Arsht Center. From June 7 through 30, 2013.
Summer Shorts 2013, the eighteenth edition of fast and often hilarious short plays that South Florida theatre audiences have come to expect as the perfect kick-off to summer theatre, opens Friday, June 7th at the Adrienne Arsht Center. The Annual Summer Shorts Festival, playing through June 30th includes an all-new Summer Shorts production, a new family musical (The Amazing Adventures of Dr. Wonderful: And Her Dog, and CityWrights: A Professional Weekend for Playwrights (including the award presentation to the winners of the 2nd Annual City Theatre National Award For Short Playwriting).
Fifty thousand theatre-lovers know that summer kicks off with the hilarious and provocative Summer Shorts, co-presented with the Adrienne Arsht Center. Summer Shorts is America’s Short Play Festival, with an incredible line-up of scripts penned by the country’s best writers including City Theatre National Award For Short Playwriting Competition winners. This year Summer Shorts will present twelve fresh new shorts that will be the most fun you’ll have all summer. June 7-30 in the Carnival Studio Theatre at the Adrienne Arsht Center, with performances Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and matinees Saturday and Sunday at 4:00 p.m. Tickets are $35 for all performances except Saturday evenings, $40. Visit www.arshtcenter.org for tickets and information. Groups of ten or more call 786.468.2326 for special discounts.
City Theatre, The Orlando Rep and The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts will present an all-new musical for the whole family The Amazing Adventures of Dr. Wonderful (And Her Dog). Sponsored by The Key Biscayne Community Foundation, and co-produced with Orlando Repertory Theatre, the show was first produced to wide acclaim at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. last year, with book and lyrics by Lauren Gunderson and music by Brian Lowdermilk. Dr. Wonderful is all about making science an entertaining and musical adventure. Science is fun when Dr. Wonderful is on the case. Here’s the synopsis:
There are no puzzles in space, right? Wrong! Space is one giant puzzle waiting to be put together by physicists, astronomers, and a brainy girl who goes by the name Dr. Wonderful. Fly through the solar system with Dr. Wonderful and her amazing adventure team of Newton (the dog) and Ben (the human) in this all-new musical! Saving a super star from disappearing is no small task, especially when the star is 1.3 million times the size of Earth and 93 million miles away. But when Dr. Wonderful receives the call, her team leaps into action from their laboratory/bedroom into outer space. With a couple of butterscotch candies and a rock song from Mom in the mix, the mystery solvers are amazed by their final discovery. Girl-detective-noir meets science-geek-chic in this super cool astronomical event! Recommended for ages 6 and up.
Performances are Tuesday through Friday (see www.arshtcenter.org for schedule) and Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. June 15-30. Camp group performances are scheduled throughout the week. Visit www.arshtcenter.org for tickets and camp performance dates and times. Groups of ten or more call 786.468.2326 for special discounts.
City Theatre’s 3rd annual CityWrights Professional Week for Playwrights is scheduled for June 19 – 23, 2013 at the EPIC Hotel. Playwrights will enjoy expanded workshops for writing, reading and feedback with award-winning Master Playwrights including Tina Howe, Lauren Gunderson, Steve Yockey, Robert Caisley, Matt Hoverman and others. Professional development sessions, led by industry experts from the Dramatists Guild, the DGFund, Theatre League of South Florida, the National New Play Network, Young Playwrights Inc., agents and publisher will cover topics including tips to protect, market and launch new work, understand copywright, intellectual property & subsidiary rights, e-publishing, risks and rewards of social media for playwrights, gender parity, development programs, production opportunities, writing for theatre, film, tv and internet series. There will be nightly readings of award-winning shorts by City Theatre Award finalists, Samuel French finalists, Student Scholars, and Summer Shorts Festival Playwrights.
For registration fees and sign-up, visit www.citytheatre.com or call 305.7559401. Once again, this year includes partial and full conference packages, including special CLE tracks approved by the Florida Bar (8 CLE credits). New to the event is Teacher Training that is also eligible for eight Master Credits to Miami Dade County Public School teachers.
2013 SUMMER SHORTS PLAYS
The Favor by Leslie Ayvazian
How much is too much to ask of the people we love?
iZombie by Kendra Blevins
Two kids meet: cute until one of them loses their iphone!
Departure by Holly Hepp-Galvan
A touching drama about a girl with something to hide.
A 2012 City Theatre National Award for Short Playwriting finalist.
The Student by Matt Hoverman
Burt has a lesson for Hugh at their student-teacher conference
Handing Down the Recipe by David Bar Katz
A delicious comedy about sex, food and family tradition
Mothra vs. the Casting Agent, An Allegory by David Bar Katz
In tough times, even the iconic monster is looking for a job World Premiere
Bite Me by Nina Mansfield
Ellen can’t wait to give Mark a gift that will last a lifetime!
Please Report Any Suspicious Activity by Rick Park
Dirk and Antonio are both in hot water when a trip to the Aquarium goes wrong.
The Gay Agenda by Paul Rudnick
Mary Abigail Carstairs-Sweetbuckle has a thing or two to say about the new neighbors.
Feel the Tango by Susan Westfall
A boring night turns upside down when the waiter takes Sandy’s order.
A Tall Order by Sheri Wilner
If we are what we eat, a menu can be a landmine when you’re famished for love. Award for Short Playwriting finalist
Serendipity by Steve Yockey
Can a random street-corner encounter and mistaken identity really change everything?
Summer Shorts at the Arsht Center
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132
305.949.6722
www.arshtcenter.org
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