The late USF professor, C. David Frankel, co-founded Tampa Rep to focus on American drama. For the 2022-23 season, the company chose three riveting plays—a new American sequel to a 19th century classic, a British powerhouse well-known here and across the pond and Arthur Miller’s first American tragedy. Each production wowed audiences and the judges for Theatre Tampa Bay where TRT received a slew of award nominations on Sept. 17 to cap its most successful season. tamparep.org

This article appears in Best of The Bay 2023.

Jon Palmer Claridge—Tampa Bay's longest running, and perhaps last anonymous, food critic—has spent his life following two enduring passions, theatre and fine dining. He trained as a theatre professional...