Tampa's Z-Day Draws Nigh!

Tampa's own Z-Day arrives tomorrow with Jobsite Theater's sold-out preview of the cult classic Night of the Living Dead, which runs through Nov. 15 in the Shimberg Playhouse, where Jobsite is resident theater company.

In Night of the Living Dead, protagonists Ben (Dayton Sinkia) and Barbara (Kari Goetz) find themselves in small-town America where the dead begin to mysteriously reanimate and search for human victims. The play follows their efforts, along with five other people, to survive the night while trapped in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse.

Night of the Living Dead has been heavily decorated as groundbreaking work, and subversive on many levels in relation to politics, war and race.

One of the largest Jobsite productions ever undertaken, Night of the Living Dead features the work of almost 30 members of our mighty ensemble - actors, designers, crew - all under the direction of Jobsite Artistic Associate Chris Holcom.

Jobsite resident set designer Brian Smallheer remarked yesterday that NOTLD officially now has the largest set of any Jobsite production ever - topping 2001's monstrous stage for Dracula.

Jobsite is particularly thrilled to have the talents of several new contributors working on this production: Danny McCarthy (a graduate of Tom Savini School of Special Effects), Lorenzo de la Cantera (who provides the extensive video work) and Jenn Jones (choreography).

In addition to the preview performance's sold out status, performances 10/23-24 of opening weekend are also sold out. There are a small handful of seats left for 10/22 and 10/25, but those are not expected to last.

NOTLD runs through Nov. 15, so if you cannot make it opening weekend, we encourage you to please come out and support us when you can.

Did you miss out video teaser trailer for the show on YouTube?



You can also check out our photo album of press, rehearsal and backstage photos.

And of course all the good stuff you need on our production can be found at our up-to-the-minute website.

Hope to see you all very soon at the theater!