Welcome to On the Radar, where we preview upcoming events to mark your calendars for. If you'd rather have a double root canal than attempt to cross the Howard Frankland on a weeknight, never fear: both sides of the Bay offer tasty morsels of theatrical goodness next week.
In St. Pete, see Fringe Bound, a fundraiser for Hawk & Wayne, freeFall Theatre Company, Bag of Beans Productions and Economic Stimulus Productions ("Live Theatre Fully-Funded by the United States Government. Thanks for the Cash, George!"). See 20-minute tidbits of three shows (The Dumb Show, an off-the-cuff, long-form improv show; Oddlie, Aleshea Harris' one-woman story of a nearly-mute girl who lives on a garbage heap and rarely speaks but loves to sing; and T. Scott Wooten's Reefer Madness! The Play!, based on the 1936 cult classic where "Marijuana is Public Enemy #1!"). There's also a silent auction, with all proceeds to defray the costs of traveling to and participating in the Orlando International Theatre Fringe Festival.
In Tampa, try Jobsite's staged reading of Nerve, about
This article appears in May 5-11, 2010.