Author, 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.
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Miami 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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Miamian Edwidge Danticat’s Book “Create Dangerously” Becomes an Important Work of Theatre
“Create Dangerously” is a book and play blending memoir, essays and stories about the courage of Haitians at home and in exile. The play will run for the month of May at Miami New Drama at the Colony Theatre on Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road.
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Icon Impacts Opa-Locka Teens in World Premier of Miami New Drama’s “Defacing Michael Jackson”
CHRISTINE DOLEN: “When Aurin Squire was growing up in a neighborhood near Opa-locka in the 1980s and ‘90s, the future playwright-screenwriter and his friends revered consummate entertainer Michael Jackson as the idol he was, an ever-evolving King of Pop.”
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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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