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3301 College Ave. Davie, FL 33314

954-262-5730

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The Promethean could easily be one of the best companies in South Florida, if only it would - or could - produce more shows. This criminally underfunded nonprofit run by regular Carbonell nominees Deborah L. Sherman and Margaret Ledford is down to a small handful of shows each year, but these productions are ones its youthful demo won't soon forget. Operating on Nova Southeastern University in either its classroom-style Mailman Building auditorium or the more expanded Black Box, the Promethean mixes quiet, minimalist dramas like The Dumb Waiter with large-scale gonzo cult musicals such as Evil Dead, proving its worth in both disparate styles.

2010 | Best Actor

Gregg Weiner was a goddamned fireball in Dumb Show, frying the eyebrows off his audience every night. As a drunken, drug-addicted, philandering actor who's been suckered by two yellow journalists into revealing every vile little thing he's ever done, Weiner was a jitterbugging mass of frayed nerves and wild, mammalian survival instincts. He tore around the stage like a nihilistic bull, every vein in his head seemingly ready to burst in a shower of coke-tainted gore -- yet there was a... More »

"The Unseen" at Promethean Theatre: An Intense Swan Song From a Great Theater Company

By John Thomason | Thu, March 15, 2012

Sadly, The Unseen is the last show we'll see from Davie's hard-working Promethean Theatre Company, which cited fundraising woes in its death-knell announcement last month. But what a piece to end on. In Craig Wright's smart, philosophical, paranoi... More »
"Boeing Boeing" at the Promethean: A Strong Ensemble Carries an Overrated Classic

By John Thomason | Thu, January 19, 2012

In the Promethean's spirited revival of this '60s comedy by French playwright Marc Camoletti, a playboy architect named Bernard (Matthew William Chizever) has arranged his life around his three fiancées, all of whom are flight attendants on differ... More »
Layover Lovers

By Brandon K. Thorp | Thu, January 12, 2012

The Promethean Theatre (3301 College Ave., Davie) is known primarily for its idiosyncratic programming. One moment, Promethean's doing a quiet, meditative new play about family tragedy in the North Florida wilds; the next, its stage is covered in ... More »
"Song of the Living Dead" at the Promethean Theatre: Raising the Bar for Zombie Comedy

By John Thomason | Thu, September 01, 2011

Song of the Living Dead is set in an apocalyptic world overrun by the walking dead, but it couldn't feel more alive. The zombies aren't one-note automatons, snailing across the blood-spattered stage at the Promethean Theatre with arms outstretched... More »
The Singing Dead

By Ily Goyanes | Thu, August 11, 2011

We know you love zombies. So do we. Which is why we're mondo excited about the Promethean Theatre's presentation of Song of the Living Dead: A Zombie Musical. (These are the same zany dramaturgs responsible for bringing Cannibal! The Musical and E... More »
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The Promethean Theatre

3301 College Ave. Davie, FL 33314

954-262-5730

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2010 | Best Actor

By John Thomason | Thu, March 15, 2012

By John Thomason | Thu, January 19, 2012

By Brandon K. Thorp | Thu, January 12, 2012

By John Thomason | Thu, September 01, 2011

By Ily Goyanes | Thu, August 11, 2011