By PAM HARBAUGH Life too much with you? Tired of the dreary same old, same old — try something artsy this weekend. Theater: VENUS IN FUR, a sexy, mind-bending mystery by David Ives, opens Friday and runs through Feb. 28 at the Henegar Center’s second floor studio theater. For sure, you’ve...
‘VENUS IN FUR’ Steaming Up the Henegar
Shanise Jordan and Zack Roundy in the Henegar’s studio theater production of “Venus in Fur.” Photos by Dana Niemeier Photography. By PAM HARBAUGH Okay…right out front…disclaimer: This post is filled to the brim with conflict of interest. But now that I got that out of the way, I hope you see...
GET OUT! Feb. 5 – 7, 2016 plus VIDEO
By PAM HARBAUGH Before we get started on all the theater offerings, I want to make sure you know about a sweet, unplugged, easy going free concert being served up by the Brass Quintet of the Brevard Symphony Orchestra. The quintet will perform from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6,...
REVIEW: ‘Over the River and Through the Woods’ at Riverside Theatre
From Left: Sid Solomon, Kate Konigisor and John LaGioia in Riverside Theatre’s “Over the River and Through the Woods” photo by Riverside Theatre. By PAM HARBAUGH It might drip with sentimentality, but Riverside Theatre’s “Over the River and Through the Woods” will nudge out a few tears and win you over,...
MCT Play Reading ‘MURDERERS’
From a previous MCT public reading — “Third” by Wendy Wasserstein. By PAM HARBAUGH Melbourne Civic Theatre presents its next play reading at 2 p.m. Saturday with Jeffrey Hatchers’ dark comedy “Murderers.” The play comprises three vignettes, all set in a Florida golfing retirement community, where diabolical plans result in three...
REVIEW: ‘CATS’ at Cocoa Village Playhouse
“Cats” at Cocoa Village Playhouse. Photo by Goforth Photography By PAM HARBAUGH Cocoa Village Playhouse fills its stage to the brim and beyond with a thoroughly entertaining production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s groundbreaking show, “Cats.” Rather than a musical with storyline, conflict, plot-driven music et al, “Cats” is more of a...
GET OUT! Jan. 29 – 31, 2016
By PAM HARBAUGH Brevard has a ton of live theater from stem to stern. Most of the shows have already opened; but, opening tonight, there’s one that people have been anticipating — “Cats.” And on Sunday, another one “Smokey Joe’s Cafe,” finishes its run. OPENING AND CLOSING WEEKENDS “CATS” the Andrew...
REVIEW: ‘Guys and Dolls’ at Surfside
Becky Behl-Hill and Jack Maloney as Adelaide and Nathan Detroit in Surfside Players’ production of “Guys and Dolls” By PAM HARBAUGH Surfside Playhouse’s production of “Guys and Dolls,” reminds us why this wonderful show deserves to be one of American musical theater’s classics…and it also reminds us why Brevard community theater...
REVIEW: ‘THE UNDERPANTS’ showing at MCT
Above, from left Doug Sontag, Tori Terhune; below, from left, Pete Jacobsen, Glenn ‘Kraz’ Krasny in Melbourne Civic Theatre’s “The Underpants.” BREAKING NEWS — MCT has just added a performance 2 p.m. Feb. 13. The show is close to selling out completely. By PAM HARBAUGH Director Peg Girard and a cast...
AUDITIONS Jan/Feb 2016
By PAM HARBAUGH Here’s the list of upcoming auditions in calendar order. Be sure to do those voice and diction exercises before you arrive, speak loudly and face the audience, or, in this case, the director! MELBOURNE CIVIC THEATRE will hold auditions for an adaptation of Moliere’s restoration comedy, “Tartuffe,” at...