You don’t have to get very far into Armature by Andrew Kramer before it is clear that the play is building towards an inflammatory conclusion. Eerie references to a “burning” emerge early on in this world premiere offering from Island City Stage, a burning that, when it finally occurs, seems to be a shocking yet inevitable result of threatening racial, sexual, and political tensions threaded throughout the story.
Talking over coffee with singer/actress/dancer Patti Gardner at a bagel shop in Boynton Beach is remarkably enjoyable – like chatting with a longtime friend. She speaks about her loving 43-year marriage to husband, Neal; their twin daughters who turned 40 years of age last November and the fact that after her interview, she planned on driving to Vero Beach to visit with her grandchildren.
It’s good to see MNM Theatre Company back in business. Now having moved from its former location at the Kravis Center’s Rinker Playhouse and set up shop at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, the company makes a priority of casting Florida-based actors in its high quality productions, a welcome policy when some of the other bigger and flashier companies in the area are wont to bring in out of towners.
Two of the best restaurants in the country live in Delray Beach – and a third lives in West Palm Beach – if you believe this week’s Yelp rankings of its Top Restaurants in 2022.
In today’s world, it’s pretty damn hard to be happy, and especially so if you happen to hate your job. So it’s difficult to imagine many modern day workers who would not hold some sympathy for Meena Pierotti, the depressed protagonist of RX, a charming dark comedy by Kate Fodor which first premiered in 2012.
Almost, Maineby John Cariani is certainly an interesting addition to Palm Beach Dramaworks’ 2021-2022 roster. After an acclaimed run in Portland in 2004, Almost Maine managed only a one month run off-broadway, but gained notoriety in its afterlife as its producibility, broad appeal, and flexible casting requirements resulted in the play becoming unexpectedly popular with high school and other regional groups.
If you’re in the mood for a moderately entertaining musical comedy sporting a tuneful country score, you’re likely to have an enjoyable night out atthe Lake Worth Playhouse’s current production of 9 To 5.
It was an honor to be in attendance at the first non-preview performance of a work as original, fresh, and vital as Zoetic Stage’s production of Gringolandia. This new work by Hannah Benitez, a playwright and performer with Miami roots, is the first commissioned piece from Zoetic, an intriguing new initiative for the company that got off to a great start with this past weekend’s world premiere.
