Tag Archives: Summer Shorts

Now The National Leader, City Theatre’s Long History Championing The Short Play

For some who view two-part events on Broadway and five-hour epic tragedies as the height of the theatrical form, the 10-minute play is condescendingly tolerated as the poor relation at the arts table. But not in Miami. City Theatre, a home-grown company created by three colleagues around a kitchen table 23 years ago, has become the leading purveyor of short-form theatre in the country.

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged City Theatre, Karen Stephens, Maragret Ledford, Nan Barnett, Stephanie Norman, Steve Yockey, Summer Shorts, Susan Westfall, Winter Shorts | 1 Comment

Miami’s Shorts Is Once Again A Welcome Summer Cooler

They make it look so easy.

The 23rd annual City Theatre Summer Shorts crew slip seamlessly from broad comedy with a hint of a moral to bittersweet drama with a soupcon of dry wit and back again in nine separate playlets.

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Alex Alvarez, Andy Rosinson, Audrey Cefaly, Bekah Brunstetter, Caryl Fantel, City Theatre, Clive Cholerton, Daryl Patrice, Diana Garle, Elizabeth Dimon, Eric Pfeffinger, Gail S Garrisan, Greg Edwards, Jessica Farr, Ken Weitzman, Margaret M. Ledford, Mark Harvey Levine, Marquise Rogers, Michael Yawney, Scott Gibson, Sheila Cowley, Steve Yockey, Summer Shorts, Tom Wahl | Leave a comment

Musicals Make A Mark In This Year’s Round Of Summer Shorts

City Theatre’s Summer Shorts, which only recently began showcasing musicals, includes three this year including one by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Arsht Center, Brian Reiff, Cassandra Zepeda, Chisa Hutchinson, City Theatre, David McGregor, David Nail, Irene Adjan, Jessica Farr, Karen Stephens, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lindsay Lavin, Margaret Ledford, Paul Tei, Phillip Andrew Sanitago, Robert Strain, Steve Yockey, Summer Shorts, Susan Westfall, Thianna Berrick, Timothy Huang | Leave a comment

Music Is The New Element In City Theatre’s Summer Shorts

Hardly unusual in musical theater, Meredith Bartmon strolls around the Carnival Studio stage singing passionately about her dreams and, later, her refusal to compromise those dreams. But this isn’t a two-and-half-hour epic on a national tour; this is one of nine 10-minute playlets in City Theatre’s 21st edition of Summer Shorts.

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Alex Alvarez, Andres Maldonado, Andy Roninson, Cherise James, Chris Critelli, Christopher Wood, City Theatre, Elin Hampton, Elizabeth Dimon, Ellis Tillman, France-Luce Benson, Greg Waters, Jennifer Jasper, Jessica Farr, Jodi Dellaventura, Justin Landers, Karen Stephens, Kelly Younger, Margaret M. Ledford, Meredith Bartmon, Patricia Cotter, Paul Rudnick, Paul Tei, Preston Bircher, Steve Shapiro, Steve Yockey, Summer Shorts, Tom Wahl | Leave a comment

Annual Summer Shorts Will Feature The Sound of Music

The ever-developing Summer Shorts Festival, now entering its 21st year in Miami, will sound a bit different this year: two of the ten-minute works will be musicals.

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged Alex Alvarez, Andres Maldonado, Andy Roninson, Cherise James, Chris Critelli, Christopher Wood, City Theatre, Elin Hampton, Elizabeth Dimon, Ellis Tillman, France-Luce Benson, Greg Waters, Jennifer Jasper, Jessica Farr, Jodi Dellaventura, Justin Landers, Kelly Younger, Margaret M. Ledford, Meredith Bartmon, Patricia Cotter, Paul Rudnick, Paul Tei, Preston Bircher, Steve Shapiro, Steve Yockey, Summer Shorts, Tom Wahl and Karen Stephens | Leave a comment

20th Summer Shorts Even More Consistently Funny & Poignant

Intriguing premises are the jumping off points for the nine flights of theatrical whimsy in City Theatre’s annual festival of short plays, Summer Shorts. While no discernable thread runs through the disparate works, the deftly comic playlets are shot through with a striation of poignancy, and the moving entries are leavened with flashes of humor.

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Adrienne Arsht Center, Bechir Sylvain, Chasity Hart, City Theatre, Edith Freni, Elizabeth Dimon, France-Luce Benson, Holli Harms, John Manzelli, Karen Stephens, Kelly Younger, Margaret M. Ledford, Michael Uribe, Paticia Cotter, Paul Tei, R. Eric Thomas, Steve Yockey, Summer Shorts, Tom Wahl | Leave a comment

The Best Of Times Is Now: Memorable Moments Of 2014

Here’s a look back at 2014 including a very subjective subjunctive reductive list of outstanding shows, performances and developments guaranteed to make someone unhappy they were not on the list. Take comfort in that there was so much good work that this is the crème de la crème de menthe.

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged 42nd Street, A Chorus Line, Abby Perkins, Abigail Berkowitz, Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Mile, Alexander Zenoz, Amy Miller Brennan Anne Chamberlain, Andy Barbosa, Angie Radosh, Antonio Amadeo, Arca Images, Arsht Center, Arts Garage, Assassins, Back of the Throat, Bad Jews, Blythe Gruda, Bruno Vida, Carrie, Centralia, Chaz Mena, Chess, Chris Crawford, Christina Groom, Church, Clark Gable Slept Here, Clay Cartland, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Dana Castellano, David Arisco, Edges, Elizabeth Dimon, Ellis Tillman, Eric Alsford, Ethan Henry, Faiza Cherie, GableStage, Gidion's Knot, H2OMBRE, Hedda Gabler, Hurricane, Island City Stage, Jerry Gulledge, Jerry Waxman, John Archie, Julie Kleiner, Karen Stephens, Katherine Amadeo, Keith Garsson, Laura Ruchala, Lela Elam, M Ensemble, Mad Cat Theatre, Makeba Pace, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Margaret Ledford, Mariand Torres, Mark Sanders, Michael McKeever, Mike Eidson, Miracle on South Division Street, Mothers And Sons, Murder Ballad, My Old Lady, Natalia Coego, New Theatre, Nicholas Richberg, Nicole Piro, Nilo Cruz, outre theatre company, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Parade, Patrice DeGraff Arenas, Patrick Fitzwater, Paul Reekie, Pembroke Pines Theater of the Performing Arts, Peter and the Starcatcher, Plaza Theatre, Primal Forces Productions, Ricky J. Martinez, Robert Johnston, Ron Hutchins, Serafín Falcón, Shane Tanner, Slow Burn Theatre Company, Summer Shorts, Sunset Baby, Terry M. Cain, The King and I, The Marvelous Wonderettes, The Mountaintop, The Trouble With Doug, The Wick Theatre, Thinking Cap Theatre, Tim Altmeyer, Tom Wahl, University of Miami, What's New Pussycat, William Hayes, Yoshinori Tanokura, Zoetic Stage | Leave a comment

News Briefs: City Theatre Reads Possible Summer Shorts Tonight, Lake Worth Needs A Floor, Pussycat To Purr Extra Weeks

News about Summer Shorts reading potential plays tonight, Lake Worth Playhouse fundraiser and Stage door extends run of What’s New Pussycat

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in News | Tagged Broward Stage Door Theatre, City Theatre, Lake Worth Playhouse, Summer Shorts, What's New Pussycat | Leave a comment

City Theatre’s Summer Shorts Kicks It Up A Notch Once Again

Efforts by City Theatre staffers to improve the consistency of its offerings has paid off: This edition of Summer Shorts is not only lushly and imaginatively produced with a noticeable extra bit of polish, but is more consistently funny and entertaining than any edition in recent memory.

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged City Theatre, David Perez-Ribada, Elizabeth Dimon, Ellis Tillman, Irene Adjan, Jodi Dellaventura, John Manzelli, Leslie Ayvazian, Margaret M. Ledford, Mary Sansone, Matt Corey, Mcley Lafrance, Niki Fridh, Paul Rudnick, Paul Tei, Preston Bircher, Ricky J. Martinez, Steve Yockey, Summer Shorts, Theo Reyna, Tom Wahl | Leave a comment

City Theatre’s CityWrights For Playwrights Opens in June; Early Registration Ends Wednesday

Meeting people, networking, building relationships are all critically important for writers hoping to bring their words to the stage. Giving playwrights a platform to learn and share their craft is the driving force behind CityWrights Professional Weekend for Playwrights, part of the City Theatre’s Summer Shorts Festival.

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in News | Tagged Jon Jory, Summer Shorts, Susan Westfall | Leave a comment