Performing Arts

Members of the Tallahassee/Leon County Animal Shelter Foundation brought along "Leo" as a motivator for those attending the performances to consider a shelter animal as their next pet.

The benefit performance Canine Capers: "Mutts Gone Nuts" will be among the last Opening Nights events for retiring director Michael Blachly

Tom Flanigan

Saturday's shows at Turner Auditorium were also a benefit for the local animal shelter foundation

Olivia Bahmer (left) is Glinda and Ansley Tamplin is Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" at Young Actors Theatre

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More than 100 performers will open 'The Wizard of Oz' at Tallahassee’s Young Actors Theatre this weekend

Gina Jordan

It’s a new era at Young Actors Theatre (YAT). The big pink building in midtown Tallahassee is welcoming back a full roster of performers and audiences for the next two weekends in The Wizard of Oz.

Milton Derek Nieves (in the background) guides the students through the intricacies of staging sword fights that, while looking dangerously authentic to the audience, keep the performers safe.

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Local Stage Performers Learn The Fine Points Of Dramatic Swordplay

Tom Flanigan

The seminar was hosted by the Southern Shakespeare Company

Students at Making Light Productions rehearse dance moves for "Golly Gee Whiz: The Musical."

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New Stage Gets The Spotlight At Tallahassee’s Making Light Productions

Gina Jordan

Making Light Productions is expanding its performance space to accommodate all students – including those in wheelchairs.When the Tallahassee performing…

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Perspectives: Performing Arts

Music, dance and theatre are a huge part of the Capital Region’s cultural landscape. We talk about the present and future of that landscape with: Erica…