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812 E. Henderson Avenue
Tampa, FL 33602
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A story of two brothers who were separated from each other very early in life. The older brother has been waiting for the return of the other; while the younger brother has no idea what happened until they finally meet.
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Fresh out of law school, Benny, an inexperienced public defender, is facing the case of his life - trying to win the parole of a notorious German World War II radio propagandist who has a hard time telling the truth. Or does she? Are her truths all lies, or are her lies really the truth? And what happens when you can no longer tell the two apart? Set in 1950 but as timely as today’s Presidential tweets, this is an allegory about lying in government, and a meditation on what truth actually is.
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LAB's 2021 Season
**Due to the pandemic, our season is subject to change in response to health and safety concerns.**
January 21-24, 2021
An Evening With Eberlein
March 18 - April 4, 2021
via SOCIALLY DISTANT SEATING
(Limit: 10 seats per performance / Advance Ticket Purchases Only)
& LIVE STREAMING
Join us for a spotlight on work from Precious Thieves playwright, Jared Eberlein. The evening “marks something of a retrospective of my short plays,” says Eberlein. Though written across the last decade, each play in the trilogy asks us to explore our relationships with one another, how we navigate the good and the bad, how do we fit into society, when we do. And how hard should we try to fit in when we feel like we don’t?
I’ll String Along with You introduces us to Sarah and Laurel, a married couple living in NYC. While Sarah’s son Cooper shows up for one night “just to crash,” for his mother, the stay presents an opportunity to repair their broken relationship. When Laurel discovers Sarah secretly working on a gift for Cooper in the basement laundry room of their building, Laurel, knowing how awry Sarah’s plan can go, tries to get her to face the reality that one night can’t fix it. In the end, Eberlein asks us if to hope is okay?
Click: A Travel Motif, puts the audience literally in the driver’s seat—and asks us to be honest about which of our deeply-rooted perceptions are long overdue for dismantling? In this fast-moving percussive-language piece, we meet James and Jerry, two successful Black men who are just trying to catch the bus. Through their interactions with each other and the city traffic, we see the lengths those around us may be going to fit a systemic norm and survive relentless snap judgements.
Our final piece of the evening is Jack: A Love Story. Set in San Francisco in 1963, Eberlein puts a delightfully dark twist on several timeless fairy tales and nursery rhymes. Meet Brick (of “Three Pigs'' fame) and Jack (from the Beanstalk and also Jill’s brother) two recently released cellmates from Alcatraz who are attempting to adjust to life “on the outside.” Brick wants to return home to his wife right away. Jack feels lost in his freedom. To stay or to go? An omniscient Beatnik narrator, certainly makes us wonder if the choice is ever ours.
The Wendy House
by Hector Melendez-Figueroa
May 6 - 23, 2021
via SOCIALLY DISTANT SEATING
(Limit: 10 seats per performance / Advance Ticket Purchases Only)
& LIVE STREAMING
Sebastian has come home for his father's funeral. While visiting the grave site he encounters his father's partner, John. Sebastian seeks answers at his childhood haunt. John wants to solve a cold case. Everything comes to a head when both men return to the Wendy House and face memories, old friends, and the truth.
Extraction
by A.J. DeLauder
September 2 - 19, 2021
via SOCIALLY DISTANT SEATING
(Limit: 10 seats per performance / Advance Ticket Purchases Only)
& LIVE STREAMING
Monica Foers, a struggling photojournalist from The Washington Gazette, has been sent on assignment to Welch, West Virginia, to document the decline of coal miners in the land made famous by Homer Hickam and October Sky. But when Monica accidentally travels to beautiful little Walsh, West Virginia instead, she decides to use the local townspeople's histories and images to create the downtrodden caricatures she expected to find. Little does Monica realize that her exploitation may ultimately rob Walsh of far more than just a few pictures.
Skin Hungry
by Erin Mallon
October 28 - November 14, 2021
via SOCIALLY DISTANT SEATING
(Limit: 10 seats per performance / Advance Ticket Purchases Only)
& LIVE-STREAMING
Ruth is a 74-year old woman. Rowan is a 23-year-old man. They’re in love. And Ruth’s 43-year-old son, Jim, is freaking the hell out.
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Every dollar given to LAB supports the work we do.
It allows us to pay actors, directors, designers, stage managers, playwright's stipend, and for equipment. Your donation is tax deductible through our fiscal sponsorship by Fractured Atlas a 501(c)3 company.
