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