Theatre

Disney’s MOANA JR. Playing at JCAT in Miami, FL Disney’s Moana JR. is playing at JCAT from May 3rd, 2023 through May 7th, 2023. The 60-minute musical adventure, designed for middle school/elementary-aged performers, is based on the 2016 Disney film Moana. The JCAT cast includes 19 students led by Mr. Gutierrez and his creative team. "I am proud to present Disney's Moana Jr. with this wonderful cast. We have been rehearsing every Sunday since February and we are excited to show you how much everyone has learned and accomplished!" - J.C. Gutierrez (Director) See the line where the sky meets the sea? You’ll love this thrilling and heartwarming stage adaptation of the coming-of-age tale of Moana as she sets sail across the Pacific to save her village and discover the truth about her heritage. She and the demigod Maui embark on an epic journey of self-discovery and camaraderie as she learns to harness the power that lies within. Adapted for young performers, this musical includes favorite songs by Tony®, GRAMMY, Emmy, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa’i, and Mark Mancina, such as “How Far I’ll Go,” “Shiny,” and “You’re Welcome.” With its empowering message of bravery, Moana JR. is sure to awaken your inner hero!

Experience a riveting journey of courage, art, and resilience with the world premiere of “Create Dangerously,” a theatrical adaptation of Edwidge Danticat’s critically acclaimed book. Directed by the visionary Lileana Blain-Cruz, this captivating play will ignite your imagination and stir your soul as it explores the power of creativity in the face of adversity. Witness a transformative story that transcends borders and boundaries, celebrating the indomitable spirit of the human heart.

One play per hour starting at 6 p.m. Freshly Rooted is a "new works" series that includes a staged reading of new works to engage with audiences and introduce community members to brave new voices, telling stories in innovative and bold new ways. The series includes an interactive feedback session after the last show on April 1st. Pour it Out encourages the audience to share its thoughts of the play, actors and the performance making the audience part of the creative process. Additionally, the segment includes professional playwrights who will also share their feedback. For this installment, it highlights four plays and playwright, Michael Oatman, former Playwright-In-Residence at Karamu Theater, the oldest African American theater in the country. The four plays that will be stage-read include: “The Slap”: In the wake of the Will Smith/ Chris Rock Oscar slap incident - Jada Pinkett Smith flashes back to the rocky origin of her marriage which was born out of a love triangle between her, Will Smith and Tupac Shakur. “Not a Uterus in Sight”: A female college professor is arrested by a Black FBI agent after giving an incendiary speech at an abortion protest that leads to the death of a police officer. “The Benediction”: A shadowy bad man pays a visit to a troubled pastor in search of a crucial piece of information. “Far From a Distant Shore”: Albert Einstein, WEB DuBois, and Paul Robeson meet at Einstein’s home to settle old scores and work on the 1946 Anti-lynching petition. The performance on April 1st will be followed by Pour It Out, a feedback session including Véronique George, Dr. James Webb and Bryan-Keyth Wilson. Pour It Out will be available live via streaming on Brevo Theatre’s Facebook Live and Zoom.

Directed by Choreographer/Transdisciplinary artist Alexey Taran and multimedia artist Carla Forte, the 305 & HAVANA INTERNATIONAL IMPROV FEST is a festival that promotes the art of improvisation in performance and film. This year 305 & Havana International Improv Fest presents screenings and performances that deepen into the art of improvisation, bringing together performing artists, filmmakers and audiences across the city. Every year, the festival commissions Miami-based artists to present a new improvisation work. This year, the choreographers Maya Billig and Cecilia Benitez have been commissioned by Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film.

Marty's Back in Town is a comedic-drama about the ups and downs of a dysfunctional family and their relationships with each other and with the “black sheep” who is coming home after 10 years. "Though MARTY'S BACK IN TOWN frames the tale of one family, shake many a family tree and you'll likely find the same nuts"... Stage Magazine "A wonderful portrayal of family dynamics...Very entertaining, I loved it!"

Thriller, the Pepsi fire, drug wars, and a white family moving into a Black neighborhood: It’s 1984 and we are in Miami Dade County’s Opa-Locka and life is about to get a whole lot more confusing for a group of kids who want to be the ‘King of Pop.’ Defacing Michael Jackson is about growing up, hero worship, and how we see ourselves.

Turned towards an organic incarnation whose common thread is the departure-return report from the native island, the territory of origin, Frénésies starts slowly with a misguided character "I had the ocean as far as the eye could see but I was without horizon", sometimes candid: Thomas (twin in Aramaic). He meets his inverted double, free and without attachment, real or not, to the public to decide, Bilal (the name of the Patron saint of the muezzins, the one who sublimates reality by sacralizing it. It also represents water in Arab culture, the elusive, the intangible, the one who overflows, who flies, who engulfs), who will do it juggling disturbing and ecstatic situations during the course an unforgettable trip on American roads. Everything contributes to tighten the room towards a philosophical, mystical climax, an intimate ritual to reconnect with oneself, with one's roots, thus becoming a new genre: an initiatory road-theatre.

Madre es la travesía de una mujer milenaria en su eterna lucha por encontrar el cuerpo de su hijo. Es el reflejo de las miles de mujeres que, siendo víctimas de la barbarie, se aferran a la fortaleza de sus corazones para seguir buscando. Quizás no se les devuelva la paz, ni el cuerpo, ni un nombre escrito en la historia, mucho menos el de ellas, pero son las únicas que se niegan a detenerse. En celebración de los 50 años de carrera de la destacada actriz Adriana Barraza, este unipersonal multidisciplinario que integra música, danza y teatro, es un homenaje a todas las madres heroínas que han luchado y siguen luchando en contra de la desaparición forzada. *** La obra de teatro es presentada en español

90 min No intermission Mild adult language As a door slams in 1879 Norway, a young wife and mother leaves behind her family, freeing herself from the shackles of traditional societal constraints. Now, 15 years later, that same door opens to reveal Nora, a changed woman with an incredibly awkward favor to ask the people who she abandoned. Lucas Hnath’s bitingly funny sequel to Ibsen’s revolutionary masterpiece unfolds in a series of bristling stand-offs that reveal in Nora’s world, much like our own, behind every opinion there is a person, and a slamming door isn’t just an end, but also the chance for a new beginning.

Next to Normal Music by Tom Kitt Book & Lyrics by Brian Yorkey Directed by Stuart Meltzer Next to Normal is a deeply moving musical that explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score, and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as one of the year’s 10 best shows by critics at publications across the country, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times. Dad's an architect. Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal. Their daughter and son are bright, wisecracking teens. They appear to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal, because the mother has been battling manic depression for 16 years. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family’s story with love, sympathy and heart.