Arts Alive! podcast: Stageworks Theatre’s Karla Hartley (opens original article in a new tab)

Karla Hartley, producing artistic director of Stageworks Theatre, discusses challenges facing nonprofit theaters in the Tampa Bay area, including declining audiences, economic pressures, and lack of state funding. She mentions reduced show schedules for the upcoming season but remains optimistic about future events.

• Nonprofit theaters in Tampa Bay face declining audiences since the pandemic.
• Economic pressures make theater less of a priority compared to essential expenses.
• Florida state funding for arts organizations has been absent for two years.