| The Florida Aquarium is a 501(c)(3)
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| | of 120 feet. When combined with an
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| not-for-profit organization, publicly
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| | 11-story high backstage area, the
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| operated institution located in Tampa,
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| | enormous Carol Morsani Hall onstage and
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| Florida. It is a large scale, 200,000
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| | backstage areas easily accommodate major
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| square foot aquarium and is accredited by
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| | productions of Broadway musicals, operas,
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| the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
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| | ballets and orchestral concerts. A 42-ton
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| The facility is home to over 10,000
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| | concert wall can be lowered for the
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| aquatic plants and animals from 1,340
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| | orchestra and choral performances. The
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| species from Florida and all over the
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| | traditional horseshoe-shaped opera house
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| world. The facility is located in the
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| | has continental seating on four levels:
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| Channel District of Downtown Tampa. The
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| | orchestra, mezzanine, balcony and
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| Florida Aquarium opened in March of 1995
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| | gallery. Excellent sight lines combine
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| as a privately funded entity, and became
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| | with impeccable acoustics to create a
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| a public-private partnership when the
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| | magnificent venue that rivals the great
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| city of Tampa assumed responsibility for
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| | classical theaters of the world!
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| its debt in 1999.
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| | Ferguson Hall - Ideally suited for plays,
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| The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center is
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| | musical concerts and dance events, the
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| located downtown on a nine-acre site
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| | elegant 1,042-seat Louise Lykes Ferguson
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| along the east bank of the Hillsborough
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| | Hall boasts comfortable orchestra seating
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| River in Tampa, Florida. As the largest
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| | and two tiers of curving balconies,
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| performing arts complex south of the
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| | creating a unique blend of intimacy and
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| Kennedy Center, the 290,000 square-foot
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| | spaciousness. With a 40 foot wide by 30
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| Center opened in 1987 and provides an
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| | foot high proscenium, a total playing
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| environment for a wide variety of
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| | depth of 50 feet and a total stage width
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| world-class events. It features one of
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| | of 80 feet, plus orchestra pit and
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| the nation's leading Broadway series and
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| | concert wall, the Ferguson Hall offers
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| is regarded nationally for producing
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| | flexibility that also suits corporate
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| grand opera, as well as presenting a wide
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| | meetings, lectures and seminars.
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| variety of concerts, performances and
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| | Jaeb Theater - The 292-seat Robert and
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| events. More than 600,000 patrons
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| | Lorena Jaeb Theater is named for the
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| attended more than 850 performances,
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| | Jaebs, whose gift to the Capitol Fund
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| classes and other events at The Center in
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| | Drive in 1985 helped establish the
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| 2006.
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| | endowment fund for the Tampa Bay
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| The performing arts complex consists of
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| | Performing Arts Center. The Jaeb
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| five distinct theaters, a rehearsal hall,
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| | Theater's stage is 40 feet wide by 20
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| retail shops, on-site restaurants and
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| | feet deep. The audience area can be
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| banquet facilities.
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| | configured to stadium or cabaret seating
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| With the recent addition of the new Patel
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| | for plays or cabaret shows, as well as
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| Conservatory, The Center has added
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| | recording sessions, television
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| 45,000-square-feet for its extensive
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| | productions, seminars and business
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| education programs. The Conservatory
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| | meetings.
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| features 20 studios, including two dance
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| | TECO Energy Foundation Theater - The
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| studios with sprung floors, a sound
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| | 3,500-square-foot TECO Energy Foundation
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| lighting laboratory, technical theater
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| | Theater dominates the west end of the
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| workshop, rehearsal hall, costume shop,
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| | first floor of the Patel Conservatory.
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| isolation/sound booth, state-of-the-art
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| | The room is two stories of open space
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| black box theater and media arts/TV
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| | with glass walls and windows on two
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| studio.
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| | sides. Blackout curtains convert the
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| The building is owned by the City of
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| | rehearsal space into a performance space.
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| Tampa, and is run by Tampa Bay Performing
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| | There is no permanent stage and all
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| Arts Center, Inc., a non-profit
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| | furnishings are portable for maximum
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| corporation. The annual budget is $30
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| | flexibility.
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| million.
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| | Shimberg Playhouse - The 130-seat Hinks
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| VENUES AND FACILITIES
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| | and Elaine Shimberg Playhouse, located
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| The five individual theaters at The
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| | between The Center Store and the Jaeb
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| Center are Carol Morsani Hall (2,552
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| | Theater, is an intimate venue for local
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| seats), Ferguson Hall (1,042 seats), the
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| | and national artists, such as poets,
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| Jaeb Theater (292 seats), the TECO Energy
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| | musicians, dancers, comedians,
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| Foundation Theater (250 seats) and the
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| | performance artists and small theater
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| Shimberg Playhouse (130 seats).
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| | companies. This specially-designed,
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| Carol Morsani Hall - The centerpiece of
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| | flexible "black-box" theater allows for
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| the complex which seats 2,552. The hall's
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| | varied configurations of traditional or
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| proscenium is 60 feet high with a playing
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| | three quarter seating, as required by the
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| depth of 55 feet and a total stage width
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| | production.
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