Welcome to LAB

We are a professional theater company focused on the development of new works and new artists.

Bringing new works to life
“Always Original. Always LAB.”
2025 BroadwayWorld Tampa Multi–Award-Winning Theatre

LAB’s 2026 Season

Directed by Owen Robertson

Valentine’s Day is tomorrow…

…and Daisy Blackwell is barely keeping her family’s flower shop alive. With her mother in jail, demanding customers on the phone, and a business held together by duct tape and sheer stubbornness, the last thing she needs is an audit. Especially when the auditor turns out to be her ex.

As floral orders pile up and equipment spectacularly fails, Daisy and her scrappy coworkers scramble to keep disaster at bay. But old sparks and unfinished arguments force Daisy to confront more than a mountain of neglected paperwork: how much of her life does she owe to someone else’s dream?

Sharp-tongued, chaotic, and unexpectedly tender,

Pushing Daisies is a comedy about family baggage, second chances, and the courage it takes to grow beyond your roots.

The Cast

Cas Hardy

Erin Laugen

Idannys “Danny” Suarez

Mary Kay Cyrus

Marco Rodriguez

Denise Mestanza-Taylor

Watch from ANYWHERE with LAB OnDemand

~ Presenting LAB Theater Project’s 2026 Season ~

Always Original. Always LAB.

The Trail to Oregon

The Trail to Oregon

directed by Zach "Hippie" Griswold

After their farm burns down, Father, Mother, Son, Daughter, and Grandpa take the journey through this adult comedy musical to the promised land where their new lives begin. Along the way, they face plenty of obstacles from snake bites, to dysentery, and even the notorious Bandit King!

by Steven Patrick

by Steven Patrick

directed by Anne Griswold

When a breakthrough technology blurs the line between original and copy, personal identity becomes anything but simple. X ≠ X is a gripping, small-scale science fiction play that examines love, autonomy, and what makes a person irreplaceable.

by Wendy Graf

by Wendy Graf

directed by Owen Robertson

In a near-future America where church and state have dangerously merged, a progressive pastor is imprisoned for refusing to politicize his pulpit. The Cross and the Saber is a gripping, timely drama about conscience, courage, and the high cost of standing up for faith without fear.

by Oded Gross

by Oded Gross

directed by Roseanne Olszewski

In the forests of Nazi-occupied Poland, a young Jewish woman shields herself from unbearable reality by staging As You Like It for her family in hiding. As imagination and survival intertwine, As We Like It becomes a haunting meditation on storytelling as refuge — and the fragile line between noble illusion and dangerous denial.

by Ansel Taylor

by Ansel Taylor

directed by

On the busiest day of the year for a florist, Daisy Blackwell must hold together her crumbling flower shop, her fractured past, and an unexpected reunion — all while everything threatens to fall apart. Pushing Daisies is a witty, heartfelt play about love, burnout, and finding connection in the middle of absolute disaster.