Join Tampa Theatre and the Henry B. Plant Museum for a series of FREE community screenings on the University of Tampa campus, presented in celebration of the Museum’s “Gaspar's Gold: Carnival and Community in a New South City” exhibit while the Theatre’s historic auditorium is closed for restoration.
 

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
8:00 pm Friday, March 27 in Plant Park


Before the film, explore the “Gaspar’s Gold” exhibit with special extended Museum hours until 8:00 pm. Then, head over to Plant Park with your blanket or camping chair, bring a picnic dinner, and enjoy the swashbuckling adventure that introduced Captain Jack Sparrow and started the multi-billion-dollar franchise starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley. 2h 23m / PG-13 / Action, Adventure

This screening is presented by Urban E Recycling with support from the University of Tampa First Year Studies program.

Sunshine State (2002)
1:00 pm Saturday, June 13 in the Reeves Theater (Vaughn Center)


From writer/director John Sayles and starring Angela Bassett and Edie Falco, Sunshine State is the story of small-town Florida facing big-time development. As outside investors move in, longtime residents wrestle with what gets preserved and what gets paved over. The fictional tale taps into real Florida history—land booms, tourism, racial legacy, and the constant reinvention of “paradise”—illuminating how the state’s sunny image often comes with complicated tradeoffs.
2h 21m / PG-13 / Drama

The Black Pirate (2002)
8:00 pm Saturday, August 8 in Sykes Chapel


The second movie shown at Tampa Theatre when it opened in 1926, The Black Pirate stars (and was produced by) Douglas Fairbanks at the height of his fame as a nobleman who infiltrates a band of pirates to avenge his father’s death. This very special presentation of the sword-swinging silent film will feature an original musical score, composed and performed LIVE by Steven Ball, Tampa Theatre’s artist-in-residence and a member of the University of Tampa’s music faculty.
1h 28m / Not Rated / Silent, Adventure

All three films are FREE and open to the public. For more information, visit TampaTheatre.org