The University of Tampa Theatre

Name: The University of Tampa Theatre
Address: 428 West Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, FL, 33606, US
Telephone: (813) 258-7495
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01/28/2025

We are pleased to announce the cast of our spring cabaret, A Celebration of the Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber: A Musical R***e, directed by Paul Finocchiaro! Join us in congratulating the cast!

01/28/2025

We are pleased to announce the cast of our mainstage play, Come Back To The 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, directed by Rosemary Orlando! Join us in congratulating the cast!

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01/28/2025

We are pleased to announce the cast of our mainstage musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, directed by Karla Hartley! Join us in congratulating the cast!

01/22/2025

Join us for auditions this weekend for our mainstage and cabaret productions! Sign-ups for these auditions will occur Thursday and Friday, January 23rd and 24th, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM in FCA 315. Swipe to see specific audition information regarding each show!

12/07/2024

Presenting our Musical Theatre & Theatre Senior Class of Fall 2024 and Spring 2025!

Today is the day, it's the 2023 Senior Showcase! Let's cheer on our fantastic seniors as they prepare to perform for this year's group of industry professionals, family, friends, and classmates. The showcase is TONIGHT at 8 PM in the Charlene A. Gordon Theater in the Ferman Center for the Arts, so remember to send them some encouragement directly or share it in the comment section below!

Break a leg everyone and Go Spartans!

12/07/2024

Did you catch the Red Death last night?

Closing night of our fall Studio Theatre production, The Mask of the Red Death, was a success! Thank you to everyone who came out to see the show and support this talented cast and crew!

12/06/2024

Meet Stephanie Austin!

Stephanie is thrilled to graduate with a BFA in Musical Theatre at The University of Tampa! Her most recent musical role was Penelope Pennywise in Mad Theatre of Tampa’s Urinetown. She has also been a member of OPUS and Opera Workshop for two semesters at UTampa. Throughout her studies, she has found a great interest for music and picked up a music minor her sophomore year. With this, she has been able to better understand her repertoire and arrange her own audition cuts. Stephanie loves to be on the stage, and her dream is to perform on a cruise line as a stage vocalist while letting her creativity flow by writing her own music. She is privileged to perform with her wickedly talented classmates and is ecstatic for what her future holds.

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The UTampa Senior Showcase, directed by Professor Paul Finocchiaro, gives our graduating seniors an opportunity to present themselves to an exciting variety of casting agencies, theatre and production companies, and other industry professionals. Join us Saturday, December 7 at 8pm in the Ferman Center for the Arts' Charlene Gordon Theater and offer our seniors support and congratulations and they enter into the next stage of their professional careers!

12/06/2024

Meet Elizabeth LaRosa!

Elizabeth (She/Her) is a dependable performer who loves to see where the moment will take her. At The University of Tampa, she was last seen in Bamboozled! (Brighella). Other credits at UTampa include The Trojan Women (Andromache), APO’s The Grown Ups (Maeve), and Urinetown: The Musical (Assistant Stage Manager). She was also recently seen in Singin’ in the Rain (featured dancer) at New Tampa Players, and as Gina in Snapshot, a musical workshop at EdTA. She would like to thank her professors, family, and friends for their unconditional support and love throughout these past four years.

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The UTampa Senior Showcase, directed by Professor Paul Finocchiaro, gives our graduating seniors an opportunity to present themselves to an exciting variety of casting agencies, theatre and production companies, and other industry professionals. Join us Saturday, December 7 at 8pm in the Ferman Center for the Arts' Charlene Gordon Theater and offer our seniors support and congratulations and they enter into the next stage of their professional careers!

12/06/2024

Meet Willow Harris!

Willow is a dedicated performer set to graduate with a BFA in Musical Theater this December. Throughout her training, she has demonstrated her versatility in roles such as the ensemble in The Drowsy Chaperone (UTampa), Laurie in In the Wake (UTampa), and Tammy/Dance Captain in Escape to Margaritaville (LTVB). Other credits include Gymnasia in A Funny Thing…Forum, Something Rotten, and Carmen in Sweet Charity (LTVB). Willow has also performed in the first professional production of Alice, an Operatic Wonderland and participated in Zoo Tampa’s Halloween event. She has been a member of the Opera Workshop choir since her sophomore year and enjoys exploring classical music. In addition to her theater work, Willow loves spending time with her family, cooking fancy meals, and scuba diving. With years of training, she aims to work professionally on cruise lines and in theme parks, eventually relocating to New York. Willow is deeply grateful to her parents for giving her the opportunity to pursue her dreams every day.

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The UTampa Senior Showcase, directed by Professor Paul Finocchiaro, gives our graduating seniors an opportunity to present themselves to an exciting variety of casting agencies, theatre and production companies, and other industry professionals. Join us Saturday, December 7 at 8pm in the Ferman Center for the Arts' Charlene Gordon Theater and offer our seniors support and congratulations and they enter into the next stage of their professional careers!

12/06/2024

Join us tonight for OPENING NIGHT of our fall Studio Theatre production, The Mask of the Red Death! You don’t want to miss this inventive show!

Check out this spotlight on director Sylvie Mae Baldwin and learn all about her experience directing The Mask of the Red Death!

We hope to see you this week for our shows on December 6th at 7PM and 9PM!

12/06/2024

Meet Madi Allgeier!

Madi is a Musical Theatre major. UTampa Performance Credits: A Very Potter Musical (Hermione Granger), Hello Mr. Herman (Ensemble), Gershwin Retrospective (Ensemble), Give Me Back My Girlhood (Ensemble), Life is Short: Infant Morality (Stephanie). UTampa Production Credits: A Very Potter Musical (Technical Director), The Grown-Ups (Technical Director), Bamboozled (Assistant Technical Director), And They Have Drag Queens, As Well (Production Coordinator), We Were a Crescent Moon (Stage Manager), Dames at Sea (Assistant Stage Manager), The Mad Ones (Audio Operator), The Drowsy Chaperone (Lighting Operator), The Letter: With Deepest Regret (Lighting Operator, Stagehand). She is also an entertainment stage technician at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Madi plans to pursue technical direction as a career after graduation.

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The UTampa Senior Showcase, directed by Professor Paul Finocchiaro, gives our graduating seniors an opportunity to present themselves to an exciting variety of casting agencies, theatre and production companies, and other industry professionals. Join us Saturday, December 7 at 8pm in the Ferman Center for the Arts' Charlene Gordon Theater and offer our seniors support and congratulations and they enter into the next stage of their professional careers!

12/06/2024

Meet Parker Greenblatt!

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The UTampa Senior Showcase, directed by Professor Paul Finocchiaro, gives our graduating seniors an opportunity to present themselves to an exciting variety of casting agencies, theatre and production companies, and other industry professionals. Join us Saturday, December 7 at 8pm in the Ferman Center for the Arts' Charlene Gordon Theater and offer our seniors support and congratulations and they enter into the next stage of their professional careers!

12/06/2024

Meet Julia Bauer!

Julia is a proud native of Fall River, MA, and a passionate advocate for the arts. She serves as president of The University of Tampa Figure Skating club and is an alumna of Delta Phi Epsilon. She is also a former Disney Cast Member and participates in the Miss America Opportunity. Julia would like to extend her heartfelt gratitude to her family, friends, and teachers, but most importantly her sister Amelia for their support. She couldn't do it without you.

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The UTampa Senior Showcase, directed by Professor Paul Finocchiaro, gives our graduating seniors an opportunity to present themselves to an exciting variety of casting agencies, theatre and production companies, and other industry professionals. Join us Saturday, December 7 at 8pm in the Ferman Center for the Arts' Charlene Gordon Theater and offer our seniors support and congratulations and they enter into the next stage of their professional careers!

12/06/2024

Meet Ashleigh Dudek!

Ashleigh is excited to graduate with a BFA in Musical Theater and a minor in Music from the University of Tampa. With a passion for opera, she has been a featured soloist in 5 Opera Workshop productions at UTampa. Her other roles include Sammy in Ember, Shelby in The Prom, Tiffany in Horse Girls, and Featured Singer in A Stephan Schwartz Cabaret. Professionally, Ashleigh has acted in two seasons in ZooTampa’s Creatures of the Night and Enchant! St. Petersburg. She also co-directed Act 1 of Naughty Marietta and was the music director for Give Me Back My Girlhood Cabaret. She was recently awarded first and third place awards in the classical and musical theater category for the 2023 TBNATS Competition. Ashleigh is looking to continue her journey into the professional world, embracing every opportunity to perform with open arms.

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The UTampa Senior Showcase, directed by Professor Paul Finocchiaro, gives our graduating seniors an opportunity to present themselves to an exciting variety of casting agencies, theatre and production companies, and other industry professionals. Join us Saturday, December 7 at 8pm in the Ferman Center for the Arts' Charlene Gordon Theater and offer our seniors support and congratulations and they enter into the next stage of their professional careers!

12/06/2024

Meet Alana Sasdelli!

The UTampa Senior Showcase, directed by Professor Paul Finocchiaro, gives our graduating seniors an opportunity to present themselves to an exciting variety of casting agencies, theatre and production companies, and other industry professionals. Join us Saturday, December 7 at 8pm in the Ferman Center for the Arts' Charlene Gordon Theater and offer our seniors support and congratulations and they enter into the next stage of their professional careers!

12/05/2024

Meet Diana Lopez!

The UTampa Senior Showcase, directed by Professor Paul Finocchiaro, gives our graduating seniors an opportunity to present themselves to an exciting variety of casting agencies, theatre and production companies, and other industry professionals. Join us Saturday, December 7 at 8pm in the Ferman Center for the Arts' Charlene Gordon Theater and offer our seniors support and congratulations and they enter into the next stage of their professional careers!

12/05/2024

Meet Gabriela "Gaby" Alezard!

Gaby is an impassioned latina performer who is sure to put a smile on your face! During her time at UTampa, she has been the President of Alpha Psi Omega - Alpha Kappa Chapter. She has been seen as Trix in Drowsy Chaperone, Texas in Cabaret, a featured singer in Hello, Mr.Herman! and The Gershwin Retrospective, as well as Madame/US Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. She has also been in Student Films such as Xcessive Production’s The Last Stage as Alex, and Melvin Production’s Sunset Paradise as Patricia. Other credits around the Tampa area include Agnes in ThinkTank’s She Kills Monsters, and Iris in StageWorks’ Christmas Contigo. She is looking forward to finding her way in this beautiful industry upon graduation. Gaby would like to thank the UTampa Faculty and Staff for all they've done for her over the course of the last four years, as well as her family for their unwavering love and support!

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The UTampa Senior Showcase, directed by Professor Paul Finocchiaro, gives our graduating seniors an opportunity to present themselves to an exciting variety of casting agencies, theatre and production companies, and other industry professionals. Join us Saturday, December 7 at 8pm in the Ferman Center for the Arts' Charlene Gordon Theater and offer our seniors support and congratulations and they enter into the next stage of their professional careers!

12/05/2024

Meet Kelsey Breslin!

Kelsey is thrilled to be graduating from The University of Tampa with a BFA in musical theater and a minor in communications. Some of her theater credits include Bright Star (Margo), Legally Blonde (Brooke Wyndham), Dames at Sea (Joan), and Cabaret (Fräulein Kost). She was most recently seen as Janet Van De Graaff in The Drowsy Chaperone at UTampa! Kelsey plans to embark on her next adventure this fall, ready to immerse herself in the vibrancy and excitement of New York City.

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The UTampa Senior Showcase, directed by Professor Paul Finocchiaro, gives our graduating seniors an opportunity to present themselves to an exciting variety of casting agencies, theatre and production companies, and other industry professionals. Join us Saturday, December 7 at 8pm in the Ferman Center for the Arts' Charlene Gordon Theater and offer our seniors support and congratulations and they enter into the next stage of their professional careers!

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The cast of The Drowsy Chaperone cannot wait to SHOW OFF all of the things they've been working on in rehearsal this semester! Come out and see all of their hard work this weekend! Shows are November 21st-23rd at 8pm and November 24th at 2pm. See you there! #utampatheatre #musicaltheatreatre #thedrowsychaperone #utampa #theatre #musical #tampa #tampatheatre

Missed opening night? You still have 3 more chances to see Cabaret! Join us TONIGHT at 8PM in the David Falk Theater! We hope to see you November 16-18th at 8pm and the 19th at 2pm in the David Falk Theatre for an amazing show! • #utampa #utampatheatre #tampatheatre #cabaret #cabaretmusical

STUDENT NEWS: Congratulations to Theatre Junior Brad Fetter who recently won an award, presented by North Texas Performing Arts, for Outstanding Technical Design. To view Brad's portfolio, please visit bradfetterdesign.com. Congratulations Brad on this great achievement! #utampa #theatreutampa #theatre #lighting #lightingdesign #lightingdesigner #lightingdesigners #theatre #musicaltheatre #techtheatre #technicaltheatre

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