By Dale King Agnes of God is a mystery of biblical proportions. Literally. When a novice nun and purported virgin sequestered in a convent gives birth to a child — and that child is almost immediately found dead in a wastebasket, the investigation of a possible murder sets off a clash of personalities and ideologies. God is invoked, not just for prayer, but as a suspect. … [Read more...]
Palestinian actors in ‘Omar’ living the Oscar dream
This evening, Adam Bakri and Leem Lubany will be attending the 86th annual Academy Awards ceremony, a dream come true for two fledgling actors from Palestine. A week earlier, they were in South Florida, on the promotion trail for Omar, the movie they star in, nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. “I used to stay up to 7 a.m. until the final awards were given out,” recalls … [Read more...]
Community theater: Fine actors make poignant case for ‘Daisy’
By Dale King Driving Miss Daisy is not a holiday play. Not even close. But this light comedy about a black chauffeur hired to transport an elderly Jewish widow who is no longer capable of operating her car safely is a beautiful show – written with the smoothness of a heartwarming holiday production. It doesn’t jump headlong into matters of race or religion, of whether public … [Read more...]
Maltz, Actors’ Playhouse lead Carbonell nods with 18 apiece
That helicopter musical, Miss Saigon, at Actors’ Playhouse, received 11 Carbonell Award nominations, the most of any professional production in South Florida, according to an announcement made today. Sarah Kane’s sordid drama Blasted pulled in seven nominations for GableStage, the most for any play. The Carbonells, now in their 35th year, celebrate excellence in production … [Read more...]
The Hapster Awards, 2009 edition
Producers, who will accept any award, covet them. Actors, who probably do not realize they are rarely complimentary, list them in their program bios. What are they? The annual Hapster Awards, given for achievement -- usually “dubious’ -- in theater during the past year. So here are the 2009 Hapsters (Sorry, times are tough and we couldn’t afford envelopes): Best Play about … [Read more...]