Amy Hoerler

There is a great deal of enthusiastic singing and dancing by a large, energetic cast in Desert Theatreworks' (DTW's) production of WHITE CHRISTMAS, with book by David Ives and Paul Blake, and songs and lyrics by Irving Berlin. Daniela Ryan directed this production, which features two choreographers - Stacy Casaluci-Grenrock, assisted by teenaged veteran DTW member Violet Feath (who also serves as dance captain) for the tap numbers.

According to actor Amy Hoerler, being chosen to play a nurse in the new Burt Reynolds' movie, Dog Years, was "… the biggest thing I've ever done in my career." Dog Years, written and directed by Adam Rifkin, is the story of an aging former movie star who is forced to face the reality that his glory days are behind him. Rifkin wrote the script especially for Reynolds and described the story by saying, "On the surface, Dog Years is a tale of faded fame, but at its core, it's a universal story about growing old." In the movie, Reynolds plays aging movie actor, Vic Edwards, who is invited to a Nashville film festival to accept a lifetime achievement award but event do not turn out as expected.

Never one to rest on his laurels, Florida's favorite son, Burt Reynolds, spent the month of June in Knoxville, Tennessee, filming his latest movie. Dog Years, written and directed by Adam Rifkin, is the story of an aging former movie star who is forced to face the reality that his glory days are behind him. Rifkin wrote the script especially for Reynolds and described the story by saying, "On the surface, Dog Years is a tale of faded fame, but at its core, it's a universal story about growing old."

The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre (BRIFT) recent announced that several of their current students and graduates had been honored with awards at the Women in the Arts Miami (WITAM) gala held September 24th at the Club Privet at The Gulfstream Race Track in Hallandale.

This evening, August 4th, center stage at The Burt Reynolds Institute will host VISIONS AND VOICES, an evening of staged readings of original one acts performed by students from Burt Reynolds' Master Class.

On Saturday evening, August 11th, at 7:30 p.m. center stage at The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre (BRIFT) will once again come alive in the most hilarious of ways. Three short plays by award-winning writer Christopher Durang will be performed by actors trained by Hollywood legend Burt Reynolds. The Burt Reynolds Institute is an intimate venue with limited seating. Due to the demand for tickets, this return engagement will once again allow theatre goers to enjoy an evening of laughter and relaxation.

On Saturday evening, August 4th, center stage at The Burt Reynolds Institute will host VISIONS AND VOICES, an evening of staged readings of original one acts performed by students from Burt Reynolds' Master Class.

On Saturday evening, July 28th, at 7:30 p.m. center stage at The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre (BRIFT) will come alive in the most hilarious of ways. Three short plays by award-winning writer Christopher Durang will be performed by actors trained by Hollywood legend Burt Reynolds.