Whinge Fest is December 14th & 15th!

Tickets ON SALE now!

The 2nd annual winter Whinge! Festival will take place at the Kress Contemporary December 14th & 15th. $30 tickets will include entry for the day, and your sack lunch to enjoy mid-way through the day, while we come together to talk about the arts in Tampa Bay and about all the experiments we’ve been seeing at Whinge! Discounts for attending both days, and for students/military/SNAP available. Tickets on sale NOW! CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

Program Titles

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Two musicians seeking fortune unintentionally fall into the dark world of “monkey business”. A low-fi film introducing international superstar Jeffy Barbosa!
Alien Absurdity
Jim Moss joins Whinge with Sci-fi sketch comedy, testing new work for NecronomiCon!
Analog Heart
Analog Heart: A collection of spoken word poetry about relationships, love, loss, growth, and reflection intertwined with live crafting. Explore the depths of your heart and accept what you find.
Happy Tree Talks with Dad
Conversations with Dad, through grown-up eyes. Paint the family tree in the light of swearing and humanity. Therapy with a parent on the shoulder, a brush, maybe poetry.
Hercules and Theseus: Fill of Tears
The Hercules Project will present an original translation of Euripides’ Herakles with music. Our non-profit’s work is based on psychiatrist Jonathan Shay’s arguments that tragedy was invented as a form of cultural therapy for, of, and by veterans.
Judgement Day
A group of actors start performing a short play about the first day in heaven. It doesn’t take long when a famous theatre critic in the audience makes his presence known and starts heckling them. Little does he know these actors are not going to back down. Soon the judger is the one getting judged!
La Ultima Muñeca
You’re Invited to a Quinceañera! An immersive experience exploring cultural identity, tradition, and what it means to leave your girlhood behind and step into the person you’d like to become.
My Life as an “Inspirational Porn” Star
An “inspirational porn” star tells her life story in this irreverent one-woman comedy, tackling sex, drugs, and the realities no one prepares you for—especially as a 30-year-old autistic woman.
My Week in Breakfast
Jordan Bertke reflects on a week from his high school years and how a weekly breakfast menu got him through sleep deprivation and unending awkwardness.

Needless A cashier transforms mundane transactions into unpredictable, absurd, and strangely heartfelt moments, exploring life’s fleeting connections in this work-in-progress solo comedy show.
Tao Owl Part 2
Stephen of Lindow: avant-garde poet conjures performative poetry readings with music and props. He took his MFA in English from UMASS-Amherst. A Tao Owl Production.
The Hidden Christmas Gems of Classical Composers
Aline Trifonov, returns to Whinge behind a piano this year, to share some of the secrets of Christmas music.
This Too Shall Pass
Ami Sallee returns to Whinge! this time with her own new work.
This Is Not My Special
Clark Brooks: A comedian you’ve never heard who doesn’t deserve his own TV special still has stories about what it’s taken to get this far, even if that isn’t very far.
Zeus Gets Cancelled Zeus is sorry — sort of. In this hilarious one-person show, the King of Olympus offers a tongue-in-cheek defense of his outrageous scandals, proving that even gods can be cancelled.

 

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