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ON THE WHEELS OF A DREAM: PART THREE

On The Wheels of a Dream: Part Three:  Actually putting bodies on the stage may be the most formidable issue. Starting just with pure numbers, interviewees disagreed whether there are plenty of actors, or a dearth of actors, or a shortfall in talented actors, or a shortage of experienced actors. And each might be correct within limits.

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ON THE WHEELS OF A DREAM: PART TWO

On the Wheels of a Dream: Part Two: The future of theater over the next three seasons will continue to be the result of the fragile juggling of balancing artistic vision and balance sheets,But part of the troubled aspect of the “artistic” equation is operating, administrative and production costs have risen steadily in recent years,

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ON THE WHEELS OF A DREAM: PART ONE

On the Wheels of a Dream: Part One of an in-depth three-part series about the future of Florida theater. As the curtain cautiously rises again this year in South Florida, profound questions are dogging about what the next three seasons will provide as local theaters grapple with rising costs, a mercurial talent pool, fluctuating funding and deciding how far to nudge the edge of the envelope.

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Love and Grief Explored in GableStage’s Left On Tenth

Love and grief don’t have a timetable but can occur at anytime, often blindsiding.  Love can vanish too quickly while grief can linger too long. Both emotions are in full force in the sweet, poignant comedy-drama Left on Tenth, at GableStage,

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GableStage’s Penetrating Harry Clarke Asks Us Who We Are

The answer to the question posed by the title character of who is “Harry Clarke?” is to us, of course, who are we individuals in the audience.  With considerable humor, banked anger and penetrating insight, the powerful 80-minute monologue Harry Clark at GableStage depicts how we choose and craft an identity separate from whatever is our true inner self.

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GableStage Receives Bill von Mauer Award

GableStage has been named the recipient of the Bill von Maurer Award “honoring a theater company that exemplifies excellence for the totality of its programming: productions educational outreach, developmental programs, and audiences served, “ the Carbonells Awards program announced.

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Dramaworks and GableStage Add New Executives

GableStage and Palm Beach Dramaworks are entering the new season with new executives added to the existing management.

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Fat Ham Redux Amped Up In GableStage’s Turn With BBQ Alongside Will Shakespeare

Island City Stage’s production of Fat Ham last month was funny, topical, engaging. But in its co-production at GableStage this weekend, four weekends of performances and two subsequent weeks of fine-tuning have generated a significantly amped up edition that vibrates with dynamic energy.

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Comic ‘Fat Ham’ Echoes Hamlet Thru African-American Prism

Fat Ham, which tells of a young gay man at his Black family’s contentious backyard barbeque, is basically a huge grin. The fact that the ingenious plot intentionally echoes Hamlet does not cover up that this is simply a fun farce.

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Summer, 1976 Investigates Levels In The Bonds of Friendship

By Bill Hirschman One benefit of aging is the ability to see where we came from, where we have travelled, contemplate our past decisions, but most significantly to wisely re-evaluate the meaning, standing and worth of that journey’s elements. Summer, …

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