Stageworks Theatre is holding Auditions for Brownsville Song (b-side for tray) Thursday, November 16th 6pm, Stageworks Theatre Email: stageworkspad@gmail.com Set in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, "brownsville song (b-side for tray)" is a powerful tale of resilience in the face of tragedy. Moving fluidly between past and present, this bold new play tells the story of [...]
Some months ago I ran across a quote. ‘Grief is the feelings you have and mourning is what you create from those feelings’ The Year of Magical Thinking is a prime example of beauty created from grief. It has been described as a story “about death, about illness, about probability and luck, about good fortune [...]
STAGEWORKS: MINING GRIEF FOR HEALING The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion’s no-frills memoir of loss and recovery, opens at Stageworks Theatre this weekend. The essayist and screenwriter adapted the one-woman stage play herself. Didion wrote the piece while mourning the loss of her husband, fellow novelist and screenwriter John Gregory Dunne, and a daughter, [...]
Joan Didion and her husband, John Gregory Dunne, with their daughter, Quintana Roo. Ms. Didion is the subject of a new documentary by her nephew Griffin Dunne. CreditJohn Bryson/Netflix Joan Didion’s meticulously calibrated prose has the effect of placing her at a particular remove from the reader. The persona she creates on the page is [...]
Light, fluffy and fun: '5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche' Monday, August 14, 2017 12:27pm TAMPA — The show starts at the ticket counter, where audience members walk away wearing female name tags. The gesture continues from the opening moments of 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, as proud leaders of the Susan B. Anthony Society for [...]
Production follows “spectacular” regional debut at Tampa International Fringe Festival How much of someone else are we prepared to accept on faith? What will we never accept about them without proof? If we ever doubt them, can they ever fully prove themselves? What would such proof look like? And how do these questions change when [...]
Stageworks Theatre’s Production of “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity” Presents a ‘Life Imitates Art’ Moment for Cast Member May 18, 2017 Leigh Simons, combat sports documentarian for Golden Boy Promotions and the SPIKE TV Network’s Bellator franchise turns the tables and steps into the role of THE Wrestling Owner and Announcer, “EKO” at Tampa’s [...]
by Wade Bradford Updated March 02, 2016 Avenue Q Lyrics - The Philosophy of Avenue Q Lyrics During a recent visit to London, I wandered through Covent Garden on my way to watch a West End production of Avenue Q. While passing various shops and street performers I spotted a large plaque placed on the [...]
February 28th Stageworks Theatre will be holding Auditions for the upcoming production of: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity – by Kristoffer Diaz Directed by Karla Hartley Fight Choreography by Daniel Granke ***All performers are paid. There is 1 AEA Special Appearance Agreement available Rehearsals begin May 9, 2017 Performances will be June 1-18, 2017. [...]
A Word From Our Artistic Director Two years ago, when I was in Atlanta with my son, we decided to see what shows were available to us. Atlanta has a vibrant theater scene and we were eager to find something new and interesting. We decided to check out The Aliens by Annie Baker at the [...]
