Tag Archives: Palm Beach Dramaworks

It’s A Hard-Knock Life Between The Laughs In Inishmaan

Palm Beach Dramaworks’ team finds the special vibe of Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy set in an unforgiving climate of the heart in The Cripple of Inishmaan.

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Colin McPhillamy, Dennis Creaghan, Elizabeth Dimon, Franne Lee, Harriet Oser, J. Barry Lewis, Jim Ballard, Martin McDonagh, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Paul Black, Steve Shapiro, Wesley Slade | Leave a comment

McDonagh’s Signature Drama And Humor Meld In Dramaworks’ Upcoming Cripple Of Inishmaan

To avoid spoiling the specific emotional U-turns, all that veteran theatergoers need to know about The Cripple of Inishmaan opening at Palm Beach Dramaworks this month is that it’s a classic exemplar of the Martin McDonagh oeuvre that alternates raucous raunchy wit and heart-searing tragedy, sometimes punctuated with bloody violence.

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged Martin McDonagh, Palm Beach Dramaworks, The Cripple of Inishmaan | Leave a comment

Don’t Let Esoteric Details Dissuade You; Let Dramaworks’ Arcadia Swirl Around You

Palm Beach Dramaworks’ production of Arcadia is Tom Stoppard’s love letter to the miracle of human intelligence’s pursuit of learning — with a gentle jab at the hubris of those who are so taken with that pursuit.

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Arcadia, Brian O'Keefe, Caitlin Cohn, Casey Butler, Cliff Burgess, Dan Leonard, Don Thomas, Gary Cadwallader, J. Barry Lewis, James Andreassi, Margery Lowe, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Peter Simon Hilton, Ryan Zachary Ward, Steve Shapiro, Tom Stoppard, Vanessa Morosco | Leave a comment

Get Ready For Brain-Stretching Ride In Dramaworks’ Arcadia

When idea-hungry audiences at Palm Beach Dramaworks who have cheered Ionesco and Albee are faced with something less challenging, some complain to Producing Artistic Director William Hayes that they can see that fare elsewhere. They will get their wish in extremis this month with Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia.

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged Arcadia, J. Barry Lewis, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Ryan Zachary Ward, Tom Stoppard, Vanessa Morosco | Leave a comment

Bravura Acting Duo Highlights Dramaworks’ ‘Collected Stories

Palm Beach Dramaworks’ production of Collected Stories is not only one of the most affective and effective dramas seen in the region for many months, it offers a superb performance by a young actress Keira Keeley molded by gifted director Paul Stancato, and one of the best performances by an experienced actress we’ve seen in a long, long time, that of Anne-Marie Cusson.

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Anne-Marie Cusson, Collected Stories, Donald Margulies, Keira Keeley, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Paul Stancato | Leave a comment

Two Premieres, 1 By Teachout, Top Dramaworks’ Season, Plus Sweeney Todd This Summer

Billy and Me, a world premiere by theater critic Terry Teachout about the difficult friendship of legendary playwrights William Inge and Tennessee Williams, will be one of the highlights in next season’s slate at Palm Beach Dramaworks.

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in News | Tagged Palm Beach Dramaworks, Terry Teachout, William Hayes | Leave a comment

Dramaworkshop Exemplifies New Play Development With Faletto’s ‘Domestic Animals’

The 21st Century paradigm for developing new plays in on display this month at Palm Beach Dramaworks’ Dramaworkshop “developmental” production of Jennifer Faletto’s Domestic Animals.

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged Domestic Animals, Dramaworkshop, Jennifer Faletto, Margaret M. Ledford, Palm Beach Dramaworks | Leave a comment

What Kind Of Year Was It? Our Critics’ “Best Of” 2016 Lists

Critics and award judges have been talking about it for weeks: The sheer amount of high quality work has made evaluating the last 12 months unusually challenging, but also an opportunity to remember one of the most rewarding calendar years in recent memory. So here’s a supremely subjective stab by all three critics here at Florida Theater On Stage at recognizing the shows and performances that stood out from a pack of productions.

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay about the Death of Walt Disney, Actors Playhouse, After, Alex Alvarez, An Act of God, Andre' L Gainey, Anna Lise Jensen, Arts Garage, Arturo Rossi, Avery Sommers, Aygemang Clay, Barbara Bradshaw, Bessie Smith: The Devils’ Music, Betsy Graver, Buyer & Cellar, Charlie Cinnamon, Chris Crawford, Clay Cartland, Conor Walton, Dan Knechtges, David Arisco, David Nagy, Deborah Zoe Laufer, Elizabeth Dimon, Evening Star Productions, Feeding The Bear, Florida Grand Opera, GableStage, Genie Croft, Gregg Weiner, Gretchen Porro, Ground Up and Rising, Hand To God, Helen Gregory, I Love A Piano, Island City Stage, James Brennan, Jeni Hacker, Jim Gibbons, Jodi Dellaventura, John Harden II, Joseph Adler, Julie Kleiner Davis, Karen Stephens, Keith Garsson, Kevin Black, Kristian Bikic, Larry Buzzeo, Laura Hodos, Lindsey Corey, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Louis Tyrrell, Lourelene Snedeker, Mad Cat Theatre Company, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Marco Ramirez, Margery Lowe, Maria Elena Garcia, Mark Duncan, Matt Loehr, Matthew Korinko, Maureen Anderman, Me and My Girl, Mia Matthews, Michael Aman, Michael McKeever, Million Dollar Quartet, Mud, Murdered To Death, New Theatre, Nicholas Richberg, Nicole Stodard, Niki Fridh, Our Lady of 121st Street, outre theatre company, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Parallel Lives Chris Crawford, Passion, Patrick Fitzwater, Paul Tei, Perfect Arrangement, Peter Galman, Peter Lovello, Putting It Together, Rapture Blister Burn, Ricky J. Martinez, Ron Hutchins, Roof, Rudi Goblen, Sarah Gracel Anderson, Shein Mompremier, Simply Simone: The Music of Nina Simone, Skye Whitcomb, Slow Burn Theatre Company, Smoke, Sondheim On Sondheim, Spring Awakening, Stuart Meltzer, The Flick, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Minister’s Wife, The Nether, The Passenger, The Realistic Joneses, The Royale, The Soul of Motor City, The Wick Theatre, The World Goes Round, Theatre At Arts Garage, Theatre Lab at Florida Atlantic University, Thinking Cap Theatre, This Random World, Three Sisters of Weekhauken, Toddra Brunson, Tom Wahl, Wesley Slade, West Side Story, William Hayes | Leave a comment

Donohoe’s Fine Acting Channels Capote In Dramaworks’ Tru

Audiences can marvel at the artistry from actor Rob Donohoe and director Lynnette Barkley in Palm Beach Dramaworks’ production of Tru, but the one-man bio-play about Truman Capote never quite touches the heart or coalesces narratively.

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Lynnette Barkley, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Rob Donohoe, Tru | Leave a comment

Becoming Truman Capote At Dramaworks: Rob Donohoe Transforms Himself Inside & Out

Sitting at a table in Palm Beach Dramawork’s rehearsal hall, Rob Donohoe doesn’t look or sound a thing like Truman Capote. He’s taller, his hair is brown and full and his voice is a warm baritone. But he and director Lynette Barkley have been cataloguing the external public celebrity and the internal tortured soul in preparation for the one-man drama Tru opening Dec. 2.

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged Lynette Barkley, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Rob Donohoe, Tru | Leave a comment