From “Oedipus the King” to “Hamilton,” from “All the King’s Men” to “Clinton: The Musical” (yup, there is such a show), politics has taken center stage for eons. And in this highly dramatic U.S. election year, several local theaters are jumping on the bandwagon.

Here are nine Tampa Bay theater productions to put on your 2024-2025 calendar.

And don’t worry, there’s more since not everything on stage this fall gets political. At the end of this slideshow are more shows for the “stick to sports” crowd to look forward to, ranging from deeply serious to seriously fun.

POTUS Sept. 4-29, $30 & up. Jobsite Theater at Shimberg Playhouse. David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts. W Tyler St., Tampa Credit: Photo via Jobsite Theater/Flickr
Kari Goetz (R) stars with Matthew DePasquale and Raleigh Locket (L) in Stageworks Theatre’s ‘What the Constitution Means to Me.’ Credit: Photo by James Zambon Productions
The Mountaintop Nov. 6-24, $23 & up. American Stage, 163 3rd St. N., St. Petersburg Credit: LBJ Library photo by Yoichi Okamoto
Hillary Rodham Clinton Tuesday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. $79.50 & up. Carol Morsani Hall at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts. 1010 N Macinnes Pl., Tampa Credit: Photo by Annie Leibovitz
Some Like It Hot Dec. 11-15, dynamic ticket pricing. Carol Morsani Hall at David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts. 1010 N Macinnes Pl., Tampa Credit: Tavis Kordell headshot
Denis Phillips (R) and his wife Robyn during the Best of the Bay awards at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Sept. 27, 2023. Credit: Photo by Caesar Carbajal
Per Sept. 5-22. $31. Lab Theater Project. 812 E Henderson Ave., Tampa Credit: Photo c/o Lab Theater
Moriarty Nov. 8-Dec. 15. $25 & up. freeFall Theatre, 6099 Central Ave., St. Petersburg Credit: Photo by Thee Photo Ninja
Academia Nuts Wednesday-Sunday through Sept. 8. $30. TheatreFor. 1863 N Highland Ave., Clearwater Credit: Photo via thetheatrefor/Facebook