Tag Archives: Collin Carmouze

No Frills, No Problem: Masterly McPherson Monologue Gets the Ground Up & Rising Treatment

Gregg Weiner captures the audience in Ground Up and Rising’s bare bones production of Conor McPherson’s monologue The Good Thief at South Miami-
Dade Cultural Arts Center

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Collin Carmouze, Conor McPherson, Gregg Weiner, Ground Up and Rising | Leave a comment

Style And Script Clash Through Ground Up ‘s The Good Father

By John Thomason Since its return to regular summer programming in 2014, Miami’s Ground Up & Rising has been specializing in a particular strain of western theater: the austere, bone-scraping two- (or three-) hander, minimally produced and ferociously acted. Christian …

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Christian O'Reilly, Collin Carmouze, Sarah McGregor, The Good Father | Leave a comment

Looking Back At South Florida Theater’s 2015: Taking Chances Financially And Artistically

2015 produced a wild variety of snapshots to paste in the theatrical scrapbooks: a male Dolly Levi, a homicidal dimwit slicing carrots, a kidnapper forcing her captives to learn nonsense, a tsunami engulfing a Japanese village, a green-gunked survivor of toxic sludge singing love songs to his blind librarian girlfriend. You know, just another year for regional theater in South Florida.

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged Actors Playhouse, Aida, Alexander Dinelaris, Alexandria Lugo, Ali MacGraw, Alliance Theatre Lab, Always... Patsy Cline, Ana Villafane, Andrea Burns, Andy Rogow, Andy Senor Jr., Ann Marie Olson, Anne Chamberlain, Antonio Amadeo, Arsht Center, Arts Garage, Avi Hoffman, Barbara Sloan, Beverly Blanchette, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Bruno Vida, Buried Child, Casey Dressler, Christian Vandepas, Christina Groom, Christine Dolen, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Collin Carmouze, Darrick Penny, Ellie Patterson, Emmanuel Schvartzman, Fully Committed, Genie Croft, Giordan Diaz, Gypsy, Henry Gainza, Infinite Abyss, Island City Stage, J. Barry Lewis, Jen Chia, Jessica Brooke Sanford, Joanna Penny, John Manzelli, Joseph Adler, Kaitlyn O'Neill, Katherine Amadeo, Keith Garsson, Kunya Rowley, Laura Hodos, Lauren Bell, Lee Roy Reams, Levis Jewish Community Center, Lewis J. Stadlen, Lindsey Corey, Lindsey Johr, Lou Tyrrell, Love Letters, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Marckenson Charles, Marilynn Wick, Mark Della Ventura, Matthew Korinko, Melissa Minyard, Mia Matthews, Michael McKeever, Michiko Kitayama Skinner, Natalie Caruncho, New Theatre, Nick Duckart, Nick Santa Maria, Niki Fridh, Nilo Cruz, On Your Feet!, outre theatre company, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Palm Beaches Theatre, Patrick Fitzwater, Paul Louis, Paul Tei, Rick Pena, Rob Donohoe, Robert Johnston, Royal Poinciana Playhouse, Ryan Didato, Ryan O'Neal, Scott Shiller, Shane Tanner, Slow Burn Theatre Company, Small Membership, South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, Stephen G. Anthony, Tally Sessions, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Little Dog Laughed, The Wick Theatre, Thinking Cap Theatre, Vanguard Sanctuary for the Arts, Zoetic Stage | Leave a comment

Ground Up’s Harrowing Vincent River Among The Season’s Best

Stop what you’re doing. Really. Go online right now and reserve tickets to see Ground Up and Rising’s harrowing and moving Vincent River, inarguably one of the best productions of the season

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances | Tagged Beverly Blanchette, Collin Carmouze, Ground Up & Rising, Philip Ridley, Robert Johnston | 1 Comment

Ground Up And Rising’s Dying City Struggles For Clarity, But Has A Solid Performance

The ultimate themes and intended resonances of Dying City dance just out of intellectual reach in Ground Up and Rising’s brave but flawed production, but the audience gets some reward sifting through the intriguing confusion as they seek graspable meaning.

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Christian Vandepas, Christopher Shinn, Collin Carmouze, Dying City, Ground Up & Rising, Valentina Izarra | Leave a comment

Ground Up Batters Away At The Damage War Does To the Soul

Ground Up & Rising’s courageous production of 9 Circles is a dichotomy that is deeply felt and deeply flawed at the same time – bluntly and uninhibitedly slashing away at one dimension of a brilliant subtle multi-dimensional script.

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Arturo Rossi, Bill Cain, Christian Vandepas, Collin Carmouze, Ground Up & Rising, Valentina Izarra | Leave a comment

Ground Up & Rising Rises Again This Weekend In Miami Beach

Ground Up & Rising, the itinerant Miami company that has been rising and falling and rising since 2006, is rising once again with a play to bow during the holiday weekend, plans for a second production this season and the announcement of a new artistic director.

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in News | Tagged Arturo Rossi, Bill Cain, Christopher Shinn, Collin Carmouze, Ground Up & Rising, Shining City, Valentina Izarra | Leave a comment