Gorilla Theatre was a performing arts venue in the Drew Park area of Tampa, Florida. Founded in 1990 by playwrights Aubrey Hampton and Susan Hussey, closing its doors in the summer of 2015.^[1] The 76-seat full-season theatre presents original dramas, musicals and revivals of classic works. The venue was also the home of an ongoing series of jazz concerts^[2] and the annual Gorilla Theatre's Young Dramatists' Project, which offers full-scale productions of original works by teenage playwrights.^[3]