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May 26, 2006 |
Issue # 17 |
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A Short Cut to Intriguing Theatre
City Theatre Presents 16 Plays in 11th Annual
Summer Shorts
By Mary Damiano
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Ken Clement (Bernard the Purple
Dinosaur), Antonio Amadeo (Twinkles) & Joe Kimble (Spongebart Roundpants) in
The Closet by Aoise Stratford, part of this year’s Summer Shorts,
which begins June 1 Photo: George Schiavone |
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From a racially charged meeting between a white man and a
black woman in 1968 to a purple dinosaur holed up in a closet with two other
questioning campadres, Summer Shorts promises to intrigue and entertain.
This year, 16 plays, 9 actors, 6 directors and 5 designers
are involved in the annual short play festival, now in its 11th
year. The festival, which begins June 1 at the Ring Theatre at the University
of Miami in Coral Gables, features eight world premieres and eight southeastern
premieres, promising the very best in one-act plays from around the country. |
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Down on the Corner
Miami Music and Art Flourish at Cornerstone
By Elyse Wanshel
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(from left to right) Josh Weiss,
Michael Lilov,
Adonis Cross (squatting), Andrio “Rio” Chavarro with arms spread, and Fiorella
Podesta Photo: Roderick Deal |
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Once upon a time and many moons ago, in an era the ancients like to call
2005, a gypsy and yoga instructor met in a castle—literally.
“I was basically living like an artist, like a gypsy,” recalls actor Andrio
"Rio" Chavarro of his free stay in the fortress-shaped Ashran on the corner NW
Miami Court and NE 20th Street, a building known to many as Castle
Yoga. “I was doing a play at the GableStage, and I was homeless, and doing
yoga,” perfecting crouching dog poses and refreshing his spirit (Castle’s
Mantra) thanks to guru Josh Weiss, a Columbia University graduate, a fellow
Castle squatter, and arts enthusiast, who gave Rio free lessons in exchange for
performances. “Josh loved to hear my monologues, and plays, and short stories,”
Chavarro says proudly. |
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 ChoreoNotes
Time and Feathers
By Letty Bassart |
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 First
Person
New York, Inside Out
Story and Photos by Irene Sperber |
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