Martin Childers 4/15/26 Martin Childers 4/15/26

Love, Loss and a Storybook Rewrite Take Center Stage in Everything Beautiful Happens at Night.

Everything Beautiful Happens at Night is tender, funny, and quietly powerful. It explores the life you have, the life you want, and who remains beside you when everything else fades into silence.

Martin Childers 4/15/26 Martin Childers 4/15/26

Island City: Writing Is Easy; You Just Open a Vein and Bleed

“Everything Beautiful Happens at Night shows how important the power of storytelling is.”

Martin Childers 4/15/26 Martin Childers 4/15/26

Everything Beautiful Happens at Island City Stage

“….a show that is near perfection.”

Martin Childers 4/9/26 Martin Childers 4/9/26

Four Stars Shine Bright at Island City Stage’s ‘EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL HAPPENS AT NIGHT’

Personally, I’m glad we got to attend its second run here in South Florida because I believe under Linser’s exquisite direction and the perfect casting of two award-winning, highly accomplished local stars (Laura Turnbull, Christopher Dreeson) and a young, up-and-coming one who more than holds his own (Aidan Paul), we are blessed by the best possible production.

Martin Childers 1/22/26 Martin Childers 1/22/26

See what makes Island City Stage’s “The Little Foxes” so outstanding

See What Makes “The Little Foxes” So Outstanding

Martin Childers 11/25/25 Martin Childers 11/25/25

Ambition Never Looked So Good As In Ruthless!

Martin Childers 11/11/25 Martin Childers 11/11/25

Murder, Music, and Maniacal Talent Collide in Island City Stage’s Outrageous Season Opener, Ruthless! The Musical.

Martin Childers 9/3/25 Martin Childers 9/3/25

Island City Stage’s ‘At the Wedding’ Is Sharp, Funny, and Deeply Human”

Martin Childers 8/29/25 Martin Childers 8/29/25

I-Do Drama Makes For Satisfying Comedy in Island City’s ‘At The Wedding’

Martin Childers 8/27/25 Martin Childers 8/27/25

For Better (But Not) Worse ‘At The Wedding’ on Island City

“…we definitely say “I do” to breaking out your ‘70s pink tuxedo shirt, or that hideous bridesmaid’s dress you swore to never wear again, and do the bunny hop down to the Island City Stage before the last handful of rice is thrown.” Brit Haller

Martin Childers 6/11/25 Martin Childers 6/11/25

Island City Stage Launches Second Annual Emerging Directors Intensive with New Cohort of Visionary Talent

Martin Childers 6/5/25 Martin Childers 6/5/25

Dying Gaul Explores Cost of Doing Battle at Island City Stage

Jorge Amador, Autumn Kioti Horne andAmir Darvish in Island City Stage’s The Dying Gaul (Photos by Dennis Dean)

Martin Childers 6/3/25 Martin Childers 6/3/25

Sex, Lies, and Hollywood Dreams Collide in Craig Lucas’s Disturbing Shocker, ‘THE DYING GAUL,’ Now Playing at Island City Stage

Compromise your principles for the almighty dollar. Would you do it? How far would you go? What about the repercussions? … For yourself? Your family? Society at large? Nowadays, it feels like we’re confronted with this question daily – especially when it comes to actions taken by our government and industry leaders. Twenty-seven years ago, award-winning playwright and screenwriter/director Craig Lucas (best known for his 1991 Pulitzer-nominated “Prelude to a Kiss”) proposed this quandary, and a whole lot more, in THE DYING GAUL: a groundbreaking psychological thriller set in the high-stakes world of traditional Hollywood and nascent online chat rooms.

Martin Childers 5/30/25 Martin Childers 5/30/25

Island City Stage Breathes Life into 'The Dying Gaul'

Island City Stage’s production of Craig Lucas’ “The Dying Gaul” is a vibrant evening of theater practically sizzling with electricity.

Martin Childers 4/14/25 Martin Childers 4/14/25

‘Fat Ham’ - Done to Perfection

Martin Childers 4/14/25 Martin Childers 4/14/25

Island City Stage Is The First of Two Local Theaters To Stage 'Fat Ham'

From left, Rev (Melvin Huffnagle), Larry (Denzel McCausland), Rabby (Toddra Brunson) and Opal (Cassidy Joseph) in "Fat Ham." (Photo by Matthew Tippins)