Tag Archives: France-Luce Benson

News From Juggerknot, Dramaworks, Thinking Cap, Zoetic, Renegade, Theatre Lab

South Florida theater was rarely dormant during the pandemic; but a torrent of honors, projects and prizes are surfacing quickly including Juggerknot Theatre Company, Zoetic Stage, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Theatre Lab, Thinking Cap Theatre, Renegade Theatre Company & Conservatory, and the Silver Knight Awards in drama. Much more in the next few days. Curtain up.

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in News | Tagged Andie Arthur, Charles Busch, France-Luce Benson, Juan C. Sanchez, Juggerknot Theatre Company, Michael McKeever, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Renegade Theatre Company & Conservatory, Silver Knight Awards, Tanya Bravo, Theatre Lab, Thinking Cap Theatre, Zoetic Stage | 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, 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, 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 | 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, 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