Island City Stage’s ‘At the Wedding’ Is Sharp, Funny, and Deeply Human”
Photo by Matthew Tippins Victor (Steven Guez) and Eli (Timothy Mark Davis) try to keep a wedding cake upright in Island City Stage’s triumphant production of At the Wedding. By AARON KRAUSE Want a neat, perfect wedding? You won’t find one in Bryna Turner’s funny, energizing, and emotionally sharp comedy,...
New City Players’ Confederates: A Fierce, Funny Look at Slavery’s Lingering Shadows
Photo by Kevin Ondarza Sara (Nai Fairweather) is unafraid of battle in Dominique Morisseau’s powerful play Confederates. By AARON KRAUSE Slavery’s chains still bind in unexpected ways, and Dominique Morisseau’s bold, nuanced dramedy Confederates urges us to unshackle ourselves—and one another—from their lingering grip. New City Players’ (NCP) riveting professional...
New City Players to tackle race, resistance, and resilience in ‘Confederates’
Cast members Gemma Berg, Toddra Brunson, Nai Fairweather, and Denzel-McCausland. By AARON KRAUSE When you think of live theater during the summer, lighthearted, escapist fare may spring to mind. Understandably so — in the sweltering heat, who wouldn’t want to sit back, relax, and simply enjoy the show? But while...
Island City Stage Delivers a Precise, Potent ‘Dying Gaul’
Photo by Dennis Dean A complicated romantic triangle develops between (from left) Jeffrey (Amir Darvish), Elaine (Autumn Kioti) and Robert (Jorge Amador) in Island City Stage’s impressive production of Craig Lucas’s play, The Dying Gaul. By AARON KRAUSE The set design for Island City Stage’s (ICS) intense, believable, and...
New City Players imbues ‘All My Sons’ with skill, heart
Photo by Ryan Arnst Timothy Mark Davis, Laura Turnbull, and Michael Gioia appear in a scene from New City Players’ production of All My Sons. By AARON KRAUSE The opening scene of New City Players’ (NCP) first-rate professional production of Arthur Miller’s tragic masterpiece, All My Sons, is appropriately...
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....
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...
‘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...
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...
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)....