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The Off-Central

2260 1st Ave South
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701

Upcoming Shows

Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike

Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike

Sep 10 – Sep 20, 2026

Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia have spent their mundane lives caring for the family homestead in rural Pennsylvania, until their glamorous, world-traveling movie-star sister Masha sweeps in with a sexy young boyfriend Spike. This Tony Award-winning comedy by the great...

Nocturne

Nocturne

Sep 25 – Sep 26, 2026

A single tragic moment changes the course of one young man's life, sending him into years of isolation where guilt silences his music, his writing, and his connection to the world around him. As memory unfolds in hauntingly beautiful fragments, Adam Rapp's Nocturne explores the...

Constellations

Constellations

Oct 15 – Oct 25, 2026

One relationship. Infinite possibilities. In how many universes would you love someone? Nick Payne’s Olivier award-winning Constellations is a play about free will and friendship; it’s about quantum multiverse theory, love and honey. Roland is a beekeeper. Marianne is a quantum...

Destroying David

Destroying David

Nov 12 – Nov 22, 2026

This one-person play explores why art matters, not just as aesthetic beauty, but as something that helps us process life’s hardest questions. The statue of David becomes a metaphor for fragility, permanence, and what we choose to preserve. An unnamed tour guide leads the...

Hate Mail

Hate Mail

Jan 14 – Jan 24, 2027

When Preston writes a furious letter to a store demanding a refund for a broken snow globe, he gets assistant manager Dahlia fired - and finds a vengeful epistolary match. In this wickedly funny alternative to Love Letters, the two embark on an epic, often acrimonious...

Dancing Lessons

Dancing Lessons

Feb 18 – Feb 28, 2027

Dancing Lessons centers on Ever, a young man with Asperger’s syndrome, who seeks the instruction of a Broadway dancer to learn enough dancing to survive an awards dinner. The dancer, Senga, however, is recovering from an injury that may stop her dancing career permanently. As...

Load Bearing Walls

Load Bearing Walls

Mar 25 – Apr 4, 2027

For seventeen years, Lena and Sophie build a life together. They create a home, celebrate milestones, endure heartbreak, care for one another through life's greatest challenges, and discover that love is often found in the quiet moments that never ask to be noticed. Then, in an...

Review: BANKSY EXHIBITION at Straz Center

Review: BANKSY EXHIBITION at Straz Center

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley · August 6, 2026

Walking the timeline of Banksy’s work at the Straz was extraordinary, with over 160 pieces revealing his evolution. The stories behind the photos and the accompanying video added a deeper layer to the experience.…

Review: KEN LUDWIG’S DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE at TampaRep

Review: KEN LUDWIG’S DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE at TampaRep

by Drew Eberhard · July 27, 2026

When the idea of seeing this Ken Ludwig play came to fruition, I was immediately enamored with the idea that it is based on a true story. Chronologically retelling the story of his parents courtship amidst the backdrop of war, specifically World War II, created a strong presence, I knew would resona…

Review: SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! at Carrollwood Cultural Center

Review: SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! at Carrollwood Cultural Center

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley · July 21, 2026

Schoolhouse Rock Live! delivered a cheerful rush of childhood memories with standout acting, singing and lively choreography. The cast’s energy made every familiar song feel fresh again. It was pure nostalgia wrapped in a bright, polished summer production.…

Review: GREEN DAY’S AMERICAN IDIOT ROCKS THE STRAZ CENTER at JOBSITE THEATER

Review: GREEN DAY’S AMERICAN IDIOT ROCKS THE STRAZ CENTER at JOBSITE THEATER

by Drew Eberhard · July 21, 2026

Green Day’s American Idiot is a rock musical, mostly sung through, in a blistering 90 minutes. It ran its first inception at Berkley Rep in 2009, before transferring to the St. James Theatre on Broadway. Beginning previews in March of 2010, before having its offical opening date of April 20,2010…

Review: RENT at Carrollwood Players Theatre

Review: RENT at Carrollwood Players Theatre

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley · June 8, 2026

The performances, the vocals, the intimacy of the space, all of it hit me in the best way. It felt honest and alive, and I walked out really glad I saw it. Celebrate Pride Month with RENT, a production that honors LGBTQ+ lives and the power of standing together.…

Past Shows

My Year of Saying No

Apr 25 – May 3, 2026

My Year of Saying No is an autobiographical one-woman show written and performed by Janice Creneti, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. Set during the COVID-19 pandemic, the serio-comedy explores mental health, sexism, and societal expectations through multimedia and...

The Drawer Boy

Mar 5 – Mar 15, 2026

The Off-Central Players present The Drawer Boy, a poignant play by Michael Healey that examines memories, friendships, and the stories that help us endure. Set on a rural Ontario farm in the 1970s, the narrative follows three men whose lives are upended when two young actors...

A Tuna Christmas

A Tuna Christmas

Dec 5 – Dec 15, 2024

It’s Christmas in the third-smallest town in Texas. Many colorful Tuna denizens, some you will recognize from Greater Tuna and some making their debut.

The Sound Inside

The Sound Inside

Nov 7 – Nov 17, 2024

When Bella Baird, an isolated creative writing professor at Yale, begins to mentor a brilliant but enigmatic student named Christopher, the two form an unexpectedly intense bond. As their lives and the stories they tell about themselves become intertwined in unpredictable ways...

The Hollow

The Hollow

Oct 3 – Oct 13, 2024

A world-premiere, solo performance of The Hollow . Adapted for the stage by local theater favorite Roxanne Fay, this Washington Irving classic chiller of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman features Alan Mohney, Jr.in a spellbinding theatrical experience combining humor...

Blackbird

Blackbird

Sep 5 – Sep 15, 2024

In this unremittingly intense 80-minute one-act, Una and Ray, are birds with broken wings—psychologically crippled by an episode that left both their lives in tatters. She’s 27, he’s 56, and they’ve had a brief and illegal affair. They haven't set eyes on each other since. After...

Scrooge MacBeth

Scrooge MacBeth

Dec 7 – Dec 17, 2023

Right on the heels of the sublimely satirical existential hit No Exit, The Off-Central Players shift to the silly, hilarious and ridiculous. Currently in rehearsal and running December 7th through December 17, The OCP presents David MacGregor’s comedy, Scrooge Macbeth . In this...

Every Brilliant Thing

Every Brilliant Thing

Sep 7 – Sep 17, 2023

Duncan MacMillan's Every Brilliant Thing When Mom’s in the hospital and Dad says she’s ‘done something stupid’, there’s not much a seven-year-old can do. Dylan Barlow reprises his role as the “Narrator” in this solo performance that pulls back the curtain on what it’s like to be...

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