Carbonell finalists announced
Less than two months before the 2023-24 Carbonell Awards ceremony, the board has announced the finalists. For the past South Florida theatrical season, Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard at Miami New Drama garnered the most individual Carbonell nominations (12), followed by Slow Burn Theatre Company picking up 11 for The...
Suh, Vosters win top honors for their plays
Suh Vosters For their recent outstanding works, Playwrights Lloyd Suh and Jennifer Vosters won top awards given annually by a national theater critics group. For his play, The Heart Sellers, Suh won the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) New Play Award. The Steinberg/ATCA honor, which...
‘Today, I am a Monster’ exhibition addresses vital issues
Here is just one example of Autumn Kioti’s artwork from her website, located at www.autumnkioti.com Area artist Autumn Kioti (they/them) has stitched, knitted, sketched and cobbled together a visual tale. It addresses the confluence of mental health, climate change, and the struggle to navigate a world where one can...
Six plays in the running for major honor
Six playwrights are vying for a top national award presented annually by a group of theater critics. The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) has announced six finalists for the 2024 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New play Award. Specifically, the honor recognizes playwrights who produced the best scripts that premiered...
PBD’s Perlberg Festival of New Plays slated for early January
While the professional, non-profit theater company, Palm Beach Dramaworks (PBD) remains committed to developing and producing new plays, the name for the company’s annual readings of new scripts in January has changed. The event, formerly the New Year/New Plays Festival, is now called the Perlberg Festival of New...
Take in a show in vibrant South Florida region
The 2023-24 theater season in South Florida is in full gear with shows opening regularly. Below is a round-up of just a few offerings in the region. YI Love Jewish presents a reading of A People by LM Feldman, and starring Avi Hoffman, who is also directing. The...
South Florida theater awards, nominations announced
Even as a new live theater season has begun in South Florida, it is time to honor the excellence that artists displayed during the past year. In the region that includes Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, there are at least two opportunities to recognize greatness in live theater:...
Thinking Cap Theatre will present season thanks to community’s response to appeal
Photo courtesy of Thinking Cap Theatre One of Thinking Cap Theatre’s last productions at the MAD Arts Gallery in Dania Beach was the world premiere of O Christmas Tree by Bree-Anna Obst and Nicole Stodard. In the production last holiday season, Anne (Carol Sussman), Frankie (Phillip Andrew Santiago), and Claudia...
Boca Stage relocates
Photo by Amy Pasquantonio Political “fixer” Nathan Berkshire (Wayne LeGette) comforts assemblyman Julius Lee (Paul Wong) in Boca Stage’s recent production of Warrior Class at Boca Raton’s Sol Theatre. Now, Boca Stage will mount its shows at the larger Delray Beach Playhouse. By AARON KRAUSE Boca Stage has a...
Critics honor playwrights for their work
Anderson By AARON KRAUSE Playwright Christina Anderson brought home a major national award for her play, the ripple, the wave that carried me home. Anderson was one of six playwrights vying for the national honor. A group of critics annually presents the award to the best plays...
