Tag Archives: Michel Hausmann

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,

Posted on January 6, 2026 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged Andie Arthur, Andy Rogow, Bari Newport, Brevo Theatre, City Theatre, GableStage, Gladys Ramirez, Gulfshore Playhouse, Island City Stage, Kutumba Theatre Project, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Margaret Ledford, Matt Stabile, Miami New Drama, Michel Hausmann, New City Players, Phillip Dunlap, Ronnie Larsen, Theatre Lab, Tim Davis | Leave a comment

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.

Posted on January 4, 2026 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged Andrew Kato, Andy Rogow, Bari Newport, Caryl Ginsburg Fantel, City Theatre, GableStage, Gladys Ramirez, Island City Stage, Karen Stephens, korin, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Margaret Ledford, Matt Stabile, Miami New Drama, Michel Hausmann, New City Players, Nicole Stodard, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Partrick Fitzwater, Phillip Dunlap, Theatre Lab, Thinking Cap Theatre, Tim Davis, Zoetic Schmoetic | Leave a comment

Michel Hausmann to be Honored With Vinnette Carroll Award

Michel Hausmann, the co-founder and Artistic Director of Miami New Drama, reputedly the largest bilingual theater company in the country, will be honored in November by the Carbonell Awards with the Vinnette Carroll Award.

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in News | Tagged Carbonell Awards, Miami New Drama, Michel Hausmann, Vinnette Carroll | Leave a comment

Is Artist Acting Like A Dog Or Believes It Or What: Premiere Asks Questions Inside Satire

Obviously, the attention-getting element of Bad Dog is the sight of a Miami New Drama actor dressed in a jock strap and a few yellow straps, inhabiting the bizarre essence of a performance artist assuming a dog persona. But it is only one memorable aspect of the world premiere of Bad Dog , the complex comic satire with thematic underpinnings by Harley Elias..

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Bad Dog, Christopher Vergara, Harley Elias, Krystal Millie Valdes, Liba Vaynberg, Mia Matthews, Miami New Drama, Michel Hausmann | Leave a comment

The Drama Behind The Rebirth of Miami New Drama’s Satchmo Musical “A Wonderful World”

The creation of a musical always contains more drama than what ends up on the stage. But then there is the anguish and celebration that commandeered the pre-virus birth and now this winter’s resurrection of A Wonderful World that closed the night before it was to open at Miami New Drama.

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged A Wonderful World, Aurin Squire, Christopher Renshaw, Juson Williams, Louis Armstrong, Michel Hausmann, Nicholas Richberg, Thomas E. Rodgers Jr. | Leave a comment

Miami New Drama’s 7 Deadly Sins Is A Singular, Year-defining Theatrical Experience

It was only a matter of time until one of South Florida’s most experimental companies would find a way to produce theater outside of a theater. Nine months into a pandemic, the sheer existence of Miami New Drama’s experiential short-play collaboration 7 Deadly Sins feels as surreal as it is miraculous.

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged 7 Deadly Sins, Caleb Scott, Carmen Pelaez, Christopher Renshaw, Dael Orlandersmith, Gerald McCullouch, Gregg Weiner, Hilary Bettis, Jessica Farr, Mia Matthews, Miami New Drama, Michel Hausmann, Moises Kaufman, Nilo Cruz, Renata Eastlick, Rogelio Martinez, Sandi Stock, Stephen G. Anthony | Leave a comment

Seven Deadly Sins Is Return To Live Theater In Miami

Nine months into the country’s battle against COVID-19, Miami New Drama and its boundlessly imaginative artistic director, Michel Hausmann, have figured out a way to turn vice into virtue, exploring the seven deadly sins in an ambitious return to live theater beginning Nov. 27.

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged Aurin Squire, Caleb Scott, Carmen Pelaez, Christopher Renshaw, Dael Orlandersmith, Gerald McCullouch, Gregg Weiner, Hilary Bettis, Jessica Farr, Mia Matthews, Miami New Drama, Michel Hausmann, Moises Kaufman, Nicholas Richberg, Renata Eastlick, Rogelio Martinez, Sandi Stock, Stephen G. Anthony | Leave a comment

Racism & South Florida Theater: Changing The Dance Steps

Asked to spotlight specific problems and potential solutions, everybody had a story of racism infecting the South Florida theater community. Some cited unintentional micro-aggressions in pressure-laden rehearsals. Others underscored systemic failings whose reform will require leaders, supporters and audiences to revaluate everything from what goes on stage to who decides what goes on stage.

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged Carey Brianna Hart, Christina Alexander, Elena Maria Garcia, Ethan Henry, James Randolph, Karen Stephens, Keith C. Wade, Kent Chambers-Wilson, Margaret M. Ledford, Matt Stabile, Michel Hausmann, Nicholas Richberg, Ron Hutchins, Shirley Richardson, Teddy Harrell Jr., William Fernandez | 1 Comment

Act Two For SoFla Theater: A 2-Part Portrait One Month In

PART TWO: One month into the nation-wide shutdown of live communal theater due to COVID-19, South Florida companies, like those in so many other regions, are trying to write Act Two with little clue how Act Three will play out. In this first of two parts, leaders from local companies and venues a limn this tale of confident hope and chilling fear, cold balance sheets with seven digits in the red, and blue sky imagining what theater will look like in two, three, 18 months.

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged Actors Playhouse, Andrew Kato, Andy Rogow, Arsht Center, Barbara Stein, Bree-Anna Obst, Broward Center, Christopher Demos-Brown, COVID-19, David Arisco, Island City Stage, Judith Mitchell, Kelley Shanley, Kravis Center, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Marilynn Wick, Miami New Drama, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Michael McKeever, Michael Spring, Michel Hausmann, Nicole Stodard, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Patrick Fitzwater, The Wick Theatre, Theatre Lab, Thinking Cap Theatre, William Hayes, Zoetic Stage | Leave a comment

Act Two For SoFla Theater: A 2-Part Portrait One Month In

PART ONE: One month into the nation-wide shutdown of live communal theater due to COVID-19, South Florida companies, like those in so many other regions, are trying to write Act Two with little clue how Act Three will play out. In this first of two parts, leaders from local companies and venues a limn this tale of confident hope and chilling fear, cold balance sheets with seven digits in the red, and blue sky imagining what theater will look like in two, three, 18 months.

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features, General | Tagged Actors Playhouse, Andrew Kato, Andy Rogow, Arsht Center, Barbara Stein, Bree-Anna Obst, Broward Center, Christopher Demos-Brown, COVID-19, David Arisco, Island City Stage, Judith Mitchell, Kelley Shanley, Kravis Center, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Marilynn Wick, Miami New Drama, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Michael McKeever, Michael Spring, Michel Hausmann, Nicole Stodard, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Patrick Fitzwater, The Wick Theatre, Theatre Lab, Thinking Cap Theatre, William Hayes, Zoetic Stage | Leave a comment