Tag Archives: Nicole Stodard

ON THE WHEELS OF A DREAM: PART THREE

On The Wheels of a Dream: Part Three:  Actually putting bodies on the stage may be the most formidable issue. Starting just with pure numbers, interviewees disagreed whether there are plenty of actors, or a dearth of actors, or a shortfall in talented actors, or a shortage of experienced actors. And each might be correct within limits.

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ON THE WHEELS OF A DREAM: PART ONE

On the Wheels of a Dream: Part One of an in-depth three-part series about the future of Florida theater. As the curtain cautiously rises again this year in South Florida, profound questions are dogging about what the next three seasons will provide as local theaters grapple with rising costs, a mercurial talent pool, fluctuating funding and deciding how far to nudge the edge of the envelope.

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Thinking Cap Creates Shakespeare’s Multi-Genre Cymbeline This Month

Thinking Cap Theatre is creating a reimagined version of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline opening Dec. 5, what its director terms “It’s Shakespeare’s most thrilling—and, in my opinion, his funniest—work.”

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‘Lizzie’ (Borden) , A Killer Musical, At Thinking Cap Theatre

Thinking Cap Theatre presents Lizzie, a gothic rock musical based on the infamous 1892 double homicide This edgy production reimagines Lizzie Borden, Told through dreamlike projections, sensual choreography, and a blistering punk-rock score, the show immerses us in the pressure cooker of secrets, repression, and rage that leads to bloodshed—and Lizzie’s haunting acquittal.

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Poignant and Powerful, All the Natalie Portmans Addresses Resilience in the Face of Tragedy

How do you deal with a deeply troubled family? You retreat into a rich fantasy life where famous white actresses befriend you and dreams lull you into something approaching hope. All the Natalie Portmans from Thinking Cap Theatre, depicts a poor, black family trying to survive a crushing lack of resources, opportunities, and advantages.

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Aged and Young Characters Explore Multiple Themes In Thinking Cap’s Lovesong

Lovesong is a tender, quiet touching, thought-provoking play from Thinking Cap Theatre opening in new its new performance space at the Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center.

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Pulp is Sexy, Steamy Play With Music About Lesbians In The 50s

Pulp at Island City Stage is a a fulfilling production takes place in 1956. Certainly, it was a time when “people of a certain ilk” mostly kept themselves in the closet for fear of serious consequences and perhaps embarrassment. So, you have to admire the heroinefor being so upfront about her identity.

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Friendships are in season at Last Summer at Bluefish Cove

WOW, Women of Wilton launches its first production By Oline H. Cogdill Love and friendship, grief and death are timeless themes that are the foundation of the entertaining production of Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, now running through Aug. 20 at The Foundry, 2306 …

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Oscar Wilde Rises Again In Thinking Cap’s Celebration

A love of language and a love of theatricality meld in Thinking Cap Theatre’s ingeniously staged re-interpretation of The Importance of Being Oscar, a celebration of Oscar Wilde. The trio of actors, director and creative team embraces and elevates Wilde’s words of wit and wisdom as if playing glorious music.

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Dickens Nailed It: South Florida Theater Two Years In Review

If Dickens’ opening line in A Tale of Two Cities has become a trite cliché through overuse it has become a painfully accurate truism about theater over the past two years, especially South Florida theater. Crippling loss and inspiring resurrection. Surrender and perseverance. And , now, the Covid threat has reasserted. But looking back on those two years delivers a testament worth celebrating and learning from.

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