Meet Janice
Amplifying the true stories of those who need to be heard in service of a more compassionate, equitable, and life-giving world.
Teacher - Performer - Speaker - Coach
Janice Creneti is an award-winning actor and director with four decades of experience. She has appeared in over 100 productions including live theater, TV, and film.
She began her journey of personal storytelling with Powerstories Theater of Tampa. It taught her to deeply embrace and leverage theater as a vehicle for social change.
As Artistic Director for West Coast Players of Clearwater she prioritized stories that amplified marginalized voices.
As a solo performer and playwright she leverages theater’s unparalleled ability to explore the depths of the human experience and reveal its beautiful soul.
She seeks to leverage this power to amplify the true stories of those who need to be heard in service of a more compassionate, equitable, and life-giving world.
Janice Creneti
Janice Creneti Upcoming Performances
January 10 - February 23, 2025
Love….
or Best Offer
Cheryl is a widow of two years, Stan is newly divorced. After failed blind dates, their best friends, Lori and Dave, convince them to try online dating with the new dating website, “Friends, Love or Whatever.” With the worst dating advice in the world from their friends, Cheryl and Stan set out to find happiness and true love—online. All the trials and tribulations of online dating come to the forefront, including overcoming heartbreak and rejection, all in an effort to find love…or best offer.
Janice Creneti
Award-winning actor, director and educator with four decades of experience who deeply embraces and leverages theater as a vehicle for social change and personal transformation
Recent Acting Credits
Small Craft Warnings**
Midsummer Night’s Dream**
Thursday is My Day for Cleaning**
My Year of Saying No (solo show)
Lysistrata*
Trust in the Journey
Leader of the Pack**
God of Carnage
Enchanted April
Burial at Thebes
A Delicate Balance*
Good People
Leona
Puck
Louise
Janice
Lysistrata
Marie
Ellie
Veronica
Lotty
Antigone
Claire
Margie
West Coast Players
Eight O’Clock Theater
Florida Theater Conference
Powertories Theatre, Inc.
West Coast Players
Florida Holocaust Museum
Island Community Theater
Gulfport Community Players
Francis Wilson Playhouse
The Cruciverbalist Collective
West Coast Players
West Coast Players
Directing Credits
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf**
Dog Sees God
Becky’s New Car
Reckless
Shevolution II
Artistic Director, West Coast Players, Clearwater, FL
​Director/Lead Instructor, Girlstories Theater Project, Powerstories Theatre, Tampa, FL
Drama Kids, Inc. Teacher/Director, Sarasota, FL
**Indicates Award Winner, * Indicates Award Nominee
West Coast Players
West Coast Players
West Coast Players
West Coast Players
Powerstories Theatre, Inc.
2009-2021
2008-2010
2003-2007
Recent Speaking Engagements
Keynote: Using Stories for Professional Development, US Department of Education SIGNetwork State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) Conference
Coaching SIM: Meeting Teachers Where They are to Move Them Forward, International SIMposium, University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning
Authentic Engagement in Virtual Learning, US Department of Education SPDG Directors Conference
Successful Partnerships between Schools and Non-Profits, National Marine Educator’s Association
Education & Training
Solo Theater - Jessica Lynn Johnson, Los Angeles, CA
Voice - Susan Stearns, McLean VA; Ginny Kopf, Orland, FL,
Acting - Jim Spruill, Boston University Boston, MA
Dance - Helen Wexler, Bethesda, MD; Bonnie Gray, St. Petersburg, FL
B.S. Secondary Science Education, Boston University
Special Skills
Education, Grant writing and management, Producing, Animal Handling, Dialects, Guitar, SCUBA diving