"I want people to walk away with that clarity and understanding that all this artificial crap is not important," says Teddy Calvin, the actor who portrays Jeremy. "Who we are and what we do and how we treat others, I think that's the most important thing."

Area Stage Company has been part of the Miami theater scene for decades. Now it is taking what its associate artistic director said is a "major step forward."

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ and ‘Be More Chill’ take over stages in February

What if popularity came in a pill? Would you take it, no questions asked? In Be More Chill, achieving that elusive "perfect life" is now possible thanks to some mysterious new technology-but it comes at a cost that's not as easy to swallow.

Area Stage Company proudly announces their next Conservatory (student) production: Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka Jr.