Monthly Archives: August 2012
Our Special Series On The Present And Future Of South Florida Theater
Florida Theater On Stage is taking a step back in the brief lull in the season to analyze the present and future of South Florida theater in some depth. We’re celebrating our first anniversary with a special series of three extensive essays this week that we hope will prompt the theater community — artists and audiences alike – to examine crucial questions as the region reaches a crossroads: Who are we? Where do we want to go? What’s standing in our way? How do we prevail?
Who’s Playing Who This Season?
Regular South Florida theatergoers will recognize many local stalwarts headlining productions this fall as well as some folks new to these parts – and their parts. Palm Beach Dramaworks revealed much of its casting for the entire season this week, featuring the boldface name of Tony Award nominee and part-time local resident Maureen Anderman in December.
News of Ground Up & Rising, Outre, What if Works, Alliance and New Theatre
By Bill Hirschman The dog days of South Florida theater have resembled greyhounds rather than bassets. But the advent of Labor Day weekend ratchets up the pace once again. * Quick note: Maybe it’s the traditionally bad luck title, but …
Plaza Theatre’s Irving Berlin Songbook Will Please The Greatest Generation
In Irving Berlin Salutes America at The Plaza Theatre, four capable performers plus the pianist/ arranger delivered the musical equivalent of a familiar old down comforter and a hot toddy for a nightcap. There was nothing electrifying, no fresh insights for those born after World War II, just an unabashedly pleasant, entertaining evening and that’s what the audience wanted.
Happy Birthday!
You’re invited to a birthday party today. Ours. One year. Florida Theater On Stage is celebrating and you’re invited. You don’t have to bring any gifts because you already have. Our very existence is due to you. We’ve been encouraged beyond our expectations by the more than 34,150 of you who have peeked at 108,200 pages, the 1,300-plus people who get out Facebook alerts and tweets. We’ve been blessed with your advertising. And we’ve been nourished by the warm feedback we’ve received from you everywhere we go.
Island City Stage ‘s 20th Century Way Is Dizzying Swirl Of Ideas
Island City Stage’s The Twentieth Century Way is an intellectual theater game worthy of Pirandello or Stoppard in which facets swirl at such a dizzying speed that individual ideas become too blurry to discern.All you can do is admire the chameleonic agility of the actors, the dexterity of the playwright and watch a particle of light careen around the mirrored facets inside a gem, unable to track what is happening more than fleeting seconds.
Ground Up & Rising Rises Again!!
After many months wandering in the wilderness, the critically-acclaimed but homeless Ground Up & Rising troupe has resurfaced with an upcoming season featuring one black box play, two free cut-down versions of Shakespeare classics and pop-up street performances as part of a brand-building resurrection.
Last Minute Addition: Student Play Readings This Weekend
The Company Company, a group of current and former New World School of the Arts students, is holding its fourth annual New Play Project comprised of short works written, acted and directed by students on Friday, Aug. 10 to Sunday, …
Breaking News: Dade Arts Groups Get Extra $1.5 Million; Gimenez Proposes Budget With No Cuts To The Arts
About 200 arts organization in Miami-Dade County will split an unexpected $1.5 million this fall because of a rebound in tourism, Mayor Carlos Gimenez told an elated crowd of arts administrators Tuesday afternoon
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