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Peck to Direct Arthur Miller’s All My Sons at New City Players

It is safe to say that South Florida theater artist and educator Jason Peck knows Arthur Miller’s masterpiece, All My Sons. “I’ve read the play close to 100 times by now,” Peck notes. He’s about to direct it  for the fourth time at New City Players

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In Memoriam: Christine Dolen Transformed Florida Theater

The world of South Florida theater — from its presentations to its artists to its standing in the national scene — was inestimably transformed in large part to the dedication and vision of arts journalist and critic Christine Dolen who died Saturday. Over 43 years, her insight, taste, writing skill, wry humor and compassion elevated and helped evolve the arts community while working for the Miami Herald and ArtsburstMiami.com.

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Palm Beach Dramaworks Unveils Five Developing Titles You Definitely Have Not Seen

Over the next few months, Palm, Beach Dramaworks and Theatre Lab based at FAU will be producing full productions and public readings that will give playwrights a chance to spot where to fine tune their work based on the actors’ on-stage performances and the audiences reactions to specific sections.

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Maltz Creates Frozen’s Olaf With The Magic Of Puppet And Actor

The twin creators of the Olaf — h is puppet designer and actor — detail how the Frozen character is brought to life at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s current production

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MiND Escorts You Through 3rd Immersive: Lincoln Road Hustle

Miami New Drama’s third immersive Lincoln Road Hustle is mounted in, on and around the titular locale — a logistically and artistically challenging tale reflecting the cultural and economic vibe of the area.

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Deceived At Maltz Jupiter Theatre Is a Lesson in Gaslighting With Gaby Tortoledo

“I love thrillers. Both as spectator and an actor,” enthuses Gaby Tortoledo who gets to explore it as the heroine in Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s current play Deceived through Nov. 10.

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Mother-Daughter Bond Familiar To Actresses In Steel Magnolias

Dalia Aleman and Alexandra Van Hasselt find themselves in familiar roles as they prepare to perform in a professional South Florida co-production of the classic comedy-drama, Steel Magnolias.They will play mother and daughter, respectively, for the third time in the two women’s careers. And they seem overjoyed about that.

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Hampton House’s Place In Black History Seen Via Family Play

Veteran Black actor-playwright Keith C. Wade returns to a Miami landmark to theatrically track how the civil rights movement transformed yet undercut the thriving Brownsville-Overtown —a journey seen through the memories of his parents in “The Last Sun of the Hampton House.”

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Break A Leg: Loxen To Stage ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’

If South Florida’s Loxen Entertainment, Inc. does its job well during the nonprofit company’s season-opening show, the actors will seem inept. Indeed, appearing incompetent is the goal for the season opener…and no, that’s not a misprint.

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Maltz’s New “The Island Theatre” Space Aims To Diversify Scope

By Bill Hirschman / It is not an imposing space. It is just space. Often blank. Like a canvas waiting for something. But in a few months, magic brewing 10 years at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre will transform that featureless The Island Theatre into Ruth Westheimer’s apartment crammed with memorabilia and the cluttered home of Albee’s George and Martha.

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