Straz Center Seating Chart
The David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts sits on the Hillsborough River in downtown Tampa, the largest performing-arts complex in the southeastern United States. Its flagship Morsani Hall hosts touring Broadway, opera, and concerts across a riverside campus of theaters.
Sections at Straz Center
Straz Center breaks down into these 6 main sections. The one printed on your ticket sets your price, your distance, and your view, so read it against this list before you buy — and note the layout can shift between a game, a concert, and a private buyout.
- Orchestra — main floor rows closest to the stage
- Orchestra sides — angled floor sections flanking center
- Mezzanine — front balcony level facing the stage
- Grand Tier — middle elevated rows
- Balcony — upper rows farthest from the stage
- Box seats flanking the proscenium
Best seats at Straz Center
Center orchestra rows roughly one-third back give the clearest Broadway view in Morsani Hall. The front of the mezzanine center is the value pick, elevated for a full stage view with strong acoustics over the floor crowd.
Tips before you go
On-site and nearby riverfront garages serve the campus, and the Tampa Riverwalk makes a pleasant pre-show stroll. Confirm which hall your event uses since the complex has several, and arrive early because downtown events overlap.
How to read the Straz Center seating chart
Start with the shape of the room: 2,600 seats on stacked levels facing the stage, split into 6 sections — Orchestra, Orchestra sides, Mezzanine, Grand Tier, Balcony, and Box seats flanking the proscenium. Your ticket names exactly one of them, and that name is worth reading twice, because neighboring sections can differ by a full level, a price tier, or which side of the room you face from.
What actually separates one Straz Center seat from another comes down to three things: how far from the stage you are, whether you sit center or off toward a side aisle, and which level you're on. Compare Box seats flanking the proscenium and Orchestra on the chart and you'll see the spread — a different level, a different price, sometimes a different side of the Tampa room. The best-seats notes above narrow it down for Straz Center; before buying, check the official map against your exact section, row, and seat.
For scale: at 2,600 seats, Straz Center ranks 23rd of the 27 Florida venues in this guide by capacity — Dr. Phillips Center (2,700) is the next size up, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts (2,195) the next size down.
Building a seating chart for an event at Straz Center
Hosting a suite night, a group outing, or a private event near Straz Center? Work from the same layout shown on the chart above — sections like Orchestra and Box seats flanking the proscenium and the tiers around them — and map your party onto tables that mirror it. Assign each guest a spot and export a PDF the Tampa event-services team can set up from. Straz Center runs to 2,600 at full configuration, but a private block is usually a club, a suite, or an adjacent banquet room — a fraction of that, and exactly the scale the maker below handles: rounds for the dinner, rows for the program, and head tables placed where you want them.
Hosting a private event at Straz Center?
Build a seating chart for your Straz Center event — banquet rounds for the dinner, rows for the program, head tables wherever the format calls for them. The maker handles layouts up to 500 seats and exports a print-ready PDF you can hand the Tampa venue's event team.
Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does Straz Center hold?
- Full configuration at Straz Center is 2,600. Expect the working number to move with the event type: concerts open or close sections that other events leave alone, and a private buyout only counts the spaces you actually book — typically a club, a suite, or one or two of the 6 sections on the Tampa chart.
- What are the best seats at Straz Center?
- Center orchestra rows roughly one-third back give the clearest Broadway view in Morsani Hall. The front of the mezzanine center is the value pick, elevated for a full stage view with strong acoustics over the floor crowd.
- What sections does Straz Center have?
- Main sections include: Orchestra — main floor rows closest to the stage; Orchestra sides — angled floor sections flanking center; Mezzanine — front balcony level facing the stage. Full breakdown in the sections list above.
- Where is Straz Center located?
- Straz Center sits in Tampa, Florida. For the exact street address, parking, and the transit stop nearest sections like Orchestra, check the official Straz Center site before the day — Tampa venues differ on gate, lot, and rideshare access.
- How do I plan a private event at Straz Center?
- Open the maker below and work from Straz Center's actual geography (Orchestra and Box seats flanking the proscenium and neighbors). Drop tables where your event sits, assign each guest, and export the PDF the Tampa event-services team will set up from.