MISERABLES
Review: The Incomparable Jeffrey Walker Stands Out in the Center Stage Youth Theatre's Production of LES MISERABLES
November 21, 2023

The young cast brings the iconic musical to life, with a lead performance that will not soon be forgotten.

Review: The Royal Knight Stage Company of River Ridge High School Presents the Timely, Devastating I NEVER SAW ANOTHER BUTTERFLY
Review: The Royal Knight Stage Company of River Ridge High School Presents the Timely, Devastating I NEVER SAW ANOTHER BUTTERFLY
October 28, 2023

A gutsy director leads a gutsy young cast in telling this classic true-life story.

Review: Chris Cordero, Brianna Filippelli & Evan Lomba Lead a Great Cast in New Tampa Players' SHREK: THE MUSICAL
Review: Chris Cordero, Brianna Filippelli & Evan Lomba Lead a Great Cast in New Tampa Players' SHREK: THE MUSICAL
October 21, 2023

The entire cast is stellar, but Evan Lomba is extraordinary as a Donkey like no other!

Review: St. Petersburg City Theatre Brings Disney's Magical MARY POPPINS to Life in a Most Delightful Way
Review: St. Petersburg City Theatre Brings Disney's Magical MARY POPPINS to Life in a Most Delightful Way
October 8, 2023

A large talented cast with so much energy brings this iconic musical to life!

Review: Paula Vogel's Stunning INDECENT at American Stage
Review: Paula Vogel's Stunning INDECENT at American Stage
October 7, 2023

What did our critic think of Paula Vogel's INDECENT at American Stage?

Review: Tampa Rep and Think Tank Theatre's Production of Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE
Review: Tampa Rep and Think Tank Theatre's Production of Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE
October 1, 2023

It's all over the place in style and tone, but the acting and Miller's wondrous words save the day.

Review: USF School of Theatre & Dance Presents the Cult Favorite RIDE THE CYCLONE
Review: Jason Robert Brown's THE LAST 5 YEARS at the Richey Suncoast Theatre
Review: Jason Robert Brown's THE LAST 5 YEARS at the Richey Suncoast Theatre
September 16, 2023

Check out what our critic had to say about Jason Robert Brown's THE LAST 5 YEARS at the Richey Suncoast Theatre!

Review: The Tampa Bay Theatre Festival Short Play Competition at The Straz Center in The Teco Theater
Review: The Tampa Bay Theatre Festival Short Play Competition at The Straz Center in The Teco Theater
September 5, 2023

The 11 short plays were all over the place in quality and subject matter, but it was so much fun to watch.

Review: New Tampa Players Present GREASE at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center
Review: New Tampa Players Present GREASE at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center
July 22, 2023

It's a hit or miss show, but the youthful cast and the new performing arts facility make it worth your while.

Review: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Comes Alive at the SPC Theater
Review: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Comes Alive at the SPC Theater
June 24, 2023

Marguerite Reed and Jeffrey Walker III lead a cast that will give you a rollicking good time!



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