All of the spaces are located in a two-block radius in downtown Sarasota, along with production facilities and administration offices.

[7] In 1914, Sarasota was incorporated as a city and after two years of club activities, the cornerstone was laid at their new clubhouse at the corner of Cocoanut and Palm on January 1, 1915.

This program was designed to encourage students from kindergarten to high school to engage in playwriting and receives over 2,000 submissions per year.

The program culminates with the Young Playwright's Festival which includes a full staging of the winning entries.

That same year, then-mayor Gene Pillot proclaimed May as Florida Studio Theatre Write A Play Month.

In the mid-1970s, Asolo Repertory Theatre purchased the space for production purposes and second stage performances before selling it to Anita Katzman.

It was then reoccupied by Siesta Key Actors Theatre followed by TheatreWorks Sarasota in the 1980s before again falling dormant.

A $5.8 million dollar renovation culminated in a completely refurbished stage as part of the multi-theater Hegner Theatre Wing.

Opening in 2014, the lab space hosts the Stage III series which is reserved for experimental productions or plays with darker material.

Bowne's is also the host of FST's Improv program and home improvisational theatre team.