COLLATERAL DAMAGE: How The Iraq War Effects Your Town
The Iraq War was in the news that morning, coming over car radios all over the country when Joe Dauffenbach died. For years local officials in Southern Minnesota had sought federal dollars to widen sections of Route 14, a road they call a death trap. But when they went to Washington, last March, hats in hand, “I’d talk about Route 14,” said Pat Hentges, city manager of Mankato. “But the Senators and Congressmen would switch the conversation to Iraq. The war was getting in the way.”
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Culture, Politics, and Romance in Miami New Drama’s “The Cuban Vote”
By Christine Dolen
“The Cuban Vote” – written by and starring Carmen Pelaez – embroils her character in a race for Miami mayor, with a distinct romantic undercurrent loosely inspired by William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew.” Miami New Drama’s production at The Colony Theatre is directed by Loretta Greco and co-stars Kristian Bikic, Marcela Paguaga, Evelyn Perez, Jonathan Nichols-Navarro, and Andhy Mendez.
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“iMordecai,” starring Judd Hirsch & Carol Kane, Opens Miami Jewish Film Festival 2022
“iMordecai.”starring Judd Hirsch and Carol Kane, directed by Marvin Samel and shot in South Florida is a comedy about Samel’s father, Mordecai Samel, a Holocaust survivor from Poland with a feisty sense of humor and self-assured hubris. The film will open the Miami Jewish Film Festival 2022.
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Joseph Papp Tribute at GableStage
By Christine Dolen
The incomparable theatrical impresario JOSEPH PAPP has been memorialized in different ways since his death in 1991 at the age of 70. Now, three decades after his passing, Papp and his legacy have become the subjects of an almost-solo show, “Joe Papp at the Ballroom.” Debuting at GableStage through Dec. 31, the world premiere piece is the work of three adaptors: actor Avi Hoffman, director Eleanor Reissa and playwright Susan Papp-Lippman, eldest of Papp’s children.
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New Artistic Director Aims to Make a Splash with Her First GableStage Season
By Christine Dolen
With an eye toward serving the company’s existing audience and attracting new theatergoers, Bari Newport has chosen her first GableStage season.
The majority of the pieces have been written or co-written by women, and nearly all will be directed by them.
