Theater On Stage At Sleepless Night

City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS, Nannette Rodriguez

PRESS RELEASE

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2009

Laughter & Drama Strike Sleepless Night Miami Beach -- Many Theatrical Events take the Stage at the All-Night Event -Miami Beach, FL – The entire city is a stage on the Audi Sleepless Night, Miami Beach’s free, 13-hour, dusk-til-dawn, citywide celebration of the arts, begins at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 7. From full-length plays in English and Spanish to short stand-up comedy routines, this year’s event includes a wide variety of theatrical programming among the unforgettable arts and entertainment experiences presented for all tastes and all ages, all night long, all for free. BYRON CARLYLE THEATER (Limited seating – first come, first served) Teatro en Miami “As es si asi os parece” 7:00 p.m. Teatro en Miami fills the niche for Spanish-language theater in Miami. From their blackbox studio in Little Havana, they perform plays in Spanish with English subtitles. The group will perform “Asi es si asi os parece” (Right you are, If you think you are), the story of an unconventional family thrown into a small town of nosy and judgmental neighbors.teatroenmiami.org Ground Up & Rising “The Pillowman” 9:00 p.m. Ground Up and Rising has been called “Miami’s youngest, scrappiest, and, potentially, most thought provoking theater company.” (Brett O’Bourke, The Miami Herald) They’ll perform Martin McDonagh’s Tony award winner, The Pillowman. The excitement continues outside the theater with elaborately costumed stilt-performances and fire dancing exhibitions. groundupandrising.org NORTH SHORE PARK YOUTH CENTER Pablo Cano’s Musical Marionettes 7:00 p.m. (Limited seating – first come, first served) Miami-based artist Pablo Cano creates a dream-like one-man show inspired by 1920s New York vaudeville. His seven marionette “stars,” created from a bizarre array of discarded objects like broken clocks and teacups, sing and dance to famous American popular songs played on a vintage 1950s record player. Audiences of all ages will be amazed and amused by Pablo, Fred Ascare, Lady Telephone, Matilda Hippo and the rest of the troupe. canoart.com

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Musical Miracles “In the Heights” Two shows: 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. 27 young performers from the Miracle Theatre’s musical theater program perform selections from the Tony Award-winning musical. NORTH BEACH BAND SHELL Miami Lyric Opera “La Traviata” 7:00 p.m. Miami Lyric Opera brings the opera to the public with their production of the Giuseppe Verdi opera, “La Traviata” with full cast and orchestra. The show will be performed outdoors at the North Beach Band Shell. The young company, established in 2004, has a lot to offer and is excited to build an audience of new opera lovers. miamilyricopera.org COLONY THEATRE (Limited seating – first come, first served) The Tweaksters 6:00 p.m. Regan Patno and Julia Snyder, The Tweaksters, are acrobats, athletes, jugglers, and dancers and they use all their talents with a good sense of humor to delight audiences of all ages. tweaksters.com A Pair of Nuts 1:00 a.m. Why spend a sleepless night alone when you could spend it with A Pair of Nuts? Yamil Piedra and Johnny Trabanco bring you their multimedia comedy show featuring hilarious sketches & off the wall videos. Their work has garnered them critical acclaim and they’ve been featured on Last Call with Carson Daly, BET, MegaTV, Deco Drive and the Discovery Channel. They’re all over the internet with viral videos like “Gayo,” “The Law Offices of Facmee and Diaz,” “Duel” and “Chonga Chat.” DO NOT miss the madness that is A Pair of Nuts LIVE! Nutscomedy.com EUCLID OVAL STAGE Laughin’ on Lincoln: The South Beach Comedy Festival 12:30 a.m. – 2:30 a.m. Festival favorites Ricky Cruz, Lisa Corrao and others join host Al Jackson for stand-out stand-up on Lincoln Road. Southbeachcomedyfestival.com OCEAN DRIVE SHOWGROUND (between 11th + 12th Streets) Industrial Teatrera “Rojo” 6:30 p.m. Riotous physical street theater from Barcelona presented by Centro Cultural Espanol. “Rojo” is an intimate clown show for all audiences, based on a poem by Palau I Fabre and on “The Red Tree” by Shau Tan. “Rojo” creates an imaginary refuge in the midst of the city. ccemiami.org “Acts of Purpose” 10:30 p.m. Analisa Velez, 2008 YoungArts winner in theater/spoken word, presents her original dramatic piece about women who have been sexually assaulted, featuring Ms. Velez, Jasmine Cuesta, and Fiona Thompson. Youngarts.org SOUTH BEACH LANGUAGES (227 9th Street) We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work and play in our vibrant, tropical, historic community.

Multicultural Talent Contest 10 p.m. – Midnight Show off the best of your culture, be it dance, poetry music (vocal or instrumental,) magic, etc. Amateurs and professionals from all countries are welcome, and are encouraged to perform in their native languages. Grand prize is a $500 certificate for group classes! southbeachlanguages.com Sleepless Night is a sundown-to-sunrise, free arts celebration. It is produced by the City of Miami Beach Department of Tourism and Cultural Development and Cultural Arts Council in collaboration with every cultural organization in the city, together with private businesses and individuals. It offers free museum admissions, indoor and outdoor art installations and performances, architectural tours, dance (and dancing,) theater, music, film, slam poetry, fashion shows, acrobatics, comedy and other cultural offerings, all presented without admission charge at over 80 different venues spread throughout the city and the 13-hour night. Free shuttle buses with onboard arts programming connect the various zones of activity and remote parking for the duration of the event. The last Sleepless Night (2007) presented more than 130 arts and entertainment events to over 100,000 residents and visitors of all ages. “It was the best multi-genre arts event I’ve ever enjoyed here in South Florida – in over three decades!” said Ed Bell, producer and host of WLRN 91.3FM’s “South Florida Arts Beat.” “Sleepless Night will prove to be South Florida’s premiere annual arts extravaganza.” The full program is available on-line at sleeplessnight.org, and will be available in printed form at locations throughout the Greater Miami area on October 26. ### To request this material in accessible format, sign language interpreters, information on access for persons with disabilities, and/or any accommodation to review any document or participate in any city-sponsored proceeding, please contact 305-604-2489 (voice) or 305-673-7218 (TTY) five days in advance to initiate your request.

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