Tampa Bay loves Mindgame!

Happy Hallowe'en everyone!

Last week we opened Mindgame, based on Anthony Horowitz's international best-seller, to packed houses that loved every second of it. The critics all agree that Mindgame is "fun and absorbing" "relentlessly clever and witty" and "full of surprises and reversals." We're back on stage tonight! See you there?

This inky-black comedic psychological thriller is simply perfect for the season, but don't just take our word for it:

"...a satisfying complement to collectors of the macabre ... a pot-boiling mystery that threatens life, limb and mental health ... fun and absorbing.... It coupled the tongue-in-cheek wit of Young Frankenstein (watch those props closely) with the deadly calm insanity of The Silence of the Lambs."– The Tampa Tribune

"Wonderfully enjoyable... relentlessly clever and witty.... Horowitz's dialogue is sharp, Evans is amusingly unrestrained and Brian Shea, as Farquhar, gives one of the most impressive comic performances you're likely to see on local stages this year. Longtime local actor Elizabeth Fendrick is subtly hilarious as the nurse.... And a wonderful set by Brian Smallheer make Mindgame terrifically entertaining." – St. Petersburg Times

"Mindgame is a Jobsite treat.... Full of surprises and reversals.... a fast-moving, fascinating and often funny brain teaser with a serious subtext. It keeps us guessing from first moment to last, and nevertheless has much to say. I very much enjoyed it — you will, too." – Creative Loafing

"Wonderfully scripted and superbly directed, Mindgame takes us on a journey that only great storytelling can do.... With scenes of characters in straight jackets, scalpels coming eerily close to actors and clever set changes, Jobsite Theater pulls out all the stops...." – OnstageTampa

Excellence is on display here in every regard, thanks in part to those who backed us on our Kickstarter project allowing us to help pay for some of the extensive production costs on this show. Thanks to all who gave!

Saturday night (10/30) looks like it will sell out in advance so advance purchases are highly recommended. Keep in mind also that when ticket inventory allows, we offer $10 rush tickets for students, senior citizens and those with military ID as of half-hour to curtain with cash and ID at the Straz Center ticket window.

Hope to see you soon at the theater, we are having a great time and we know that you will, too.

MINDGAME has great opening night, gets held over!

MINDGAME has enjoyed packed, lively houses for both preview and opening night. Audiences seem to love the show, and sales have been stellar, so we've already held the show over through Nov. 14. Take advantage.

As of the writing of this blog, there are only 4 tickets left each for the shows tonight (10/22) and tomorrow (10/23). There is slightly better availability for Sunday (10/24). Particularly for this weekend, we strongly encourage you to purchase in advance. We can guarantee no tickets will be left tonight or tomorrow prior to the show, and we hate to see people being turned away.

Fret not though, there are plenty of chances to come out and see us. This is one of the most expensive and involved undertakings we have ever taken on, and it's simply awesome to watch it all come together as it has and see it play in front of appreciative audiences.

Early word is that many are already talking about coming back to see the show more than once! We love that!

And we'd love to see you soon at the theater. We're really having a great time. Brian Shea, Jason Vaughan Evans and Elizabeth Fendrick are slaying audiences onstage while the work of Brian Smallheer, Katrina Stevenson, Christen Petitt, Krystalle Voecks, Summer Bohnenkamp and Bob Westphal is killing it with their off-stage contributions. What a team effort!

Mindgame opens next week!