Carrollwood Cultural Center

M*A*S*H
2026-05-22 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-05-23 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-05-24 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Main Theatre, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa FL 33618, FL
M*A*S*H
Adapted by Tim Kelly
Based on the book by Richard Hooker
Directed by Chris Holcom
M*A*S*H stands for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, and joining it are two unpredictable madcaps, Hawkeye (Michael Neary) and Duke (Mackley Fogarty). They can’t be dealt with casually, however, because they are also two of the best chest surgeons in South Korea.
Hawkeye and Duke decide to wage a campaign to get a young Korean (Max Rodriguez) to the United States and entered in a good school. The thread of this effort helps to tie together the pileup of comic adventures that pyramid right before your eyes! Hawkeye has a scene with a woman psychiatrist (Janice Nepon-Sixt) who believes he’s been trying to lobster-trap mermaids in a rice paddy! There’s a jolly encounter with the baby-talking Bonwit sisters (Janice Nepon-Sixt, Mary Kay Cyrus, Carol Sheldon), the worst tap-dancing act the U.S.O. ever sent overseas, and a sergeant (Mike Lowe) is selling dumb GIs fishing rights in the Bay of Phum. Radar O’Reilly (Joshua Eberhart), a soldier with exceptional hearing, anticipates events before they occur. The proprietor of a painless dental clinic is cured of dark moods by the recreation of an old monster movie—and a monster! It’s all here, including a little romance mixed in with dramatic moments and a genuine love of life.
M*A*S*H is presented through a special arrangement with the Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, NY.

Admission: $30 for members / $35 for general admission Group Rate (10+): $32 (This event will have reserved seating.)

*An ASL interpreter will be available for the performance on May 22. Please inquire at the time of purchase.
(This is a ticketed event. Some online processing fees may apply. Visit the Box Office or call (813) 922-8167 to avoid processing fees.)

Tampa Metropolitan Improv
2026-05-29 19:00 - 21:00
Get ready for plenty of laughs and maybe even a few tears—hopefully from laughing so hard! The team from Tampa Metropolitan Improv (TMI) will use your ideas to create hilarious, unforgettable moments that will have your abs aching from belly-laughing fun.
Come for a riotously good time, and perhaps even play along with us, as we perform short-form improv games using suggestions from you, the audience (think along the lines of Whose Line is it Anyway, or Dropout TV’s Make Some Noise). No two TMI shows are alike, but rest assured, we bring a saucy, edgy, extremely cool, and hip PG-13 rating to the function that most family members can enjoy!

Admission:
Since this installment of TMI is in conjunction with the Art Reception, admission is free! Come at 5:30 p.m. for the art reception and stay for the show!

The Love of Three Oranges (One-Act Version)
2026-06-18 17:30 - 18:30
A Short Comedy by Hillary DePiano Based on a Scenario by Carlo Gozzi
Performed by the Center’s Summer Intensive Students, Ages 11-13
Join us in supporting our summer intensive students, ages 11-13, as they perform The Love of Three Oranges (One-Act Version) for friends, family, and the community.
Prince Tartaglia’s life is filled with misery until an evil witch and her equally evil henchmen curse him to search for three giant oranges. All the raucous slapstick of the classic Commedia dell’Arte scenario by Carlo Gozzi, distilled into a fast-paced one-act.
The Love of Oranges is a Playscripts Title presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com.
Admission is free.
CLICK HERE for more information about our summer intensive program for ages 11 to 13.

This production is sponsored by

The Lightning Thief: Theatre for Young Audiences Edition (The Percy Jackson Musical)
2026-06-25 17:30 - 18:30
Book by Joe Tracz Music & Lyrics by Rob Rokicki Adapted from the book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Performed by the Center’s Summer Intensive Students, Ages 14-17
A 70-minute, one-act adaptation of the Broadway hit! When teenager Percy Jackson discovers he’s a demigod, he and his friends embark on an epic journey to find Zeus’ missing lightning bolt and prevent a war among the gods. As the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy Jackson has newly-discovered powers he can’t control, a destiny he doesn’t want, and a mythology textbook’s worth of monsters on his trail. When Zeus’s master lightning bolt is stolen, and Percy becomes the prime suspect, he has to find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war between the gods. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the thief. He must travel to the Underworld and back; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and come to terms with the father who abandoned him.
The Lightning Thief: Theatre for Young Audiences Edition (The Percy Jackson Musical) is presented through Concord Theatricals
Admission is free.
CLICK HERE for more information about our summer intensive program for ages 14-17.
This production is sponsored by:

Schoolhouse Rock Live!
2026-07-17 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-07-18 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-07-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-24 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-07-25 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-07-26 14:00 - 16:00
Schoolhouse Rock Live!
Originally Adapted and Produced for the Stage by Theatre BAM
Book by George Keating, Kyle Hall, Scott Ferguson
Music & Lyrics by Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, George Newall, Kathy Mandry, Lynn Aherns, Tom Yohe
Based on an idea by David McCall and a television series created by George Newall and Tom Yohe.
Special thanks to Original Cast Members, Joseph Beal, Dina Joy Byrd, Shulie Cowen, Dori Goldman and Tom Mizer
Directed by David O’ Hara
A pop culture phenomenon comes to the musical stage in Schoolhouse Rock Live! The Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math and more through clever, tuneful songs is not only making a small-screen comeback, it’s lighting up stages everywhere – from school multi-purpose rooms to university and regional theatres all around the country.
Schoolhouse Rock Live! follows Tom, a nerve-wracked school teacher who is nervous about his first day of teaching. He tries to relax by watching TV, when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win his students over with imagination and music, through such songs as “Just a Bill,” “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly” and “Conjunction Junction.”
Schoolhouse Rock Live! is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
Audition / Sponsor this Show

Admission: $30 for members / $35 for general admission Group Rate (10+): $32(This event will have reserved seating.)

*An ASL interpreter will be available for the performance on July 24. Please inquire at the time of purchase.
(This is a ticketed event. Some online processing fees may apply. Visit the Box Office or call (813) 922-8167 to avoid processing fees.)

Peter Pan JR.
2026-07-30 17:30 - 18:30
A Musical Based on the Play by Sir J.M. Barrie Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh Music by Morris Charlap Additional Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Additional Music by Jule Styne Original Production Directed & Choreographed by Jerome Robbins
Performed by the Center’s Summer Intensive Students, Ages 11-13
Based on J.M. Barrie’s classic tale and featuring an unforgettable score by Morris “Moose” Charlap and Jule Styne with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh and Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Peter Pan is one of the most beloved and frequently performed family favorites of all time. This high-flying, Tony Award-winning musical has been performed around the world and delighted audiences for 60 years, and is now adapted for young performers. Peter and his mischievous fairy sidekick, Tinkerbell, visit the nursery of the Darling children late one night and, with a sprinkle of pixie dust, begin a magical journey across the stars that none of them will ever forget. In the adventure of a lifetime, the travelers come face to face with a ticking crocodile, the fierce Brave Girls, a band of bungling pirates, and, of course, the villainous Captain Hook. Featuring the iconic songs, “I’m Flying,” “I’ve Gotta Crow,” “I Won’t Grow Up,” and “Never Never Land,” and a rousing book full of magic, warmth and adventure, Peter Pan JR. is the perfect show for the child in all of us… who dreamed of soaring high and never growing up.
Peter Pan JR. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Admission is free.
CLICK HERE for more information about our summer intensive program for ages 11 to 13.

Peter and the Starcatcher
2026-07-30 18:30 - 19:30
A Play by Rick Elice Based on the Novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson Music by Wayne Barker Originally produced on Broadway by Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Greg Schaffert, Eva Price, Tom Smedes, and Disney Theatrical Productions
Performed by the Center’s Summer Intensive Students, ages 14-17.
Tony-winning Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the depths of greed and despair… and the bonds of friendship, duty, and love.
A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure.
Peter and the Starcatcher is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. (www.mtishows.com)
Admission is free.
CLICK HERE for more information about our summer intensive program for ages 14 to 17.
This production is sponsored by:

R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)
2026-08-22 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-08-23 14:00 - 16:00
R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)
By Karel Capek
Directed by Chris Holcom
Around the world, robots are quickly replacing humans in tasks considered menial, such as assembly lines, domestic labor, and administrative work. A young woman journeys to the island to free the robots, but in her naive enthusiasm, she becomes deeply embroiled in the fate of the robots and, ultimately, the fate of the human race.
R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) is a staged reading.
Audition / Sponsor this Show

Admission: Free for members / Suggested donation of $5 for general public

(This is a ticketed event. Some online processing fees may apply. Visit the Box Office or call (813) 922-8167 to avoid processing fees.)
