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