Performing Arts
Storytellers David Modigliani + Willa Kaufman
In June 2024, DAVID MODIGLIANI and his co-producers, STANLEY TUCCI and WILLA KAUFMAN, released the Tribecca-winning podcast, “PACK ONE BAG,” about his family’s experiences and escape from Italy during the rise of fascism and Benito Mussolini.
read moreIn Memoriam: Dr. Enid Curtis Pinkney
DR. ENID CURTIS PINKNEY (1931-2024) passed away on July 18, 2024 at the age of 92. She will be most remembered for saving the Hampton House in Brownsville from the Miami wrecking ball, and raising the funds to restore it to National Historic Registry standards. She was the founder of the Historic Hampton House Museum.
read moreLynda Sturner: Actor, Director, Playwright, Journalist
LYNDA STURNER is an actor, director, playwright, journalist, and arts administrator.
read moreDavid Check: Showrunner, Director
DAVID CHECK is a veteran of original programming, amassing over 25 EMMYs and a Peabody Award over three decades. After a 17-year run as the Executive Producer of MLB Productions, he now spearheads his own company, Check Point Productions, specializing in unscripted storytelling.
read moreJosh Margolin: Director, Writer, Editor, Actor
JOSH MARGOLIN is a writer, director, editor and actor who grew up in Los Angeles. Margolin is the grandson of prolific film and TV director Ted Post and Thelma Post. “Thelma,” featuring June Squibb, Richard Roundtree, Parker Posey, Malcom McDowell, Fred Hechinger, and Clark Gregg is Margolin’s feature directorial debut.
read moreThandolwethu Mamba: Singing Across Continents
THANDOLWETHU MAMBA is an upcoming baritone who continues to establish himself on opera and concert stages, showcasing his command of diverse styles and repertoire.
read morePhoebe Nir + Linds Gray: Telling Stories
Both Geminis and insomniacs, PHOEBE NIR and LINDS GRAY’s work together is cuddly and dangerous, a visually kinetic gas station Slushee spiked with Shakespeare, Chad Michael Murray, the Bible, Twin Peaks, and Juicy Couture.
read moreCameron Basden: Gotta Dance — From The Joffrey to MCB
CAMERON BASDEN is a director, educator, répétiteur, writer and former professional ballerina who brings passion and spirit to her art as well as a keen sense of organization and integrity to the projects she undertakes.
read moreAuthor, Playwright Nicholas Griffin and “Dangerous Days”
NICHOLAS GRIFFIN is a journalist and author of four novels and three works of nonfiction. His writing has appeared in The Times (London), the Financial Times, and Foreign Policy, among other publications.
read moreMiami New Drama Explores the “Dangerous Days” and Aftermath of Arthur McDuffie’s Death
“Sweet Goats and Blueberry Señoritas,” written by Cuban-Americans Richard Blanco and Vanessa Garcia, is a play about a Cuban-American baker named Beatriz who has moved from Miami to Maine. The play opens at Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre in Coral Gables. On Friday, Nov. 10, and runs through Sunday, Dec. 3.
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