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Think Tickets Cost Too Much? How About Free?

Members of the South Florida Theatre League are donating pairs of tickets in a revival of the Free Night of Theater lottery program this summer that encourages people to investigate theaters and/or shows they might not try on their own dime.

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Theatre At Arts Garage and Dramaworks Stage Concert Musicals This Summer

If this seems to be a summer jammed with play readings across the region (at least 18 set so far and we have more to announce over the next few days), musical theater fans will be penciling in dates on their calendars as well, as early as tomorrow night. Palm Beach Dramaworks and the Theatre at Arts Garage are mounting “concert versions” of musicals – classics in Dramaworks’ case and new works at the Garage in Delray Beach.

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Summer Theatre Fest Readings Every Monday Across Region

Get an early look-and-listen to works in progress by local playwrights every Monday night for 18 weeks beginning June 3 at theater across four counties through the South Florida Theatre League/WLRN ‘s Summer Theatre Fest Reading Series.

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New Briefs: Lynn University, GableStage and Holocaust Play

Forbidden Fruit Lynn University’s fledgling theater program stays active during the sultry months thanks to the leadership of Jan McArt, its director of theatre arts program development. I’s first program slated for 7:30 p.m. today and 4 p.m. Sunday is …

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Taravella & University School Take Most Cappies Awards

Theater students from 14 public and private high schools in Broward and Palm Beach counties received Cappies awards Tuesday, recognizing excellence in both productions and theater criticism with J.P. Taravella and University School of Nova Southeastern University taking the most honors.

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Ground Up & Rising Rises Again

Ground Up & Rising, another scrappy cutting edge theater that performs intermittently and in different venues around Miami, is beginning another season of four minimalist productions including Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story, John Patrick Shanley’s Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Danny Hoch’s Jails, Hospitals & Hip Hop and the recent off-Broadway hit Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph

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Travelling White Rose Miami Resurfaces With The Pillowman

White Rose Miami, the tiny ad hoc drama troupe known for its varied venues including someone’s backyard, is taking another show on the road around Miami-Dade County May 17-June 2 with the harrowing drama The Pillowman.

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Cappies Honors High School Productions And Arts Critics

Theater students from 23 public, private and charter schools throughout Broward and Palm Beach counties will vie for top honors in the 11th Annual Cappies Awards Gala at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 at 7 p.m. in the Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

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Complete List of Cappies Nominations

2012-2013 CAPPIES NOMINEES BY SCHOOL Archbishop McCarthy High School (Nine nominations for Bus Stop) Best Play Lead Actor in a Play: Eric Maltz Lead Actress in a Play: Emilie Colon Supporting Actor in a Play: Justin More Supporting Actress in …

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New Wick Theatre To Sell Caldwell’s Costumes, Props, Furniture And More May 17-19

The Wick Theatre, currently renovating and refurbishing the former Caldwell Theatre toward a fall opening, will sell off hundreds of Caldwell items from 9.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday, May 17-19 at the theater at 7901 N. Federal Highway in Boca Raton.

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