Area Stage’s production of The Little Mermaid is getting off to a swimmingly great start as of this week’s first previews! Not only were audiences amazed by the show, but we captured the interest of several major news outlets, including WTVJ 6, WPLG 10, Telemundo 51, and last but not least, WSVN 7’s entertainment show, Deco Drive.

One of the biggest reasons that Giancarlo Rodaz has made such a big splash in South Florida theatre is how skillfully his work has incorporated immersivity— the up and coming genre that only seems to be on the rise!

Area Stage is proud to announce that Giancarlo Rodaz is it’s new Artistic Director. This decision comes in recognition of Rodaz’ major successes over the past few years at the helm of the company’s mainstage productions.

If you’ve been waiting with bated breath to hear about what’s in the cards next year for Area Stage’s Conservatory, you’re in luck! Though all titles are under consideration, we’ve announced a projected season that will include seven different productions of three exciting musicals that we know will give our students a chance to shine.

Every year, Miami New Times helps our city to recognize the richness of its cultural landscape

by acknowledging some of the coolest things in our city, both via their own assessment and

through asking their readers which institutions they believe are the best ones around.

And given a slew of past wins in the category— in 1992, 1993, 1997, 2019, 2020, 2022— it’s no

surprise that Area Stage Company is the one readers chose as the Best Theater Company of

2023!