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Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones is inspired by true events in 1959 Montgomery, Alabama. The story centers on a state librarian who faces backlash for adding a children's book depicting a black and white rabbit's marriage to the library. As the Civil Rights movement brews, the book's perceived message of racial integration and equality sparks the outrage of a powerful and determined segregationist State Senator.
A contrasting story involves childhood friends—an African American man and a white privileged woman—reunited in adulthood, forming a boundary-breaking friendship. The play features political foes, star-crossed lovers, and a feisty children's author, all inhabiting a Deep South filled with humor, heartbreak, and hope. Set against segregation, these characters' lives intersect as they confront racism, and book censorship, and discover literature's transformative power.
Powerstories is proud to be supported by the Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners.
In a Season themed, 'Critical Issues Take Center Stage,' ALABAMA STORY revolves around the powerful and controversial topic of book banning. This subject resonates deeply with the current societal discourse on freedom of expression and the role of literature in people's lives. The play promises to engage, challenge, and inspire audiences as it delves into the story of a fearless librarian at the heart of a controversy surrounding a children's book.
Powerstories Theatre's 24th season, focusing on the theme, 'Critical Social Issues Take Center Stage.' This season promises a thought-provoking lineup of plays that delve into pressing topics like book banning, anti-Semitism, and suicide awareness.
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Powerstories Theatre is at Straz Center's Shimberg Playhouse, 1010 N Macinnes Pl, Tampa, FL 33602, Tampa, FL.
Irena's Vow (7/11/24-7/21/24)
Voices of Women Theatre Festival (3/21/24-3/30/24)
Alabama Story (1/11/24-1/21/24)
Voices of Women Theatre Festival (7/17/23-7/23/23)
Duress: An Original Thriller (7/17/23-7/23/23)
Girls in the Boat (4/20/23-5/7/23)
In McClintock's Corn (2/23/23-3/12/23)
Raising Twelve on a Nickel and a Prayer (12/1/22-12/18/22)
Steel Magnolias (9/15/22-10/2/22)
Voices of Women Theatre Festival (7/19/22-7/24/22)
Conspiracy of Silence: The Magdalene Laundries (4/28/22-5/15/22)
Videos
Hunchback of Notre Dame
Hillsborough County Fairgrounds Expo Hall (5/9 - 5/12)
PHOTOS
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2024-2025 Bank of America Broadway at The Straz Season
Straz Center for the Performing Arts (10/1 - 6/8) | ||
Uptown Music & Arts Festival
Uptown Music & Arts Festival (5/25 - 5/26)
PHOTOS
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Les Miserables
Straz Center [Carol Morsani Hall] (6/11 - 6/16) | ||
Urinetown
MAD Theatre of Tampa (6/14 - 6/30) | ||
Next to Normal
USF Theatre Centre TAR 120 (5/31 - 6/16) | ||
MPAC Youth Education Presents CELEBRATE BROADWAY!
Manatee Performing Arts Center (5/11 - 5/11) | ||
The Smuggler: A Thriller In Verse
Jobsite Theater (5/15 - 6/9) | ||
The Lion King
Straz Center [Carol Morsani Hall] (4/2 - 4/20) | ||
Our Town
Stageworks Theatre (4/26 - 5/12) | ||
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