GableStage Honored, Arts Leaders Shift, and Theater Season Kicks Off

GableStage Honored, Arts Leaders Shift, and Theater Season Kicks Off

Photo by Lindsey Walters Isabel Lee Roden as Juliet, Angela Iannone as Friar Lawrence, and Nick Ericksen as Romeo in American Shakespeare Center’s professional production of Romeo & Juliet   By AARON KRAUSE Bill von Maurer Award to GableStage GableStage will receive the Bill von Maurer Award at this year’s...

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‘Ben Butler’ is not your average play about war

‘Ben Butler’ is not your average play about war

Photo by Amy Pasquantonio Major Cary (Jim Gibbons) argues with Major General Benjamin Butler (Troy J. Stanley) in Boca Stage’s production of Ben Butler.   By AARON KRAUSE You normally would not expect to laugh uproariously while watching a play about the Civil War, set during that time period. But...

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National award-winning play shows “How the Light Gets In.”

National award-winning play shows “How the Light Gets In.”

  By AARON KRAUSE “It’s about finding the courage to reach each other during the darkest and most difficult times,” said the winner of a national new play award for her piece, How the Light Gets In. From her description, it sounds like playwright E.M. Lewis penned her award-winning play...

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