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| Miami New Drama | |
|---|---|
| Name | Miami New Drama |
| Established | 2014 |
| Type | Professional theatre company |
| Location | Miami Beach, Florida |
| Venue | Colony Theatre |
| Artistic director | Michel Hausmann |
| Capacity | 437 |
Miami New Drama is a professional theatre company resident at the Colony Theatre on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach, Florida. Founded in the mid-2010s, the company produces new plays, adaptations, and revivals that reflect the multicultural landscape of South Florida, the Americas, and the Caribbean. Its programming frequently engages with themes tied to Latin America, Jewish experience, and contemporary social issues, and collaborates with artists from across the United States and the Hispanic world.
The company was founded in 2014 by artistic leaders with roots in Venezuela and the United States, launching operations in a cultural milieu shaped by institutions such as the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, the Perez Art Museum Miami, and the New World Symphony. Early seasons involved partnerships with organizations like New York Theatre Workshop, Lincoln Center Theater, Roundabout Theatre Company, and festivals including the Humana Festival of New American Plays and the Spoleto Festival USA. Productions often featured adaptations or transfers connected to works by playwrights associated with Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Lorraine Hansberry, and contemporary voices from Argentina, Cuba, and Mexico.
The company's mission emphasizes staging original plays and innovative reinterpretations that center diverse narratives from Latin America, the Caribbean, and diasporic communities in the United States. Artistic vision draws on influences from institutions like Teatro Colón, Teatro Nacional Cervantes, and practitioners linked to Grotowski, Brecht, and Stella Adler traditions, while engaging contemporary playwriting linked to writers featured at The Public Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, and Arena Stage. Programming reflects attention to bilingual work and cross-cultural collaboration with ensembles from Buenos Aires, Havana, Madrid, and Tel Aviv.
Seasons have included world premieres, new translations, and reimagined classics, presenting plays that reference authors and works such as Federico García Lorca, Gabriel García Márquez, Isabel Allende, Ariel Dorfman, and Mario Vargas Llosa. The company has mounted productions that incorporate music and choreography referencing artists like Carlos Gardel, Buena Vista Social Club, and composers from Argentina and Cuba. Co-productions and artist residencies have involved collaborators from New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, and international companies from Buenos Aires and Barcelona. Outreach programming has tied productions to civic partners including Miami-Dade County, Florida International University, and cultural festivals like Art Basel Miami Beach.
The founding artistic leadership includes a director with prior roles in Caracas and experience on stages associated with Centro Cultural Teresa Carreño, alongside administrators with backgrounds at The Public Theater, Lincoln Center, and regional theaters such as Victory Gardens Theater and Guthrie Theater. Creative teams have featured directors, playwrights, composers, and designers who have worked with Tony Awards, Obie Awards, Pulitzer Prize winners, and institutions like New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, and Brooklyn Academy of Music. Resident artists and guest collaborators have included performers and creators who previously appeared in productions at Broadway, Off-Broadway, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, and international festivals.
As resident company at the Colony Theatre on Lincoln Road, the company performs in a 437-seat historic house built during the Art Deco and Miami Modern eras near landmarks such as Miami Beach Convention Center and South Beach. The venue's location situates it among cultural neighbors including the Bass Museum of Art, Fillmore Miami Beach, and the Miami City Ballet's performance circuit. Technical capabilities support scenic and projection design comparable to work presented at venues like Harkness Theatre and contemporary black box spaces across New York and Los Angeles.
Programming includes educational partnerships with institutions such as Florida International University, Miami Dade College, and local public schools, as well as workshops and talkbacks modeled after initiatives at Second Stage Theater, Arena Stage, and Roundabout Theatre Company. Community engagement strategies involve collaborations with cultural organizations representing Haiti, Cuba, Colombia, and Peru, and civic programs coordinated with the City of Miami Beach and arts funders similar to National Endowment for the Arts and State of Florida Division of Arts and Culture.
The company and its productions have received critical attention and citations in regional arts coverage alongside accolades typically tracked by awards such as the Carbonell Awards, Knight Arts Challenge, and local critic circles in Miami-Dade County. Creative contributors associated with the company have been recognized with honors comparable to Tony Awards, Obie Awards, and fellowships from organizations like New Dramatists and MacDowell Colony.
Category:Theatre companies in Florida