FST Opens 2023 Stage III Series With NNPN Rolling World Premiere Of BABEL
by Stephi Wild - Dec 22, 2022
Florida Studio Theatre (FST) kicks off its 2023 Stage III Series with Babel by Jacqueline Goldfinger, a dark comedy probing the world of modern eugenics. In the play's version of the not-so-distant future, expectant parents learn within the first few weeks of pregnancy which traits their child will have and what behaviors it is likely to exhibit.
FST Presents The Regional Premiere Of Jeffrey Sweet's KUNSTLER
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 28, 2020
Florida Studio Theatre (FST) presents the Regional Premiere of Kunstler by Jeffrey Sweet, a revealing drama inspired by the real life and career of self-described a?oeradical lawyera?? and Civil Rights activist William Kunstler, who often took unorthodox approaches in the pursuit of justice. Called a?oeEye-openinga?? by The New York Times, this engaging play highlights Kunstler's most famous and controversial cases. Kunstler starts playing in FST's Bowne's Lab Theatre February 19. Tickets are now on sale at (941) 366-9000 or floridastudiotheatre.org.
Florida Studio Theatre Opens Its Stage III Series With THE NETHER
by Stephi Wild - Dec 31, 2019
Florida Studio Theatre (FST) opens its annual Stage III Series with The Nether by Jennifer Haley, a dark, futuristic play exploring the moral, ethical, and legal implications of virtual reality. Called a?oeRelentlessly grippinga?? by TimeOut London and a?oeGasp-worthya?? by The New York Times, this thrilling drama imagines a digital world that provides its users with total sensory immersion and no rules: The Nether. When Detective Morris discovers a?oeThe Hideaway,a?? a secret realm within The Nether offering its visitors a disturbing brand of entertainment, she launches an investigation into the complex morality of the digital world. Winner of the 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and nominated for the 2015 Olivier Award for Best New Play, The Nether will run in FST's Bowne's Lab Theatre starting January 15.
BWW Review: CYMBELINE at Great River Shakespeare Festival
by Kathleen Peterson - Jul 9, 2019
The Great River Shakespeare Festival in Minnesota has taken up one of the Bard's more obscure plays as part of its Season 16 offerings. CYMBELINE is difficult to classify (one scholar called it a "comical-tragical-historical-pastoral-dramatic-romance")! But that also makes it a lot of fun.
BWW Review: An Unsettling MACBETH at Great River Shakespeare Festival
by Kathleen Peterson - Jul 8, 2019
It's not surprising to feel somewhat uneasy sitting in a theater waiting for MACBETH to begin. At the Great River Shakespeare Festival's production you're confronted when you sit down with a stage set that feels fractured, unforgiving, ominous.
BWW Review: Wrong House's SKETCHY SPRING Just Feels So Right
by Kristen Morale - May 2, 2019
For two nights only, Wrong House Productions presented Sketchy Spring, an hilarious compilation of sketches with a wide berth of wacky topics covered. From Ted Bundy's charm, which has the ability to turn his jury into musical and horny high-schoolers, to a 30th birthday celebration not complete without the mother who believes she lives in a Jane Austen novel, Sketchy Spring provided quite the number of laughs that hardly ever ceased as the night wore on.
Wrong House Presents SKETCHY SPRING!, All-New Sketch Comedy
by Julie Musbach - Apr 15, 2019
Things are about to get a whole lot sketchier in Chelsea when Wrong House Productions presents a brand-new slate of sketch comedy in SKETCHY SPRING! The fifth installment in the company's series, taking on everything from hot-button issues to pop culture fads, will play TADA! Theater