Theatre

Art On in conjunction with MAS Rep presents RPM: A Night of One Acts. Written by Miami native playwright Ozzie Quintana, the plays follow two stories of machismo and feminism spurring from both Cuban and Miami history. Almost a hundred years apart in time, but timeless in their content. Of Kings, which first premiered in 2018, throws you into the high risk street racing scene of the 1990s told through the local ones of characters that are all too familiar. A Woman in Battle, the second one act and Quintana's most recent play, defines the different interpretations of freedom using the stories of three woman in a Havana prison during the first Cuban Revolution of 1868. These shows beautifully visualize the Cuban culture and its prominence. Both winners of multiple awards at the Thespians One Acts Festival including Best Original Work. RPM: A Night of One Acts is showing from July 21-24th in the MAS Black Box at Miami Arts Studio 6-12 @ Zelda Glazer. Tickets are $20 with evening shows starting at 8:00 PM and Sunday shows at 1:00 PM. For more information, you can visit our website http://mas.dadeschools.net/, call us at (305) 485-2323, or visit our Instagram @miamiartsstudio.

In support of the South Florida's young-adult arts enthusiasts, Miami Theatre Works is graciously offering a limited number of complimentary tickets to its production of the Tony Award winning “Avenue Q,” a musical comedy featuring puppets and human actors with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and book by Jeff Whitty. Winner of the 2004 Tony Awards “Triple Crown” (Best Musical, Book, and Score), the show has been praised for its approach to ADULT themes of racism, homosexuality, internet pornography – several hot-button issues from a hilarious, R-rated “Sesame Street” perspective. Like few other theatrical productions, this show presents amazing challenges for the actors; most of the cast performs multiple roles, some with wildly different vocal characterizations, all while their hands are manipulating real emotion into puppets. Visit www.miamitheatreworks.com and select any number of seats now, using code: AVEQCOMP. We’ll see you at the show!

Live musical theater piece based on the music of ABBA.

Young, Gifted & Brave - Theatre for Youth will present its inaugural production, Brévo for Broadway, this summer taking place on Saturday, July 23, 2022, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Little Haiti Cultural Center. Tickets start at $25.00 for adults and $15.00 for children and seniors. The multicultural cast of 20 performers, the majority of which are recent high school graduates, will perform a compilation from popular Broadway musicals and performances with excerpts from “Six,” “Hamilton,” “A Strange Loop,” and “Dreamgirls.” The variety show will also include students delivering powerful scenes and monologues from notable Broadway plays such as “Thoughts of a Colored Man.” The lobby will open (1) hour prior to curtain. Please enjoy light bites and beverages before the show. Ages: 15+ Runtime: (1) hour (30) minutes (15min. intermission) The performance contains mature language *All guests must show a valid ID when checking in at the box office. For student tickets, students must show a valid school ID.*

An epic musical journey and cultural celebration. Papá Cuatro is a world-premiere musical that tells an extraordinary immigrant tale of a generation of Venezuelan musicians who were forced to leave their country in hopes of a better future, taking with them centuries of traditions and the joyous sound of an iconic Latin American string instrument: El Cuatro. Immerse yourself in this epic journey and cultural celebration with these world-class international artists that have come to start anew and share their real-life stories with you in a setting that exists somewhere between a musical, a documentary, and a house party. Conceived by Venezuelan-Canadian director Juan Souki (Miami New Drama’s Viva la Parranda), and with original music by singer-songwriter, Mariaca Semprún (Piaf, La Lupe, Latin Grammy 2020); cuatro player, Miguel Siso (Latin Grammy 2018); harpist, Eduardo Betancourt (Latin Grammy 2010); bandola player, Mafer Bandola (LADAMA); and drummer, Adolfo Herrera.

A witty dramatic comedy about class, integrity, and culture. Lucia is understandably nervous. It’s day one at her first TV writing job. As a Hispanic novelist, she may actually be the “diversity hire” she’s heard whispers about. Uncertain whether she can make a place for herself in cutthroat Hollywood, she feels less alone when she meets Abel, the Latino janitor. They form a bond and share stories, but it turns out that their friendship is not what Abel expects.

The legendary Ruben Rabasa (who Andy Garcia called "La Gloria de Cuba") takes the wheel of his own one person show to tell us about the wild ride of his life - all 83 years of it and counting. Rabasa takes us from Cuba to the United States; from santeros to his saving grace, his mom. It's funny and silly and full of heart, just like Rabasa himself, who has a thing or two to teach us - his Rubenology - about being an actor, a lover, a friend, a son, a Cuban-American and an American. A WORLD PREMIERE!

A new work by Pulitzer Prize-winning Cuban-American playwright Nilo Cruz. In "Kisses Through the Glass," two people are drawn together, first by an unknown infirmity and then by love, as they try to find a better place for themselves. The time is the future or now, in a world that seems to be destroying itself. Anabella is the actress trying to keep the theatre alive by remembering the last play she was in before the theatres closed due to a pandemic. Trevor is the truck driver who no longer has a sense of direction after delivering his last cargo. The lives of these two strangers are not only changed forever by the road but also by their spiritual journey to an unknown destination.

La obra hace alusión a un Puerto Rico y a un mundo cuyo lapso oscila entre 1950 y 1984. Sirve como documento histórico para que las nuevas generaciones conozcan a su país y al mundo en el cual se desarrollaron sus padres, abuelos, y bisabuelos, para conocer la cosmovisión de los diferentes entornos en los cuales está plasmada esta obra. Un excelente ejemplo de esta realidad, un clásico nacional de carácter universal que trasciende el tiempo. Es la pieza de teatro escrita por un dramaturgo puertorriqueño radicado en Puerto Rico más vista en el mundo. This work makes reference to Puerto Rico and the world during the time period 1950 and 1984. It serves as a historical document for new generations to get to know their country as well as the world in which their parents, grandparents and great grandparents grew, and also to learn about the worldviews prevalent in the various settings wherein the play unfolds.

A bilingual performance about the great Mexican painter, Frida Kahlo, combines music, visual arts, story narratives, puppets, and the audience's participation. There are three Fridas on stage -the painter, the singer, and the storyteller- and the three will transport the young audience on a biographical journey where colors heal. The performance features puppets (hand puppets, finger puppets, and rod puppets), projections of the artist's most emblematic paintings, together with the animated illustrations of the storybook Los colores de Frida/Frida's Colors. While the performance is going on, children will be able to watch the creation of an artwork on stage. The expressions, folklore, music, and color of Mexican culture will be the main protagonists, in order to tell the story of one of the greatest artists in the Americas. Un espectaculo bilingue sobre la pintora mexicana, Frida Kahlo, que combina musica, arte visual, narracion de cuentos, titeres y el publico.