{"id":17531,"date":"2024-12-04T13:31:18","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T18:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=17531"},"modified":"2025-02-11T08:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T13:05:15","slug":"alternative-performance-spaces-st-petersburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/alternative-performance-spaces-st-petersburg\/","title":{"rendered":"College considers alternative performance spaces around Eckerd campus and St. Petersburg"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; 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image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;entrance&#8221; animation=&#8221;None&#8221; animation_movement_type=&#8221;transform_y&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; img_link_large=&#8221;yes&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]<em>Professor of Theatre Gavin Hawk (middle) and his colleagues believe adaptable spaces for performances can be found outside\u2014and across the greater St. Petersburg area.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;32&#8243; 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column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; el_class=&#8221;news_subhead&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; column_padding_type=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]Richard Tetrault, technical theatre coordinator for Eckerd College, envisions a new local venue to temporarily replace the damaged Bininger theatres for student productions with access to the stars.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; 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background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; column_padding_type=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]Tetrault suggests that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/construction-projects-athletics-recreation-beach\/\">new Tim Scovanner \u201911 Pavilion<\/a> on Eckerd\u2019s <a href=\"\/campus-life\/south-beach\/\">South Beach<\/a> has the electrical capabilities to host a staging setup for the postponed performance of <em>Fire Bringer<\/em>\u2014if audience members are willing to provide their own seating. It\u2019s one of many possible solutions being discussed for the spring season in light of the upheaval of fall.<\/p>\n<p>During the rampages of hurricanes Helene and Milton, the Bininger Center for Performing Arts sustained damage to its studios, costumes and dimmer-lighting system.<\/p>\n<p>The building was inundated with two feet of storm surge in the lobby, as well as suffering water damage under the floorboards and broken glass windows. 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