Theaters

Dorothy dreams of what lies over the rainbow.  One day a twister hits her farm and carries her away to another world.  Join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman, the Cowardly Lion and Toto as they seek the Wizard of Oz.  Student production featuring students in grades 3 through 5. The not-for-profit Maltz Jupiter Theatre has become one of Florida’s preeminent professional theatres, committed … +

Empire Stage will mount the first production of Aunt Jack by S.P. Monahan (Diva, Live from Hell), under the direction of Michael Bush (Himself and Nora). AUNT JACK follows the madcap family of Norman Sable-Church. After breaking up with his boyfriend-since-college, Norman moves clear across the country, leaving his fathers, George and Jack, in a tizzy. Months later, with George, a prominent … +

A fearless new play that unravels a complex web of moral ambiguity, revenge, and racial bias. A wealthy white businessman and a struggling black single mom ride the same bus week after week. As they get to know each other, their relationship sparks a candid and surprising look at racial and economic divides. This play by Bruce Graham has been selected as New … +

During a wedding reception, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings below. As the afternoon wears on, these five very different women joyously discover a common bond in this wickedly funny, irreverent, and touching celebration of the women’s spirit. Written by Alan Ball Directed by Tatyana-Marie Carlo CAST Thiana … +

Cliff Bradshaw, an American author working on a novel in Berlin, encounters singer Sally Bowles at the seedy Kit Kat Klub. When she is fired by the club’s owner—her jealous boyfriend—she moves in with Cliff and the two fall in love. As the Nazis begin taking control of the government, the atmosphere of the Kit Kat Klub and the lives of Cliff … +

Back by popular demand, this one-woman tour-de-force performance brings more than 20 Latina women to glorious life on stage by weaving together tales of love, marriage, immigration, and identity through eclectic stories and whimsical song! A collaboration between Zoetic Stage Artistic Director Stuart Meltzer and highly celebrated, three-time Carbonell Award-winning Cuban-American actress Elena María García, ¡FUÁCATA! or a Latina’s Guide to Surviving … +

6 actors, 8 playwrights, 4 directors get loose to get 8 short, provocative, funny and thoroughly entertaining plays that explore the vast array of experiences and humor that are relevant to the progressive communities. Summer fun that features brand new, never performed plays from 4 local playwrights in addition to pieces from nationally recognized playwrights. Founded in 2012, Island City Stage has … +

This spellbinding, romantic journey begins with a simple encounter between a man and a woman. But what happens next defies the boundaries of the world we think we know—delving into the infinite possibilities of their relationship and raising questions about the difference between choice and destiny. New City Players is a non profit ensemble theatre company in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It focuses … +

Do visible borders define one’s homeland? Exile breaks up families, and years of separation produce the mirage of a reunion. Because without love we would have no homeland. Nowhere in the world would we fit, except there, where it is.

Miami, USA
TEATRO AVANTE
by Abel González Melo Directed by Mario Ernesto Sánchez Carnival Studio Theater The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts 1300 … +

Georges is the owner of the La Cage Aux Folles nightclub, which features a drag show starring his partner and the love of his life, Albin. After twenty years of un-wedded bliss, Georges and his partner Albin face the hardest challenge of their relationship, yet: meeting their son, Jean-Michel’s fiance’s parents. Albin has always raised Jean-Michel, Georges’ biological son, as his own. … +

Avante Theater, Adrienne Arsht Center and Miami Dade County Auditorium present the 33rd Miami International Hispanic Theater Festival. The Festival will consist of 9 shows from six countries: Argentina, Spain, United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Uruguay. The works will be performed in Spanish and some with supertitles in English. Performances and Venues: Jul 12, 2018, 8: 30 PM Carnival Studio Theater at … +

Alone and confined, a woman prepares to defend herself in a trial that turns out to be a travesty. Assailed by memory and delirium, she tells us her story. The setting is Uruguay in the late 19th century, in the midst of political and family wars. Montevideo, URUGUAY LA INCAPAZ Author: Carlos María Domínguez Directed by Cecilia Baranda Carnival Studio Theater The … +

The world according to August Wilson – a world churning with life and death, lovemaking and violence, uplifting dreams and hard realities – is back onstage in South Florida with the opening of M Ensemble’s Seven Guitars. Written in the mid-1990s, the sprawling drama is part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright’s 10-play Pittsburgh Cycle (first called the Century Cycle), with each play … +

Freely adapted version of Federico García Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba. Dance-theatre rendered in flamenco and contemporary dance. A widow decrees eight years of mourning for her five daughters. In an atmosphere of authoritarianism, repression and desire, the drama is unfold. Written and directed by/ Escrita y dirigida por Rosa Luisa Márquez Choreography by / Coreografía de Jeanne D’Arc Casas Carnival … +

Woody Guthrie’s American Song is an ensemble musical theatre piece adapted from the songs and writings of America’s premier folk poet. The show uses Guthrie’s own storytelling to create narrative contexts for his music. He said that his work was inspired by this great country and the people who fought to find meaning and fulfillment in their lives as they wandered through. … +

At 54 years old, Terry Parker finds himself at a crossroads in his life.  Suddenly single and unable to adjust to a world that has moved on without him, he wakes up one morning with a 28-year-old man he met the night before.  What starts out as a one-night stand becomes a journey of self-discovery for a man trying to move forward … +

Set at a Catskills resort during the 1960 Labor Day weekend, the script focuses on the shenanigans that abound onstage and behind the scenes at Esther’s Paradise Resort in the Catskills. This sweetly comic story of Lois and Marge follows two friends from Brooklyn in search of good times and romance over one wild Labor Day weekend. The score showcases 18 Neil Sedaka classics, … +

This James Sherman’ bittersweet comedy is about three generations of American women. Mary Goodman, a woman of the “greatest generation” is mourning the loss of her husband. Her daughter, Deborah, is encouraging her to end her period of mourning and move on with a new independence.

In a series of scenes between Mary, Deborah, and Mary’s mother Bessie, Mary reflects back on her life … +

Into the Woods gives a modern twist to the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales in a musical format following the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel-all tied together in an original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch who has put a … +

Winner of the 1998 Tony Award for Best Play. “My friend Serge has bought a painting … a white painting with white lines.” Is such a purchase absurd or the height of fashion? This loaded question shakes the foundation of a lifelong friendship. Marc, Serge, and Yvan’s arguments over the painting spiral from lofty artistic theory to the kind of sharp, personal attacks … +

Equus is a play by Peter Shaffer written in 1973, telling the story of a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological religious fascination with horses. Shaffer was inspired to write Equus when he heard of a crime involving a 17-year-old who blinded six horses in a small town. He set out to construct a fictional account … +