10 Plays and Musicals Off the Beaten Path High Schools Should Consider
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Written by: Ryan McPhee
April 24 was National High School Theatre Day. In honor of that, we join young theatre nerds across the country in wondering one of life’s most burning questions: What play are we doing next year?
Ever eager to stand out from the crowd, we’ve picked 10 popular plays and musicals at high schools around the country and paired them with 10 counterparts that are perhaps off the beaten path but equally worth consideration as students eagerly await their chance in the spotlight. Read more for our picks below.
CUBAN CHICKEN SOUP: WHEN THERE’S NO MORE café by Elena Maria Garcia and Stuart Meltzer – World Premiere at Arsht Center
Miami, FL – Zoetic Stage (@ZoeticStageMIA) and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County (@arshtcenter) are proud to present the world premiere of Elena Garcia and Stuart Meltzer’s CUBAN CHICKEN SOUP: WHEN THERE’S NO MORE CAFÉ from May 2-19. From the creative team that brought behind the hugely successful ¡Fuacata! A Latina’s Guide to Surviving the Universe comes a new one-woman, comedic tour de force starring the incomparable Elena Maria Garcia.
Nurse Blakes’s New SHOCK ADVISED Comedy Tour Coming to the Kravis Center this December
(West Palm Beach, Fl.) – The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is thrilled to announce Nurse Blake is bringing his NEW COMEDY TOUR SHOCK ADVISED! to West Palm Beach on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. Tickets for the West Palm Beach performance start at $39.50* and go on sale to the public on Friday, April 26 at 10 a.m. online at kravis.org.
THE CAPPIES AWARDS CELEBRATE HIGH SCHOOL THEATER AT THE BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
FORT LAUDERDALE – The Broward Center for the Performing Arts and South Florida Cappies Inc. present the 22nd Annual Cappies Awards celebrating outstanding achievement in high school theater on Tuesday, May 21 at 7 p.m. in the Au-Rene Theater.
The Carbonell Awards to Host 47th Annual Ceremony at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center on November 11, 2024
(South Florida) – Gary Schweikhart, board president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s Theatre & Arts Honors, today announced that the 47th annual awards ceremony will be held on Monday, November 11 at 7:30 pm at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center at 3800 NW 11th Place, Lauderhill, FL 33311.
Winners of the Second Annual Young Playwright to be Read on Stage April 17
West Palm Beach, Fla. – Palm Beach Dramaworks is delighted to announce that 19 students from five middle schools are the winners of the second annual Young Playwrights 1-Minute Play Contest. Inspired by PBD’s hugely popular Young Playwrights 10-Minute Play Contest for high school students, the 1-Minute Play Contest is open to all Palm Beach County students in grades six through eight and challenges them to tell a complete story in just 60 seconds. The plays will receive a staged reading by professional actors in front of an audience at the Don & Anne Brown Theatre on Wednesday, April 17 at 7pm. Tickets are free, but reservations are required.
The Delray Beach Playhouse Announces its 2024-2025 Season!
Written by Carol Kassie
The Playhouse 2024-2025 Season will feature top-tier performers, classic musicals, comedy, and nostalgia.
DELRAY BEACH, FL: The Delray Beach Playhouse announced its lineup for the 2024-2025 season today, and once again the beloved venue will offer a wide variety of programming designed to please its long-time patrons, as well as to attract new and diverse audiences to what is often referred to as ‘the gem of a theatre on the shores of Lake Ida.’
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center Announces the Aventura Summer Concert Series
AVENTURA, Fla. – The City of Aventura will add some heat to the summer entertainment schedule with the Aventura Summer Concert Series coming to the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center and featuring three rockin’ tributes to yacht rock, R&B and rock royalty before cooling off with smooth bossa nova harmonies.
World Premiere Musical Little Miss Perfect, Frozen, Waitress, More in 2024-2025 Olney Theatre Season
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Written by: Logan Culwell-Block