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.
BWW Review: 19 for 2019: The Best Local Shows and Performances of the Year
December 14, 2019
December 14, 2019
BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best of the best that he saw onstage in the Tampa Bay area in 2019.
BWW Review: The Carrollwood Players Tackle Bert V. Royal's DOG SEES GOD: CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BLOCKHEAD
November 25, 2019
November 25, 2019
A fine production of the 'unauthorized continuation' of the 'Peanuts' comic strip that seemed a bit too forced.
BWW Review: A Euphoric, Breathtaking Production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's THE SOUND OF MUSIC at the Asolo Rep in Sarasota
November 17, 2019
November 17, 2019
It's worth the trip to experience this stunner!
BWW Review: River Ridge's Royal Knight Stage Company's Deeply Moving Production of THE AMISH PROJECT (ENSEMBLE VERSION) by Jessica Dickey
October 19, 2019
October 19, 2019
Kylie Arseneau and Cody Farkas are extraordinary in this powerful piece of theatre.
BWW Review: St. Petersburg College Theater Department Presents THE LARAMIE PROJECT - A Powerful Play on the 21st Anniversary of Matthew Shepard's Savage Killing
October 13, 2019
October 13, 2019
A true ensemble piece, beautifully directed by Scott Cooper.
BWW Review: Betty-Jane Parks Gives One of the Year's Best Performances in Stageworks' Intense Production of WAIT UNTIL DARK
October 9, 2019
October 9, 2019
It's a real nail-biter!
BWW Review: American Stage's Regional Premiere of Qui Nguyen's Quirky, Brilliantly Original VIETGONE
October 7, 2019
October 7, 2019
'With VIETGONE, I wanted to address the huge lack of sexually powerful, driven, and complex Asian-American male and female characters on our stages. I wanted to see a sexy Asian male and a sexy Asian female be sexy for something other than being 'exotic.' And I wanted to make something that a young 'yello' kid could see and feel proud of themselves after see it.' --playwright Qui Nguyen
BWW Review: Four Great Performances in Tampa Rep's Production of Donald Margulies' Pulitzer Prize-Winning DINNER WITH FRIENDS
September 17, 2019
September 17, 2019
Emilia Sargent, Ned Averill-Snell, Ami Sallee, and Alan Mahoney, Jr. are in top form.
BWW Review: Young, Talented Cast Shines in the Very Dark CARRIE: THE MUSICAL at Richey Suncoast Theatre
September 9, 2019
September 9, 2019
Stephen King's gory tale of teenage revenge is one of the most notorious shows in musical theatre history, but it's certainly done right at RST.
BWW Review: Vivid Theatre Productions Starts Things off on the Right Foot with Yasmina Reza's Brilliant GOD OF CARNAGE
September 7, 2019
September 7, 2019
Their first production is a damn good one!
BWW Review: Larry Shue's THE NERD at Stage West Community Playhouse
September 7, 2019
September 7, 2019
W. Paul Wade and Devin Devi stand out in a show that needs so much more energy.
BWW Review: The Highs and Lows of the 2019 Short Play Competition at the Tampa Bay Theatre Festival
September 3, 2019
September 3, 2019
Out of 18 entries, Jim Moss' THE COW SAYS, Brick Brickel's FOR THE LOVE OF MARY, and Deb Bostock-Kelley's ONCE UPON UHHH...stand out.
BWW Review: Children Lead Innovocative Theatre's THE HUNDRED DRESSES at Stageworks - A Play That Tackles Bullying and the Dangers of Inaction
August 4, 2019
August 4, 2019
Although set in 1938, it's still so sadly relevant today.
BWW Review: Swim on out to The New Tampa Players' THE LITTLE MERMAID at the University Area CDC
July 27, 2019
July 27, 2019
Patty Smithey is marvelous as Ariel, but the show belongs to the amazing Janelle Richardson as Ursula.
BWW Review: freeFall Theatre's Inventive Treatment of Stephen Schwartz's PIPPIN - They've Got Magic To Do
July 22, 2019
July 22, 2019
It has a little bit of everything...except an ensemble.
BWW Review: An Intimate, Devastating FUN HOME at American Stage
July 21, 2019
July 21, 2019
Don't miss this stellar production, beautifully directed with incredible performances, that left me speechless.
BWW Review: The Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts Summer Camp Presents Stephen Sondheim's Hilarious A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM at Ruth Eckerd Hall
July 19, 2019
July 19, 2019
When it comes to Tony Award snubbing, there are several artistic high crimes and misdemeanors. For instance, Fiorello! winning Best Musical over Gypsy, or the good Music Man besting the better West Side Story. Or how about this awful upset: Two Gentlemen of Verona (the since-forgotten musical) beating both Grease and Follies for the top honor. Perhaps worst of all is this: Even though A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM was Stephen Sondheim's first and most successful Broadway show as a composer and lyricist, and even though it would win six of its eight nominated Tony Awards in 1962-1963 (including Best Musical), Mr. Sondheim himself was not even nominated for his lyrics and score. A show that features some of the most beloved comic songs from the early 1960's--'Comedy Tonight,' 'Lovely,' and 'Everybody Ought to Have a Maid'--wasn't even nominated for these iconic numbers. (For the record, Oliver! won that year for Best Score.) Broadway's greatest composer would have to wait almost a decade to receive his first Tony Award.
BWW Review: Kudos to the Wilde Theatre Company and Their Production of Frank Wildhorn's JEKYLL & HYDE: THE MUSICAL
July 17, 2019
July 17, 2019
A new professional theatre company is officially born in the Tampa Bay Area!
BWW Review: Eight O'Clock Theatre Puts on the Ritz with Mel Brooks' YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
July 12, 2019
July 12, 2019
It's a marvelous production of a so-so musical.
BWW Review: Kylie Arseneau Was Born to Play Millie in THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE at the River Ridge Center for the Arts
July 1, 2019
July 1, 2019
This is one fast and furiously entertaining show!
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