Actors Frances Sternhagen and Richard Henzel, playwright Israel Horovitz and dramaturg Alison Maloof in a post-show discussion about Beverley. By Hap ErsteinNow five years old, Florida Stage’s annual 1st Stage New Works Festival got the most important thing right immediately.Where too many reading series elsewhere are dead ends for the scripts being unveiled, the … [Read more...]
Theater feature: New Miami theater troupe draws impressive talent
By Hap ErsteinVocabulary fans, the word for today is “zoetic.”It’s an adjective, meaning “pertaining to life,” so it is not a bad name for a new live stage company, unless you happen to worry that theatergoers in South Florida will not buy tickets for a troupe it cannot pronounce or spell, let alone know what it means.Still, welcome Zoetic Stage, the … [Read more...]
Theater review: ‘Sun Shone Brighter’ a smart, sharp SoFla story for our times
Dan Domingues and John Herrerain When the Sun Shone Brighter. By Hap ErsteinFlorida Stage ends its residency in Manalapan on a high note, with the world premiere of a smart, verbally adroit political play by a new writer with a natural affinity for the theater.Unclear is what lies ahead for the company when it moves into the uncomfortable quarters of the Kravis Center’s … [Read more...]
Theater commentary: Miami mayor tale stands out at 1st Stage New Works Festival
By Hap Erstein Fewer and fewer theaters these days devote themselves to producing new plays, as Florida Stage does, because they take nurturing and development, which is hard work.But the Manalapan company has come up with a entertaining way to include its audience in the process with its 1st Stage New Works Festival. Now in its third year, the festival gave six new … [Read more...]