Discover Performing Arts & Theater in Downtown!St Petersburg's Duke Energy Center for the Arts / Mahaffey Theater is a 2,030-seat bayside jewel featuring elegant ballroom space, spectacular waterfront views, and European box-style seating. In addition to music, comedy, dance, opera, and special presentations, the Florida Orchestra performs from September through May. Just minutes from award-winning beaches, world-famous museums and activities to entice people of all ages, this theater serves all of Tampa Bay.Tampa Bay's longest-running professional theater, American Stage presents highly-acclaimed works at its 188-seat performance space, the Raymond James Theatre. The Palladium, originally a church sanctuary renovated into a community venue for performing arts in 1998, presents orchestra and opera, drama and dance, concerts and more in an intimate, state-of-the-art and majestic setting. Recently renovated, the Palladium, is now part of St Petersburg College, ensuring its future as a significant contributor to our community's cultural life. |