Gorey Stories
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Success Stories
Every play in our 04-05 season is loaded with success stories and is a cause to celebrate. Be it the community work we did with HARC during The Boys Next Door or the many school groups we entertained and provided post-show talkbacks for during Playing with Fire: After Frankenstein, we’re always looking for ways to give back to the community that gives us life. With material that varied from the Job-side project The House of Yes to the mainstage production of Machinal, we surpassed all expectations with every step and proved that Tampa audiences can take risks with unfamiliar (and sometimes daunting) material.
What might be most impressive here? We did it all without one full-time paid person on staff. Every one of us works a day job to support Jobsite. Imagine what we can do when we have the financial support we need to devote our full attention to this thing.
As I’ve said before, I really love that you all appreciate the diversity in our programming. We know some of you came to us through our brash comedies like the (abridged) shows or Girl’s Guide, while others were attracted to more literate fare like Bloody Poetry or more traditional choices like The Beauty Queen of Leenane. What we appreciate most though is that you continue to come back to everything and enjoy it as much as we enjoy bringing it to you.
We try to be as honest as we can about what people are getting into before they come to the theater, and so thank you for your trust and your willingness to try new things. One comment I heard so many times from so many of you this year was “Wow! [this play] was so much different than [that play]! We never know what to expect!” We love that kind of response!