Tampa Bay Chapter: Alumni Playhouse

Tampa Bay Chapter: Alumni Playhouse The Tampa Bay Chapter of The Hutchinson Bell is a local chapter of alumni and friends of Florida College. This is the Playhouse page for the chapter.

The thespian and stage productions page of the Florida College alumni and friends in the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Hutchinson Bell.

Matt Johnson’s stage roles include Tevye (Fiddler on the Roof), Henry Higgins and Alfred P. Doolittle (My Fair Lady), Em...
11/17/2025

Matt Johnson’s stage roles include Tevye (Fiddler on the Roof), Henry Higgins and Alfred P. Doolittle (My Fair Lady), Emile deBeque (South Pacific), John Adams and Benjamin Franklin (1776), Buffalo Bill (Annie Get Your Gun), Ali Hakim (Oklahoma), Professor Harold Hill and Marcellus Washburn (The Music Man), and CS Lewis (Shadowlands) and Colonel Jesup (A Few Good Men). Dr. Johnson has directed numerous shows at Florida College and teaches classes in Communication and Acting.

Bryce Cline is an accomplished ensemble director and professional vocalist with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education...
11/01/2025

Bryce Cline is an accomplished ensemble director and professional vocalist with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Florida College. He has appeared in numerous theatrical productions, performing roles such as King Balthazar (Busch Gardens’ Three King’s Journey), Sir Harry (Once Upon a Mattress), Mr. Kirby (You Can’t Take It With You), Linus (You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown), Pooh-Bah (The Mikado), Captain Von Trapp (The Sound of Music), Gaston (Beauty and the Beast), Sky Masterson (Guys and Dolls), and the Artful Dodger (Oliver!), among many others.

In addition to his theatrical work, Bryce is the bass vocalist of Narrow Way, a Christian a ca****la quartet, and a current member of the Tampa Bay Heralds of Harmony. He also shares his expertise as an instructor, teaching Intermediate Music at DeArmon CAST. Bryce brings energy, artistry, and professionalism to every role he undertakes.

Behind the Curtain:These are some of the pictures from our first few rehearsals.
11/01/2025

Behind the Curtain:
These are some of the pictures from our first few rehearsals.

Molly Taylor is our director and a music professor at Florida College. Much of her stage experience has been as a member...
10/19/2025

Molly Taylor is our director and a music professor at Florida College. Much of her stage experience has been as a member of the cast, so directing has given her a new perspective. She is grateful for the experience to work with such a group of talented people and develop a show from the ground up. Molly would like to thank Kenny and Ben for their encouragement.

Our amazing composer, Benjamin Payne, also has an impressive resume.BA (music, University of South Florida) MA (piano, B...
10/16/2025

Our amazing composer, Benjamin Payne, also has an impressive resume.

BA (music, University of South Florida)
MA (piano, BostonConservatory).

He has collaborated extensively with musicians and ensembles, including the Nashville Opera; sight reads for the National
Association of Teachers of Singing auditions in Florida; best score at the University of Miami film festival for the short film, Trunk; and incidental music for shows such as The Gift of the Magi and The Kingdom of Dreams. Composer for A Goblins’ Christmas Carol.

Our wonderful playwright, Kenneth Chumbley has an extensive resume.BA, University of Illinois (summa cm laude); MA and ...
10/14/2025

Our wonderful playwright, Kenneth Chumbley has an extensive resume.

BA, University of Illinois (summa cm laude); MA and MDiv, Trinity Theological Seminary

Author of four musical plays:
The Green Children (produced in US and Ireland);
The Kingdom of Dreams, A Tale of Oz
(produced in US);
Travis–Another Day Older and Deeper in Debt (unproduced);
A Goblins' Christmas Carol

Winner of the 2017 Literary Classics Enchanted Page Book Award for The Green Children
2019 Moondance International Film Festival Best Radio Script for The Goblins and the Gravedigger
2020 UK International Radio Drama selectee for The Goblins and the Gravedigger

Author of ten articles on fairy tales published by Modern Literature, Chennai, India

A Goblins' Christmas is a musical that retells Charles Dickens’ first Christmas fairy tale, “The Story of the Goblins Wh...
10/11/2025

A Goblins' Christmas is a musical that retells Charles Dickens’ first Christmas fairy tale, “The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton.” This show rings with unforgettable music and frolics with laughs, tears, surprises, and— above all—love.

The Tampa Bay Chapter’s presentation will be the WORLD PREMIERE of this award-winning play by Florida College alumni Kenny Chumbley (playwright) and Benjamin Payne (composer), with Molly Taylor as the director and is packed with a star-studded cast of past Florida College and Broadway Comes to Camp shows, actors and actresses whom you know and love.

All proceeds from this premiere will go to the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Hutchinson Bell for student scholarships.

The script has been named “Best Stage Play” by the 2025 Chicago Stage Awards and an “Official Selection” of the 2025 Oxford (UK) Script Awards.

Meet the cast of It's a Wonderful Life!Chad Dorrell and Kendall Dorrell
12/20/2024

Meet the cast of It's a Wonderful Life!

Chad Dorrell and Kendall Dorrell

Meet the cast of It's a Wonderful Life!Andrew Outcalt
12/19/2024

Meet the cast of It's a Wonderful Life!

Andrew Outcalt

Meet the cast of It's a Wonderful Life!Jessica Johnson and Addie Johnson
12/18/2024

Meet the cast of It's a Wonderful Life!

Jessica Johnson and Addie Johnson

Meet the cast of It's a Wonderful Life!Doy Moyer and Laurie Moyer
12/17/2024

Meet the cast of It's a Wonderful Life!

Doy Moyer and Laurie Moyer

Meet the cast of It's a Wonderful Life!Nathan Ward and Abigail Orf
12/16/2024

Meet the cast of It's a Wonderful Life!

Nathan Ward and Abigail Orf

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Tampa, FL
33617

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(813) 988-5131 Ext 333

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