The Wolves
By Sarah DeLappe
Directed by Stuart Meltzer
at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
October 31 - November 17, 2019
This Pulitzer Prize finalist centers on the lives and experiences of nine high school girls through their weekly Saturday morning pre-game soccer warmups, using their team and relationships as a metaphor for survival in twenty first century America. Different personalities and backgrounds clash, as these young women navigate the bumpy terrain of being a teenager living in America today. This stunning new work, highly theatrical and still true to life, is one of the most anticipated titles in the cur- rent American theater season.
American Son
By Christopher Demos-Brown
Directed by Stuart Meltzer
A South Florida Premiere
at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
January 9 - 26, 2020
A Florida Premiere by award-winning playwright and Zoetic Stage co-founder Christopher Demos-Brown. Set in a South Florida police station in the middle of the night, two parents search for their missing teenage son, who happens to be African American. A gripping tale of two people caught in our national divide, with their worst fears hanging in the balance. Fresh from it's highly successful Broadway run, Zoetic Stage will be one of the first regional theaters to present this important new work about race in America. Intimate in nature but universal in scope, American Son continues Zoetic Stage's mission to present socially relevant work by South Florida voices. A New York Times' Critic's Pick!
A Little Night Music
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Directed by Stuart Meltzer
at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
March 19 - April 12, 2020
This beloved Sondheim classic explores the tangled web of affairs centered around actress Desirée Armfeldt, and the men who love her: a lawyer by the name of Fredrik Egerman and the Count Carl-Magnus Malcom. When actress performs in Fredrik's town, the estranged lovers' passion rekindles, effecting everyone around them. Hailed by The New York Times as "Sophisticated and Enchanting." As relevant today as when it first appeared on stage, this musical masterpiece explores class, fidelity and the human condition with humor, warmth and elegance. Zoetic Stage continues its relationship with the work of Stephen Sondheim after mounting critically acclaimed productions of Assassins, Passion, Sunday in the Park with George and Sweeney Todd.
Gringo Landia
By Hannah Benitez
Directed by Stuart Meltzer
A World Premiere
at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
May 7 - 24, 2020
Accompanied by his non-Spanish-speaking son and daughter, a Cuban man returns to the country from which he escaped 50 years ago on a quest to recover a precious family heirloom. Together, the family embarks on a journey of closure and truth, and an examination of their cultural identities. This fascinating new play, which takes place in various locations >in Cuba, is by a gifted young Latina playwright. It explores issues of cultural, sexual and gender identity, and the importance of embracing our past. Once again, Zoetic Stage takes great pride in finding and presenting exciting new work by local writers.
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