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Established in 1998, Jobsite Theater is an incorporated, professional, nonprofit theater company serving the Tampa Bay area. Productions are staged in the Shimberg Playhouse of the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.
History
Jobsite’s first production, consisting of two plays on a double bill, was presented in the intimate setting of Ybor City’s Silver Meteor Gallery. Following audience accolades and critical support, the company began planning its first full season.
For several years, Jobsite divided its time between the Silver Meteor Gallery and Shimberg Playhouse. Productions at Shimberg included Brownbeard, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Dracula and Titus Andronicus. In 2003, Tampa Bay Performing Arts center named Jobsite the official resident theater company of the Shimberg Playhouse.
Recent productions include:
- The Pillowman, by Martin McDonagh
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield
- The Serpent, by Jean Claude van Itallie in collaboration with The Open Theater
- This is How It Goes, by Neil Labute
- Eleemosynary, by Lee Blessing
- Boston Marriage, by David Mamet
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, by Tom Stoppard
Shimberg Playhouse
The 130-seat Shimberg Playhouse provides a professional yet intimate venue for local and national artists such as poets, musicians, dancers, comedians, performance artists and theater companies. Originally known as the Off Center Theater, the playhouse was renamed in 2000 to honor Hinks and Elaine Shimberg, founders of TBPAC and benefactors of the center’s producing arm.
Mission
According to its mission statement as outlines on its website, Jobsite is devoted to “the creation of socially and politically relevant theater.” The company prides itself on its ongoing effort to attract a collective of like-minded artists interested in maintaining a supportive environment.
Jobsite places considerable emphasis on the creation and exploration of new works. For the last nine seasons, the company has committed an entire mainstage production to a non-published play. Jobsite seeks submissions for new plays on a continual basis.