FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — If you need extra incentive to advocate for arts funding in the wake of the proposed elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities as part of President Trump’s budget, what better way to receive that added drive than by experiencing the Renaissance? After all, […]
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — You might have seen the 1977 Italian, Academy Award-nominated film “A Special Day” (“Una Giornata Particolare” in Italian). But you likely haven’t seen it performed on stage in the ingenious manner Miami New Drama is presenting the comic, touching story. You have four more chances to do so, and if minimalist, […]
WILTON MANORS, Fla. — Like a speeding bulldozer crushing everything in its path, a nightmarish past comes barreling back into the lives of two lesbians about to get married in “Son,” a new work by playwright James L. Beller Jr. The promising new play, which needs work, is receiving its world premiere in a gripping […]
WEST PALM BEACH — Some plays require preparation before seeing them, even for the most sophisticated theatergoers. You can’t just walk into the theater knowing nothing about the work and expect to be able to easily follow it without getting frustrated. Tom Stoppard’s Olivier-Award-winning “Arcadia” is such a work. If you haven’t read it, or […]
A Civil War Christmas
MARGATE, Fla. — There are times when we like bad, even horrible people. Look no further than musicals such as “Peter Pan” (who doesn’t like, or at least have fun with Captain Hook?) “Chicago,” “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” and “Sweeney Todd.” Characters in these types of shows… Read more WILTON MANORS, Fla. […]
Dan Zisko is currently the Managing Director of Onstage Playhouse in Chula Vista, CA. He has been involved in the theatre arts for the last 15 years. While always dabbling in acting, he mainly focused on his first love light design. In the last few years, he has moved away from Light Design into the […]
It feels like it has been forever since I updated this site and with good reason. First, I was in Las Vegas at the Catersource/Event Solutions conference at the Las Vegas Hilton and then I had tech week for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Needless to say, it was a exhausting 2 weeks which I am […]
I just got back from a day at The Special Event convention at the San Diego Convention Center. Event Planners are an interesting bunch of people to watch in their own element. They are creative, passionate, and have a great sense of humor about what they do. They pride themselves on telling a “story” through […]
Most of you know that I work with a Non-Profit Community Theatre company in the San Diego Area. Like most companies, we had a down year and the subject of the best way to suppliment our revenue has come up. What do we do? Do we raise ticket prices? Do we focus on getting Grants? […]
February is always a fun time for the theatre I work for. February is the time of year where we select our next season slate. Our season runs 6 mainstage shows from July through June which means right about 1st Quarter of any given year, we need to sit down an decide what our upcoming […]
I just wanted to give a shout out to a photographer I found to do my production shots. If you are in the San Diego Area and are looking for a photographer, I highly recommend him. His name is Andrew Rogers and he can be reached at [email protected] (The website is a work in progress…I […]
I just got back from a day at The Special Event convention at the San Diego Convention Center. Event Planners are an interesting bunch of people to watch in their own element. They are creative, passionate, and have a great sense of humor about what they do. They pride themselves on telling a “story” through […]
February is always a fun time for the theatre I work for. February is the time of year where we select our next season slate. Our season runs 6 mainstage shows from July through June which means right about 1st Quarter of any given year, we need to sit down an decide what our upcoming […]