Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
Theater Shelf: New Book Examines August Wilson’s Pittsburgh
A new book serves a sort of tourist guide through the real locations in Pittsburgh that correlate to the scenes in August Wilson’s plays.
Ground Up & Rising Opens Season Saturday with Readings
Ground Up & Rising, the tiny company that has produced outstanding drama across Miami-Dade County despite having no permanent home, is ramping up its new season of edgy and cutting-edge theater pieces aimed at younger audiences.
A New Day at Rising Action with Andy Rogow and As Bees In Honey Drown
By Bill Hirschman Supporters of Rising Action Theatre are hoping that its sly moniker will add a triple-entendre of meaning, that of a phoenix rising from, if not ashes, then a troubled past. The gay-centric company in Fort Lauderdale is …
Breaking News: Caldwell 2 Cancels First Show
By Bill Hirschman The first production of the new Caldwell 2 @ Mizner tentatively set to open a three-week run on Thursday has been cancelled, Clive Cholerton, artistic director of the Caldwell Theatre said Wednesday. The company had hoped to …
Tarell Alvin McCraney and GableStage Deliver Memorable The Brothers Size
By Bill Hirschman The initial temptation is to rave about playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney’s alchemy of poetic, profane and prosaic language. Or how the inventive production of his The Brothers Size at GableStage this month marks the first time his …
Breaking News: New Theatre to Lose Home in December
New Theatre is being evicted in mid-December from its Coral Gables home and is hunting for a new home in Miami-Dade County to continue operating indefinitely. The theater was notified “about a week ago” that all but one building on the west side of the block has been sold to a developer who plans to raze the entire property in early January.
Talking in the Green Room With: Patti Gardner
Welcome to a regular, if intermittent feature: Irreverent, lighthearted question & answer sessions with some of South Florida’s best known professionals . In this edition, we find out how belching figures into Patti Gardner’s art. Patti Gardner Actress, singer, dancer …
Fight Cuts To Miami-Dade County Arts Budget
We’ve just received this letter from Adolfo Henriques, chair of the Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Council, trying to drum up opposition to proposed budget cuts in Miami-Dade’s arts funding. Dear Cultural and Community Leaders, We need your help today. The …
Talking in the Green Room With: Patti Gardner
Welcome to a regular, if intermittent feature: Irreverent, lighthearted question & answer sessions with some of South Florida’s best known professionals who may or may not be telling us the truth. In this edition, we find out how belching figures into Patti Gardner’s art.
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