Jobsite Theater’s Alice
A cabaret spectacle celebrating the work of Lewis Carroll
Adapted by the ensemble. Art Direction by Spencer P. Meyers. Music by Jeremy Douglass. Lyrics by TBA regional artists.
May 12 – Jun. 4, 2023
Preview Performances: May 10 – 11
Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center
This show is dedicated to the memory of Rachel Ann Lisi, who loved both Jobsite and Lewis Carroll
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Jobsite offers special ticket discounts for group ticket sales and for special members of the community (military, seniors, etc.)
Jobsite Theater does not offer advisories about subject matter, as sensitivities vary from person to person. If you have any questions about content, age-appropriateness or stage effects (such as strobe lights or theatrical fog) that might have a bearing on patron comfort, please contact us by email or phone at 813.476.7378.
Single ticket prices listed ($29.50) are base-line prices. Prices for individual performances will increase based on demand.
What It’s About
Jobsite realized something with 2021’s Shockheaded Peter (winner of not one but two 2021 Creative Loafing Best of the Bay Awards): we missed devising new work. For our first 10 years, a mainstage slot was dedicated to a new show that brought together the embarrassment of talent the company has available. Jobsite Theater’s ALICE is a brand-new cabaret spectacle based on the writing of Lewis Carroll that fuses live music, visual art, puppetry, aerial and circus arts, and plenty of good ol’ fashioned theater magic in an evening audiences may not be able to simply categorize as a play, musical, or something altogether different, but that they will surely talk about for years to come.
Not content to stop with devising just one new show, Jobsite has also committed to a similar approach to develop Federico Garcia Lorca’s unfinished La Maleficio de la Mariposa (The Evil Spell of the Butterfly) for a bilingual 2023-24 mainstage production.
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Cast & Crew
- David M. Jenkins – Director
- Brian Smallheer – Technical Director
- Vivian E. Rodriguez – Production Stage Manager
Cast
- Colleen Cherry – O’Casey / Betty Dullfoot / Actor / Fish
- Giles Davies – Giuseppe “The Florist” Givola / Bowl / Servant / Smith
- Spencer Meyers – Ernesto Roma / Prosecutor / Minister
- Andresia Moseley – Clark / Dockdaisy / Woman / Shorty
- Derrick Phillips – Arturo Ui / Judge
- Blake Smallen – Young Dogsborough / Ragg / Defense / Inna / Jim Crocket
- Katrina Stevenson – Emanuele Giri / Butcher
- Hugh Timoney – Dogsborough / Ignatius Dullfoot / Greenwool / Physician
Crew
- Jo Averill-Snell – Lighting Designer
- Teah Banks – Rehearsal Stage Manager
- Jeremy Douglass – Composer/Sound Designer
- David M. Jenkins – Video Designer
- Brian Smallheer – Scenic Designer
- Katrina Stevenson – Costume Designer
Patron Reviews
- Arturo Ui is officially [my] favorite show I've ever seen at Jobsite. This show was like an gut punch to my psyche. I don't think I moved the entire 100 minutes. It was the most mesmerizing production I had ever watched- every movement, every word, every musical note- was so perfectly delivered and well coordinated. The actors, the sound, the costumes, the set, the timing- everything was absolutely perfect and I was totally lost in the story. When Derrick Phillips spoke directly to the audience at the very end, I couldn't keep myself from crying. My only regret is not jumping out of my chair to give this incredible production the standing ovation it deserved. I'll do that when I come to see it again because I feel like once is not enough. – Lorinda Gamson
- It was a great evening at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, with the Jobsite Theater’s performance of The Resistable Rise Of Arturo Ui in the Shimberg Playhouse. This is a must see play, show runs through through June 5th!! – Joseph Citro
- Very well done, brought laughter and then chills at the end. Great work actors and creative team! – Ana Beranek
- The last line sums up the importance of this timely play about power and manipulation. Bravo! – Peter Terzian
- Loved the show - Felicia Mohammed
- One of my favorite shows (of many you all have performed)… such amazing talent we are so lucky to have here in Tampa! Well done 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 – Stephanie Arthur-Tannenbaum
- I love Jobsite. It's a wonderful company of talented actors and a phenomenal Artistic Director. I saw The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui production yesterday and it is superb. Powerful and relevant, engrossing...and not to be missed. Bravo, David, the production team and the core of this company - its actors. – Elissa Getto