For decades, thousands of Miami-Dade high school students have been exposed to dynamic, contemporary storytelling through GableStage’s much-lauded student matinee series.
This season, Miami-Dade students will have the opportunity to participate in special morning performances of…
King James
Performance Dates
Friday, November 8 and November 15 at 10:30 am
About:
“King” LeBron James’ reign in Cleveland brings promise, prosperity, and renewal to a city in desperate need of all three. It also brings together two unlikely friends in a bond forged by fandom. Told over twelve years (from LeBron’s rookie season to an NBA Championship) King James is a clever, fast-paced comedy by Pulitzer Finalist Rajiv Joseph.
Actors Melvin Huffnagle (August Wilson’s How I Learned What I Learned) and Gregg Weiner (The Price) star in this intimate chronicle of two friends whose turbulent relationship is best navigated through their shared love of basketball. A Miami Premiere.
“…shoots and scores!” – New York Stage
Both Sides Now
Performance Dates
Friday, December 17 at 10:30 am
About:
This intimate theatrical cabaret, developed at Washington D.C’s Signature Theatre, weaves together the lives and iconic music of long-time friends and one-time lovers, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. Featuring thirteen songs that soundtracked generations of collective yearning including A Case of You, Hallelujah, Big Yellow Taxi, Suzanne and Who By Fire, Both Sides Now examines the messiness of being human and the struggle to stay connected.
Starring and written by Frost School of Music alum and award-winning jazz vocalist, Danielle Wertz and rock-folk musician Robbie Schaefer. A Regional Premiere.
“… intimate, sophisticated, and remarkably enlightening.” – BroadwayWorld
Appropriate
Performance Dates
Friday, February 7 and February 13 at 10:30 am
About:
Straight from Broadway, this darkly comic American drama by Pulitzer Finalist and Obie Award winner, Jacobs-Jenkins, invites audiences to one helluva family reunion! It’s summer in Arkansas and the cicadas are singing. When the Lafayette family returns to their late patriarch’s home to manage the remains of his estate, things take a turn. When an estranged brother appears late one night and mysterious objects are discovered among the clutter, long-hidden secrets and buried resentments can no longer be contained and the family is forced to face the ghosts of their past. Starring Rachel Burttram (A Doll’s House, Pt. 2) and Mark H. Dold (The Lehman Trilogy). A Miami Premiere.
“A brilliant, blistering, outrageous play…”– The New York Times
Summer, 1976
Performance Dates
Friday, April 4 and April 11 at 10:30 am
About:
Over one fateful summer, an unlikely friendship develops between a fiercely iconoclastic artist and single mother and a naïve young housewife. As the Bicentennial is celebrated across the country, these two women navigate motherhood, ambition, and intimacy, and help each other discover their own independence. This deeply moving, insightful piece by Pulitzer winner David Auburn (Proof) is about connection, memories, and the small moments that can change the course of our lives. Starring Patti Gardner (The Price) and Sara Morsey (The Year of Magical Thinking). A Miami Premiere.
“Sharply observant… a story of profound connection and awakening disquiet.” – The New York Times
Fat Ham
Performance Date
Friday, May 23 and May 30 at 10:30 am
About:
Hamlet, but with more barbeque and disco. Swapping a Danish castle for a North Carolina BBQ pit, Fat Ham remakes Shakespeare’s story of murder and revenge into something hilarious and profound. Juicy, a Black queer Southern kid, has a lot on his plate already when his father’s ghost shows up, demanding vengeance. As generations clash at the family’s backyard barbeque, Juicy must face the legacies of violence he’s been raised with and shape the man he wants to be. Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize. A South Florida Premiere.
“Hilarious yet profound…” -The New York Times
All schools receive a study guide in advance.
Performances conclude with a curated “chat back” with the cast and creative team.
Registration will open in late August and sign-ups are done through the Miami-Dade Cultural Passport Program
138 seats available per performance.
Where GableStage Theatre, 1200 Anastasia Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134
Dramaturgical packet created by Karina Batchelor about “Heisenberg” by Simon Stephens.
Listen to the music selected for the GableStage production of “Heisenberg.”
Check the video prepared by Karina Batchelor inspired in “Heisenberg” by Simon Stephens.
All schools receive a study guide in advance.
Performances conclude with a curated “chat back” with the cast and creative team.
Registration will open in late August and sign-ups are done through the Miami-Dade Cultural Passport Program
138 seats available per performance.
Where GableStage Theatre, 1200 Anastasia Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134
