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Miami-Dade Students Honored For Theater By Arshties
More than 130 students from 17 Miami-Dade high schools took center stage at the Adrienne Arsht for the inaugural Arshties Showcase. Top honors were awarded across 12 categories recognizing excellence in musical theater performance, music, dance, design, stage management and student achievement.
Winners of the 2025/2026 Cappies Awards Announced
The spotlight was shining brightly on the exceptional achievements of students in high school theater from 28 public and private schools in Broward and Palm Beach counties during the 24th Annual Cappies Awards, hosted by the Broward Center for the Performing Arts and South Florida Cappies Inc.
Stuart Meltzer To Receive The Carbonell’s Prestigious George Abbott Award
Stuart Meltzer, who changed the face of Miami theater leading City Theatre and Zoetic Stage, has been named the recipient of the Carbonell’s 2026 George Abbott Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts – one of the highest honors in South Florida theater.
Carbonell’s Zink & Erstein Scholarship Recipients Named
The recipients have been announced for the Carbonell’s Jack Zink and Hap Erstein Memorial Scholarships recognizing students’ commitment to theater or journalism. The award was created as a memorial by the families of Florida theater critics Zink of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and Erstein of The Palm Beach Post and the Palm Beach Arts Paper.
FPTA Statewide Pro Auditions May 16-18 at FAU Boca Raton
Florida’s largest in-person audition for both Equity and non-Equity performers is set for May 16-18 in Boca Raton. The annual event by the Florida Professional Theatres Association hosts several casting representatives from theaters across the state.
Hundreds of High School Students Nominated For Local Cappies Theater Awards
For those who think theater has no future because of the perception that young people have little interest in the art form, witness how the work of literally hundreds upon hundreds of Broward and Palm Beach County high school students has resulted in nominations in the annual Cappies Awards. The local program in its 24th year will give awards next month in 49 categories,
Visionary Theater Leader Louis Tyrrell Dies, Leaving A Legacy of Contemporary Challenging Art
Louis Tyrrell, one of the core visionaries transforming South Florida theater from safe predictable fare to a birthplace for new plays challenging intellect as well as emotion, died Friday afternoon.As a director, producer, actor, teacher and mentor, Tyrrell founded or co-founded Theatre Lab, Arts Garage and Florida Stage.
Dramaworks, Theatre Lab & Gulfshore Explore Work You’ve Never Seen
Area theater-goers are about to encounter a wide spectrum of new theatrical work as three South Florida festivals present plays in the early stages of development.
The region’s unofficial new play festival season kicks off with Palm Beach Dramaworks’ Perlberg Festival, Gulfshore Playhouse Next Wave Festival, Theatre Lab’s annual Owl New Play Festival.
Pigs Do Fly Closing On Work Focused On’Over 50′ Plays
Ellen Wacher is closing her Pigs Do Fly troupe which has produced plays for nine years focusing on characters and topics depicting people over 50 years old.
Theatre Lab Moves Next Season To A Real Theater Space At FAU
When Theatre Lab moved into its space at Florida Atlantic University in 2015, the backstage of their new home for the next decade was a former red mango frozen yogurt shop in a dormitory.
Next season, it will move to a true theater a few hundred yards away, complete with real rehearsal space and the luxury of actual dressing rooms that actually have private bathrooms and showers.
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