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CARROLLWOOD CULTURAL CENTER

4537 Lowell Road
Tampa, FL 33618

The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition


Join us as campers ages 11-13 enrolled in our 3-week Youth Arts Intensive program perform The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition. Join Dorothy and her ...

Tampa Metropolitan Improv


The minds that brought you Tales of Mild Interest (or TMI for short) are returning to their improv roots, with the newly formed Tampa Metropolitan ...

War of the Worlds


Join us as campers ages 14-16 enrolled in our 4-week Youth Arts Intensive program perform The War of the Worlds. The War of the Worlds ...

Return to the Forbidden Planet


Return to the Forbidden Planet By Bob Carlton Shakespeare’s forgotten rock and roll masterpiece! Inspired by The Tempest , this high-energy jukebox musical is packed ...

In Between the Lines (Space Edition)


Join us as campers ages 11-13 enrolled in our 3-week Youth Arts Intensive program showcase In Between the Lines. As an ensemble, intensive students used ...

Every Brilliant Thing
Every Brilliant Thing
9/13 - 9/14/2025


EVERY BRILLIANT THING By Duncan Macmillan, with Jonny Donahoe A one-person show with Paul Berg You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s ...



Review: THE UNAUTHORIZED SHAKESPEAREAN PARODY OF GHOSTBUSTER at Carrollwood Cultural Center


by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 18, 2025

The halls of Carrollwood did ring with laughter. It was a reminder that whether thou art noble or nerd, there’s always room for poetry—and proton packs....

Review: Robert Harling's STEEL MAGNOLIAS at the Carrollwood Cultural Center


by Peter Nason - March 15, 2025

A stellar cast brings its A-game to this wonderful, tight production....

Previews: SHAKESPEARE'S OZ: A PARODY PLAY IN FIVE ACTS at Carrollwood Cultural Center


by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - February 05, 2025

Coming to Carrollwood Cultural Center on February 8-9, 2025, Jordan Monsell's Shakespeare's Oz: A Parody Play in Five Acts is a unique staged reading that promises to delight audiences of all ages. It offers a fresh and comedic take on the classic story of The Wizard of Oz through the lens of Shakes...

Previews: LETTERHEAD at The Studio At Carrollwood Cultural Center


by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - January 22, 2025

'Letterhead' follows the protagonist's adventures through a distorted alternate reality of military letter-writing, careless judicial trials, and a government-sponsored cult community....

Winners Announced For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards


by BWW Awards - January 16, 2025

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024....

Review: A Look Back at the Best of 2024; Thank God for Local Theatre


by Peter Nason - December 31, 2024

Local theatre saved me in 2024, which turned out to be an extremely rocky year--with statewide and national political maelstroms and two hurricanes hitting our area weeks apart....

Previews: LIFE AMPLIFIED SPECTACULAR at The Studio At Carrollwood Cultural Center


by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - September 17, 2024

Whether you missed it, dissed it, or want to reminisce it, Life Amplified SPECTACULAR offers the perfect opportunity to create or recreate those special moments. The prom's theme is a throwback to the 70s, voted on by social media, inviting attendees to dust off their bell bottoms and tease their ha...

Review: Dive into THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at the Carrollwood Cultural Center


by Peter Nason - July 20, 2024

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

Previews: SPONGEBOB THE MUSICAL at Carrollwood Cultural Center


by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - July 20, 2024

'We held auditions at the Center, and I was so nervous we wouldn't get anyone to come out. We had an amazing turnout! Between the open auditions and video submissions, we had 150 people try out. Casting just came to us. And this cast is solid and perfect for their roles,' said director Andi Garner....

Past Shows

Ministers of Grace: The Unauthorized Shakespearan Parody of Ghostbusters


What if William Shakespeare had written Ghostbusters? In this reimagining of the classic 1984 film, author Jordan Monsell uses iambic pentameter, period prose, and historical ...

Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias
3/14 - 3/23/2025


The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped ...

Shakespeare's Oz: A Parody Play in Five Acts


There be no place like home. What if William Shakespeare had written The Wizard of Oz?

Letterhead
Letterhead
1/24 - 1/26/2025


Letterhead follows the Protagonist’s adventures through a distorted alternate reality of military letter-writing, careless judicial trials, and a government-sponsored cult community. The play examines rituals ...

It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play


Adapted by Joe Landry It’s a Wonderful Life is based on the story “The Greatest Gift” by Philip Van Doren Stern This beloved American holiday ...

Deathtrap
Deathtrap
10/18 - 10/27/2024


Living comfortably in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a writer of Broadway thrillers, struggles to overcome a dry spell resulting in a string of ...

The SpongeBob Musical
The SpongeBob Musical
7/26 - 8/4/2024


This summer, join SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick, Squidward, and the citizens of Bikini Bottom at the Carrollwood Cultural Center for SpongeBob The Musical!

Everyone Gets Eaten by Sharks: A Cautionary Tale


Join us as campers ages 11-13 enrolled in our 3-week Youth Arts Intensive program perform Everyone Gets Eaten by Sharks: A Cautionary Tale. FACT: Most ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream


Join us as campers ages 14-16 enrolled in our 4-week Teen Arts Intensive program perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one ...

Gretel! The Musical


Join us as campers ages 11-13 enrolled in our 3-week Youth Arts Intensive program perform Gretel! The Musical. Before Hansel, there was Gretel! Based on ...

The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition


Join us as campers ages 11-13 enrolled in our 3-week Youth Arts Intensive program perform The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition. Join Dorothy and her ...

The Studio Project
The Studio Project
1/19 - 1/21/2024


The Studio Project is a theatrical incubator with an alternative focus each year. The program aims to foster the development of new theatrical and performative ...

Adoration of the Magi: A Madrigal Dinner


Adoration of the Magi: A Madrigal Dinner welcomes the holiday season with festive music, mugs of wassail, and a merry celebration of yore. Join the ...

The Colors of My Life Cabaret
The Colors of My Life Cabaret
10/14 - 10/15/2023


The Colors of My Life Cabaret takes us on a journey around the painter’s palette for a dazzling celebration of color.

Monty Python's Spamalot
Monty Python's Spamalot
7/21 - 7/30/2023


Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail , Monty Python’s Spamalot retells the legend of King Arthur and ...

Gypsy
Gypsy
4/28 - 5/7/2023


Regarded by many as the finest musical ever created, Gypsy is the ultimate tale of an ambitious stage mother fighting for her daughters’ success – ...

The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
2/17 - 2/26/2023


A Tennessee Williams classic comes to Carrollwood Written by Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie is a memory play that examines a family's fragile dynamic as its ...

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