2023/2024 Season
The Crucible
by Arthur Miller
directed by Georgia Mallory Guy
co-production with
presented at StageWorks Theatre
September 29-October 15, 2023
Season Sponsors: The Gobioff Foundation, Matt and Mary Gordon,
and Lab Athletics
Producing Sponsors: Hal Freedman and Willi Rudowsky,
The Florida Division of Arts and Culture,
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners,
The University of Tampa Physician Assistant Program
co-opening night sponsor: A generous donor in honor of Dana "Deda" Starks
ThinkTank teams uponce again with TampaRep to present
THE CRUCIBLE, by Arthur Miller, a powerful play that explores the dangers of
religious extremism, mass hysteria, and the scapegoating of innocent people.
Set in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692, the play tells the story of a group of young girls who begin to exhibit strange behavior, claiming to be possessed by the devil. As the hysteria spreads, innocent people are accused of witchcraft and put to death. The Crucible is a thrilling and still unfortunately relevant reminder of the importance of critical thinking and the dangers of blindly following authority.
WINNER: Tony Award for Best Play, 1953
Recommended for ages 10+ due to adult themes and violent moments
*Sesnory Performance offer for this performance on Sept. 30th @ 2:00pm
She Kills Monsters
by Qui Nguyen
directed by Katie Calahan
presented at StageWorks Theatre
January 11th - 21st, 2024
Season Sponsors: The Gobioff Foundation, Matt and Mary Gordon,
and Lab Athletics
Producing Sponsors: Hal Freedman and Willi Rudowsky,
The Florida Division of Arts and Culture,
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners,
The University of Tampa Physician Assistant Program
She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans, a young woman grieving for her deceased sister. The Evans sisters never were especially close, but after Tilly’s death Agnes receives a notebook containing a game scenario created by her sister. She discovers that Tilly was a well-known Dungeons & Dragons player, and that she was passionate about online fantasy gaming. In order to unlock more secrets about her mysterious young sibling, Agnes recruits a “dungeon master” named Chuck to help her understand and grieve Tilly. Chock-full of supermodel elves, dominatrix warrior women, and nasty ogres, She Kills Monsters is a surprisingly sweet tale of friendship, loss, and acceptance
Recommended for middle school and up due to adult themes and language
*Sensory Performance offer for this performance on Jan 13th @ 2:00pm
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
by Clark Gesner, Michael Mayer,
Andrew Lippa, Charles M. Schulz
directed by Georgia Mallory Guy
music direction by Michael Raabe
choreographed by Jessica Scruggs
presented at freeFall Theatre
June 6th - 16th, 2024
as part of freeFall's Tandem Series
Season Sponsors: The Gobioff Foundation, Matt and Mary Gordon,
and Lab Athletics
Producing Sponsors: Hal Freedman and Willi Rudowsky,
The Florida Division of Arts and Culture,
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners,
The University of Tampa Physician Assistant Program
Happiness is great musical theatre! With charm, wit, and heart,
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown explores life through the eyes of
Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang. This revue of songs and vignettes, based on the beloved Charles Schulz comic strip, is an incredible experience for both first time and experienced theatre goers!
Musical numbers include "My Blanket and Me," "The Kite,"
"The Baseball Game," "Little Known Facts," "Suppertime," and"Happiness."
Guaranteed to please audiences of all ages!
Recommended for ages 5+
*Sensory Performance offer for this performance on June 8th @ 2:00pm
4th Annual
TYA Playwrights Festival
presented at the JCC Cohn Campus
August 2024
Season Sponsors: The Gobioff Foundation, Matt and Mary Gordon,
and Lab Athletics
Producing Sponsors: Hal Freedman and Willi Rudowsky,
The Florida Division of Arts and Culture,
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners,
The University of Tampa Physician Assistant Program
ThinkTank’s TYA Playwrights Festival is a developmental program dedicated to providing a working forum for progressive and forward-thinking TYA productions for today’s theatres. The goal is a collaborative workshop process, with local Tampa Bay Theatre professionals and members of our YAE Company, allowing time for playwrights to hear and adapt their work. Submissions for the festival will open to playwrights across North America in January of 2024. The festival reading panel will narrow down submitted plays to no more than four plays for the festival show case. For the 2023 Play Fest, over 470 plays were submitted from across North America and two were selected to festival show case.
In addition to the selected play readings, ThinkTank will also fully produce one of the plays from 2023’s Play Fest selections as part of the 2024 Festival.
Recommended ages vary due to content
What is a Sensory Performance?
As a part of our vision to provide a theatrical experience that welcomes everyone, we plan to offer Sensory Performances for many of our Main Stage Productions. For these shows, we’ll adjust various elements to ensure that audience members with sensory based sensitivities and other members of our community with special needs can join us!!! Our sensory performances are open to everyone and are especially crafted to enhance the show-going experience for members of our community with special needs, families with younger children, and any theatre goer who might enjoy a more relaxed show experience!
