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Breaking News: Miami-Dade Faces Crucial Vote Tuesday on Coconut Grove Playhouse
The Miami-Dade County Commission faces a decision Tuesday that could make or break the resurrection of the Coconut Grove Playhouse as deadlines close in. With discussions still underway on deal-killing debts, the commission will consider whether to authorize the mayor to incur $120,000 of expenses to seal outstanding deals before Jan. 15.
GableStage Tries Funding McCraney’s Shakespeare Through Cyberspace
GableStage is raising money for its January production of Antony and Cleopatra with online crowdsourcing. It seeks $55,000 in pledges through Dec. 21 through Kickstarter.com.
Archive of BECON-TV’s Panel Show: Spotlight On The Arts
Spotlight On The Arts is a weekly panel discussion of issues facing the local creative community and their audiences, featuring an irreverent group including actress/teacher/producer Iris Acker, actor/playwright/designer Michael McKeever, actress/writer Karen Stephens and critic Bill Hirschman. Guests so far include Christopher Demos-Brown, Michael Leeds, Stephanie Ansin and Jennifer Cronenberg
Theatre League Announces Remy Award Recipients
To showcase outstanding work related to local theater, the South Florida Theatre League is honoring five individuals and an organization with the Remy Award.
New Theatre Postpones “My First” A Week; Four Openings This Week; Six Next Week
New Theatre is postponing opening night one week for its world premiere of Megan Breen’s My First, My Fist, My Bleeding Seeded Spirit, moving from Nov. 8 to Nov. 15.
24-Hour Theatre Project Gets “Plenty Scary” For Halloween
Time is not always kind to continuing enterprises like The Naked Stage’s annual fundraiser The 24-Hour Theatre Project. But the seventh edition on Monday proved once again to be stronger and more consistent than each previous year while preserving its ambiance of camaraderie amid the chaos.
National Arts Institute Signs Lease To Re-Open Royal Poinciana Playhouse
The Royal Poinciana Playhouse may yet rise again as a professional regional theater. A non-profit group known for its youth programs signed a long-term lease with the property’s landlord, according to the group’s producing artistic director.
20 Honored With Silver Palm Awards For Theater Excellence
Twenty of the most respected and beloved figures who have built South Florida theater — from impresario Jan McArt to critic/arts journalist Christine Dolen — have been selected to receive the regions Silver Palm Award later this year.
Fear, Stress & Camaraderie, Not Caffeine Drives Naked Stage’s 24-Hour Theatre Project
Not quite as life-and-death as the TV series 24, but every bit as nail-biting, the Naked Stage’s 24-Hour Theatre Project is one of the most highly anticipated events of the theater season.
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