New City Players preparing to stage Arthur Miller masterpiece

New City Players preparing to stage Arthur Miller masterpiece

  By AARON KRAUSE It is safe to say that South Florida theater artist and educator Jason Peck knows Arthur Miller’s classic masterpiece, All My Sons. “Oh, my gosh, I’ve read the play close to 100 times by now,” Peck notes. “All My Sons is a text I know intimately....

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Island City Stage’s ‘A Delicate Balance’ is great theater

Island City Stage’s ‘A Delicate Balance’ is great theater

f Photo by Matthew Tippins Although they are touching each other, you sense tension between Agnes (Patti Gardner) and Tobias (Tom Wahl) in Island City Stage’s first-rate production of Edward Albee’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, A Delicate Balance.     By AARON KRAUSE Unless you have been hiding in a...

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Slow Burn’s ‘Anastasia’ sparkles

Slow Burn’s ‘Anastasia’ sparkles

Photo courtesy of Slow Burn Theatre Company The titular character (center, Mikayla Cohen,) receives lessons in gracefulness from conmen Dmitry (left, Jarod Bakum) and Vlad (right, Aaron De Jesus).   By AARON KRAUSE Who are you? While you probably know your name, maybe you have not studied your family’s past...

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The power of connection is clear in New City Players’ ‘The Last Christmas’

The power of connection is clear in New City Players’ ‘The Last Christmas’

Photo by Ryan Arnst (From left) Casey Sacco, Marlo Vashti Rodriguez, and Susanna Ninomiya star in New City Players’ world premiere production of The Last Christmas.   By AARON KRAUSE Eve Hart’s brown eyes blink repeatedly before she expresses her wish during an uncertain and scary time for many. “I...

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‘The Last Christmas’ at New City Players may make you feel less alone

‘The Last Christmas’ at New City Players may make you feel less alone

By AARON KRAUSE It is nearly midnight on a pitch-black Christmas Eve. Everybody is sound asleep, and it’s deathly quiet. Suddenly you feel lonely and dreadful. But then a soft yet reassuring voice from the radio fills the vast space and instantly puts you at ease. Such a scene may...

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Modern version of ‘The Fantasticks’ soars at Island City Stage

Modern version of ‘The Fantasticks’ soars at Island City Stage

Photo by Matthew Tippins Kevin Hincapie and Jonny Lee played lovers in Island City Stage’s production of an LGBTQ rewrite of The Fantasticks.   By AARON KRAUSE Whether it’s between a man and a woman, two men, two women, two robots, or two animals, love is love. A modern version...

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Upcoming short play festival aims to invest in South Florida playwrights

Upcoming short play festival aims to invest in South Florida playwrights

  New City Players (NCP) will feature top works by South Florida playwrights in an upcoming event titled Short Plays: Lauder Made. NCP has scheduled the festival for 8 p.m. Sept. 27 and 28, as well as 3 p.m. on the 28th. The venue will be the theatrical space at...

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Island City Stage’s ‘Die, Mommie, Die’ offers laughs aplenty

Island City Stage’s ‘Die, Mommie, Die’ offers laughs aplenty

Photo by Matthew Tippins Tony Parker (Clay Cartland) tries to calm Edith Sussman (Susanna Ninomiya) in Island City Stage’s production of Die, Mommie, Die!   By AARON KRAUSE While summer camp is over for kids, a different kind of camp is in session for adults at Island City Stage (ICS)....

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‘A Shonda’ uplifts, celebrates love

‘A Shonda’ uplifts, celebrates love

Photo courtesy of The Foundry Clay (Jackson Goad) and Duvid (Brandon Campbell) are in a forbidden relationship in A Shonda.   By AARON KRAUSE The term “collision” usually carries a negative connotation. After all, serious injuries or worse can result when people or vehicles collide. But a potentially healing collision...

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New City Players presents a sizzling ‘Streetcar’

New City Players presents a sizzling ‘Streetcar’

Photo by Morgan Sophia Stella (Casey Sacco, left), and Blanche (Elizabeth Price) act out a scene from New City Players’ production of A Streetcar Named Desire.   By AARON KRAUSE “Bigger isn’t better.” So go the lyrics to a Cy Coleman and Michael Stewart song from the musical “Barnum.” At...

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