By Lea Abito | Staff Writer The Florida International University Theater Department saw a full house Wednesday night for a riveting performance of “The House of Ramón Iglesia,” exploring an emotional first-generation story many in Miami can relate to. The performance started a few minutes after 8 p.m. at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center and […]
By Stephanie Gambill Growing up in East Kendall, Rick Peña from a very young age would spend time with his grandmother sewing together, this skillset would prove to be useful in the future when he found himself working as a costume designer as a career. As part of FIU’s 2008 graduating class, Rick Peña spent […]
Tamica Jean-Charles/Contributing Writer “Ubu Rex” is what you would least expect a play to be. A play that parodizes modern American politics, within the setting of 1800’s France, is showcased in a cesspool of fart jokes and crude humor. The FIU Theater will feature “Ubu Rex” as their first play for the 2017-2018 season. Michael Yawney, associate professor in the FIU Theater department, will be its […]
Nelida Insua-Coelho/Contributing Writer Lights, camera, action! FIU’s Alternative Theatre Festival kicked off its 11th season on May 25, 2017 and will run until its last show, on July 22, 2017. The festival is directed and produced by Marina Pareja and Michael Yawney. “We started officially in 2006, because the first show that we did we […]
