Donna Carbone

Palm Beach Institute for the Entertainment Arts (PBIEA) presents SHOTS! This original play, written by Christina Karabiyik and PBIEA’s Executive Director Donna Carbone is a daring and provocative work that touches on sensitive societal issues of the day. Learn more about the play and find out how to get tickets here!

The Palm Beach Institute for the Entertainment Arts (PBIEA) will present WOMEN WISDOM AND WINE,  a new play by Executive Director/playwright Donna Carbone, at the end of June. The play features eight (8) women who, while having dinner in an Italian Restaurant, discuss topics relevant to being females of a certain age.

The Palm Beach Institute for the Entertainment Arts will present a unique concept in live theater titled OPEN AUDITIONS. The evening of 10 short scripts will feature seven of the Institute's repertory members in scenes they will not have seen or rehearsed before stepping onto the stage.

The Palm Beach Institute for the Entertainment Arts (PBIEA) will premiere a new comedy – SOUL SEARCHING – in August.

The Palm Beach Institute for the Entertainment Arts (PBIEA) and Kay-Squared Productions will join forces to bring Rich Orloff's hilarious new play, RADIO RIDICULOUS,  to south Florida. Radio Ridiculous is a humorous homage to the radio shows of the 1930s performed as a theatrical experience before a live audience. It is an interactive play in which the audience provides some of the sound effects.

The Palm Beach Institute for the Entertainment Arts (PBIEA) and Kay-Squared Productions will join forces to bring Rich Orloff's hilarious new play, RADIO RIDICULOUS,  to south Florida. Radio Ridiculous is a humorous homage to the radio shows of the 1930s performed as a theatrical experience before a live audience. It is an interactive play in which the audience provides some of the sound effects.

The Palm Beach Institute for the Entertainment Arts (PBIEA) will be celebrating Black History Month, by bringing the original play - INTERSECTION OF LINCOLN AND PARKS - to the Institute's stage.

The Palm Beach Institute for the Entertainment Arts (PBIEA) is offering  audiences a “feel good” play for the holiday season. Good People, a Tony nominated play, provides a look at life and relationships in South Boston, a blue collar neighborhood with a primarily Irish Catholic demographic.

The Palm Beach Institute for the Entertainment Arts has announced the addition of Broadway star and chanteuse extraordinaire Avery Sommers to their teaching staff.

Donna Carbone, the Managing Director of the Palm Beach Institute for the Entertainment Arts (PBIEA), announced that she is accepting submissions for a unique Tongues a'Wagging storytelling event, which will be held on Saturday, April 4th at 7:00 pm and Sunday, April 5th at 4:00 pm.

The Palm Beach Institute for the Entertainment Arts will offer a one-day intensive Master Class on Auditioning taught by respected actor/director Kenneth Kay. Mr. Kay is a theater and film professional with 40-plus years of experience. The class will be held on Saturday, May 9th, from 10 am to 5 pm. The course will be divided into a three hour morning session and a three hour afternoon session, with a one hour break for lunch in the middle.

Donna Carbone, the Managing Director of the Palm Beach Institute for the Entertainment Arts (PBIEA), formerly the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre, recently announced several unique offerings in theater entertainment that will be offered this season.

The Palm Beach Institute for the Entertainment Arts (PBIEA), formerly the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre, is starting off the new year with a bang. Managing Director Donna Carbone announced that a dedicated and hard-working Board of Directors has been installed to usher this new entity through its transitional period. The Chairman is Barry Kramer. He is joined by Dr. Michael K. Carbone and Mark Risher as Directors. All three are long-time supporters of the Burt Reynolds Institute. 

Donna Carbone, the moderator of Tongues a'Wagging community storytelling, announced that she is accepting submissions for a unique February event, which will be held on Saturday, February 15th at 7:00 pm and Sunday, February 16 at 4:00 pm at the Palm Beach Institute for the Entertainment Arts (formerly the Burt Reynolds Institute) in North Palm Beach.

Tongues a'Wagging community storytelling is accepting submissions for a unique Thanksgiving event. Do you have a reason to be grateful? Tell your story on Saturday, November 16th at 7:00 pm and Sunday, November 17th at 4:00 pm at the Burt Reynolds Institute in North Palm Beach.

On Saturday evening, October 26th at 7:00 pm, the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre will host a special Halloween fun and fright night of improvisation presented by the hilarious Burt Reynolds Institute Improv Players a?" The Trolls. The evening's offering will be unique in that it brings the audience and the performers together in an unscripted and always enjoyable 90 minutes of laughs and guffaws.

Back by Popular Demand! Tickets are now on sale for Tongues a'Wagging at the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre in North Palm Beach. This will be the fifth community-wide story telling event featuring true stories written and read by the people who lived them. The topic for the evening will be Gratitude - Reasons to be Thankful.

Donna Carbone, the moderator of Tongues a'Wagging community storytelling, announced that she is accepting submissions for a unique Thanksgiving/Veteran's Day event. Tongues a'Wagging will be held on Saturday, November 16th at 7:00 pm and Sunday, November 17th at 4:00 pm at the Burt Reynolds Institute in North Palm Beach.

The fourth Tongues a'Wagging Community Storytelling Event will be held at the Burt Reynolds Institute on Saturday, August 31st at 7:00 pm and Sunday, September 1st at 4:00 pm. Tickets are now on sale. The cost is $20.00.

Donna Carbone, the Managing Director of the Burt Reynolds Institute, announced that the Institute's popular Tongues a'Wagging - Community Storytelling Event has added a second show on July 21st at 4:00 pm. Doors open at 3:30 pm. The Saturday night show sold out almost overnight.