Chris Oden as C.S. Lewis and Dennis Creaghanas Sigmund Freud, in Freud’s Last Session at Palm Beach Dramaworks. (Photo by Alicia Donelan)By Hap ErsteinA meeting between Sigmund Freud -- the father of psychoanalysis and a staunch atheist -- and C.S. Lewis, a convert to Christianity and author of the series of religious allegories, The Chronicles of … [Read more...]
Theater roundup: A fine ‘Candida,’ an incomplete ‘Desire’
John Leonard Thompson and Kim Cozort in Candida.Candida(Palm Beach Dramaworks; through Nov. 21)Palm Beach Dramaworks, which recently announced plans to move into the vacant Cuillo Centre space a block away from its Banyan Boulevard playhouse in West Palm Beach, continues to take the high road of offering up the towering writers for the stage that other South Florida … [Read more...]
ArtsPreview 2010-11: The season in theater
Andrew Rosendorf, playwright of Cane, at Florida Stage.By Hap ErsteinAfter a successful summer debut at the Kravis Center, Florida Stage unveils its first subscription season in the Rinker Playhouse, including several world premieres. Meanwhile, there is a new Miami company with its own troupe of actors, the Caldwell continues to dig out of its money woes with a … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Oct. 8-11
John Leonard Thompson and Kim Cozort in Candida.Theater: Palm Beach Dramaworks opens its new season by continuing to take the high road, giving its audience “theater to think about,” the triangular comedy Candida by the all-too-rarely produced in South Florida George Bernard Shaw. Kim Cozort stars in the title role, the wife of a “moralist and windbag” … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz: Palm Beach Dramaworks moving to Cuillo Centre
The Cuillo Centre for the Arts, at right.WEST PALM BEACH -- Like many a local resident in this downbeat economy, Palm Beach Dramaworks has decided to rent instead of buy.Long in the market for a new theater to replace its current 85-seat digs, the 10-year-old professional theater company in West Palm Beach announced today it will be signing a 20-year lease to move … [Read more...]
Theater review: Dramaworks’ ‘Gin Game’ like two hands of solitaire
Barbara Bradshaw and Peter Haig in The Gin Game.By Hap ErsteinWithout the safety net of their subscriber bases, South Florida theaters often ease up on their missions in the summer with lighter fare. A case in point is Palm Beach Dramaworks, which just came off its most challenging season in its 10 years of existence, lowering its sights with the playing card-thin … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: July 24-28
Hey Monday.Music: Things might be a little soggy out there thanks to Tropical Storm Bonnie, but as of this writing, the Vans Warped Tour, 2010 edition, is set to hit the Cruzan Amphitheatre on Saturday for a day of bands and extreme sports. The skateboard company Vans, which launched this festival in 1995, welcomes 72 bands to this year’s tour, … [Read more...]
Theater review: ‘Three Tall Women’ shows off Albee in top form
Angie Radosh, Geneva Rae and Beth Dixon in Three Tall Women.By Hap ErsteinHe has never actually been to Palm Beach Dramaworks’ West Palm Beach theater, but with five of his plays produced there, Edward Albee is the company’s unofficial resident playwright.It might have been more in keeping with the troupe’s mission of presenting worthy, but neglected scripts had … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: April 23-25
Gianni Di Gregorio and the ladies of Mid-August Lunch.Film: Yes, you could check out the foreign movies at the 2010 Palm Beach International Film Festival, which continues through Monday, but it seems unlikely that it has an entry as enjoyable as Mid-August Lunch, opening Friday at several area theaters. This puckish Italian comedy stars writer-director Gianni … [Read more...]
Theater feature: For Palm Beach County theaters, a light haul at the Carbonells
Robert Creighton recreates a number from Cagney!,an award-winner Monday night for Florida Stage.(Photo by Tony Schreiber) By Hap Erstein If you are looking for Carbonell statuettes today, look southward. Monday evening’s 34th annual Carbonell Awards ceremony was a low-key, well-produced event that tilted strongly towards theaters in Miami-Dade County. In fact, to two theater … [Read more...]