Week of October 4, 2012
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THEATER Thursday 10/4 RUINEDGableStage presents 2009 Pulitzer-Prize winning play "Ruined," written by Lynn Nottage and directed by Joseph Adler. This play is a haunting work about the resilience of the human spirit. This frank and funny drama is a variation of Bertolt Brecht's 1939 play "Mother Courage and Her Children," translated to a brothel in the Congo, where women are both victims and pillars of strength. 8 p.m. Additional performances through Oct. 7. GableStage, 1200 Anastasia Ave., eastern section of the Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables. $37.50-$50. Details: (305) 446-1116 or jadler@gablestage.org or www.gablestage.org. Tuesday 10/9 ROCK OF AGESThe Adrienne Arsht Center presents the five-time Tony Award-nominated musical "Rock of Ages." The performance tells of a small-town girl falling in love with a big-city rocker in LA's most famous rock club, set to favorite '80s tunes. 8 p.m. Performances through Oct. 14. Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Ziff Ballet Opera House, Miami. $26-$86. Details: (305) 949-6722 or www.arshtcenter.org. Saturday 10/6 BALM IN GILEADNew World School of the Arts launches its theater season with Lanford Wilson's 1965 play "Balm in Gilead," inspired by his own experience living among the less fortunate in the city of New York during his mid 20s. Oct. 6, 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 7 and 14 at 2 p.m. New World School of the Arts, 25 NE Second St., Miami. $5 students and seniors. $12 others. Details: (305) 237-3135 or ww.nwsa.mdc.edu.
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