Once again I’m amazed at everything that’s going on in Miami that’s to be discovered at every turn. My newest offbeat discovery is a hidden-away treat that’s just one block north of Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. It’s Microtheater Miami, the site of seven unusual “theater” spaces that are graffiti painted shipping containers in an unlikely space right outside the Centro Cultural Espanol, 1490 Biscayne Blvd. Not only are the spaces micro, but also the plays: 10 to 15 minutes each.
On any given performance night, there are either six or seven plays in English or Spanish. Each show is performed six times per night, so you can choose to see one or all and still get out in under two hours, waiting time between shows included. The plays at Microtheater Miami are inexpensive, just $5 each or see every play for $25. With a concept imported from Spain, it’s part artistic experience, part party (there’s a bar) and, as you can imagine, the audience skews young. Lots of milennials ( a wonderful way to get a younger audience involved with theater).
Friday, Saturday and Sunday works are presented in Spanish; from 8 to 11 Friday and Saturday and 7 to 10 Sunday. English is featured on Wednesday and Thursday from 8 to 11.
I went to the opening of Roses, which happened to star two of my best friends, Sara Solomon and Judith Bishop. And not because they’re my friends, but the well-acted, well written play by Orshi Varga was an entertaining, thoughtful and at times humorous look at a reunion of two old friends who have grown apart. One has a lot of style in her life but very little substance. The other has a rich family life but not much excitement.
Performances will be repeated on December 16 and 30 and January 6 and 7.
Note: you enter through a gate on Northeast 15th Street between Biscayne and Northeast Second Avenue.
