Tag Archives: GableStage

SoFla Theaters Begin Relaxing Covid Measures For Patrons

A sea of unmasked faces at FGO’s opening Saturday signaled South Florida theaters on the cusp of relaxing restrictions, some only for certain productions and some cautiously gingerly peering ahead to determine what to do.

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Bill Hirschman

Dickens Nailed It: South Florida Theater Two Years In Review

If Dickens’ opening line in A Tale of Two Cities has become a trite cliché through overuse it has become a painfully accurate truism about theater over the past two years, especially South Florida theater. Crippling loss and inspiring resurrection. Surrender and perseverance. And , now, the Covid threat has reasserted. But looking back on those two years delivers a testament worth celebrating and learning from.

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged Actors Playhouse, Adrienne Arsht Center, Bari Newport, Broward Center, Carbonell Awards, Cecilia Snow, Clay Cartland, Clive Cholerton, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Colin McPhillamy, Darius J. Manuel, Elijah Word, GableStage, Gabriell Salgado, Heather Jane Rolff, Island City Stage, Joe Adler, Karen Stephens, Kimmi Johnson, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, M Ensemble Company, Main Street Players, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Margaret M. Ledford, Miami New Drama, Michael McKeever, Nicole Stodard, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Peter Haig, Slow Burn Theatre Company, Stuart Meltzer, Theatre Lab, Timothy Michael Quinn, William Hayes | Leave a comment

Avi Hoffman Pays Tribute To Theater Icon Joseph Papp

Avi Hoffman is ensuring that proper homage is paid to Joe Papp, the visionary who intersected art and community by making theater accessible to the general public in comprehensibility, neighborhood performances and free admission in “Joe Papp at the Ballroom,” a one-man musical world premiere playing a limited run at GableStage.

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Avi Hoffman, Eleanor Reissa, GableStage, Joe Papp at the Ballroom, Phil Hinton | Leave a comment

GableStage Reopens With Superbly Mounted The Price

GableStage’s Joseph Adler died shortly after his direction of The Price was cut short by the pandemic. His successor, Bari Newport, took his notes, cast, creative team and infuses it with her own sensibilities. The production would make Joe proud. Theater to make you think about your own lives. Newport’s insightful direction of superb actors navigates the dense story of past sibling strife that has crippled their present.

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Bari Newport, GableStage, Gregg Weiner, Joseph Adler, Michael McKenzie, Patti Gardner, Peter Haig, The Price | Leave a comment

News: Miami New Drama, Main Street Players, MNM, Area Stage, Silver Palms, Actors’ Playhouse, Kravis, GableStage, Tovah Feldshuh

Theater isn’t just coming back to life, it’s emerging in a score of ways. Here’s a sampling of opening nights, fundraisers, new venues, even a call for ushers. News about Miami New Drama, Main Street Players, MNM, Area Stage Company, Silver Palm Awards, Actors’ Playhouse, Kravis Center, GableStage, Tovah Feldshuh

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in News | Tagged Actors Playhouse, Area Stage Company, GableStage, Main Street Players, Miami New Drama, Silver Palm Awards, Tovah Feldshuh | 1 Comment

GableStage Reopens Eclectic Season With Adler’s The Price

Echoing the resurrection of local theater, the new artistic director Bari Newport will inaugurate GableStage’s 2021-2022 season in November directing the late Joseph Adler’s detailed plan for The Price — the first title in an eclectic season featuring a musical and world premieres.

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in News | Tagged Avi Hoffman, Bari Newport, GableStage, Joseph Adler, Ruben Rabasa, Teo Castellanos, Vanessa Garcia | Leave a comment

GableStage’s 2021-2022 Season

GableStage’s 23rd season under its new producing artistic director Bari Newport will have more productions and additional performances in what is currently planned to be offered in full houses. The schedule is unveiled here.

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in News | Tagged Avi Hoffman, Bari Newport, GableStage, Teo Castellanos | Leave a comment

“It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint,” Assures New Leader At GableStage, Bari Newport

It doesn’t take five minutes, maybe barely a minute talking to Bari Newport to realize why she was selected to be the producing artistic director at GableStage. Her voice and her words exude energy, vitality and imagination as she faces the considerable challenges of taking the position left by the death of Joseph Adler, and not just keeping a venerable institution alive during a pandemic but looking ahead at growing it.

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Bill Hirschman

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GableStage Begins New Chapter With Bari Newport at the Helm

Starting April 1, the new leader at the helm of GableStage will be Bari Newport, who has served for the past nine years as producing artistic director of the Penobscot Theatre Co. in Bangor, Maine.

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in News | Tagged Bari Newport, GableStage, Joseph Adler | Leave a comment

GableStage Opens Season Of Premiered Multi-Media Work

The actual stage at GableStage may be dark, but the company has replaced the rest of its virus-interrupted 2019-2020 season with a glimpse of what may be one of the evolving facets of the future of theater. It has commissioned 12 area artists to produce nine online projects that meld traditional theater with digital storytelling.

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in News | Tagged Brandon Urrutia, Caleb Scott, Colin McPhillamy, GableStage, George Schiavone, Gregg Weiner, Jessica Farr, Joshua Hernandez, Kunya Rowley, Matt Corey, Michael Yawney, Rachel Finley | Leave a comment