For 27 seasons, GableStage has served as one of South Florida’s leading professional theatre companies, committed to producing thought-provoking work and providing robust educational opportunities for young people.
To date, we have reached over 350,000 students.
Through programming that places empathy, literacy, and civic engagement at the center, our education department now reaches nearly 10,000 students annually.
Launched in 2026, A Dose of Fun! is GableStage’s newest education and community engagement program, using interactive theatre to help young people explore courage, resilience, imagination, and what it means to be brave.
Designed for children ages 5–13, the program travels to elementary schools and learning centers throughout the school year while also maintaining weekly residencies at both Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and Holtz Children’s Hospital.
Through storytelling, puppetry, music, improvisation, and imaginative play, professional teaching artists and performers create joyful, participatory experiences that encourage creativity, self-expression, and emotional connection.
At Holtz Children’s Hospital, where many young patients are confined to their rooms, the program travels bedside-to-bedside bringing performances directly to children and families who are unable to leave their rooms.
A Dose of Fun! also includes interactive in-room participation and puppet-making kits, allowing children to continue engaging creatively beyond the performance itself.
Created in partnership with Florida International University’s Department of Theatre, the program reflects GableStage’s belief that access to the arts should extend beyond traditional theatre spaces and into the places where joy, imagination, and human connection are needed most.
Presented by the Carol Marie Weber Family Foundation.
Now in its 13th season, this long-standing partnership with Florida International University brings bold, fast-paced, 45-minute contemporary adaptations of Shakespeare’s classics to Miami-Dade classrooms.
Featuring a cast of six, the 2026 tour will include 26 performances of Romeo and Juliet to over 20 public schools, with public performances at FIU (Feb 14) and GableStage (March 23).
“Seeing Shakespeare performed live for the first time changed how I think about stories, and about myself.”
— 10th Grade Student, Miami-Dade Public Schools
Created in 2021, IGNITE offers serious high school theatre students an inside look at the art and craft of professional theatre-making.
Now in its second year of partnership with New World School of the Arts, the program engages 60 junior and senior thespians. They study each script from the season, attend every mainstage production, and participate in hands-on workshops led by a diverse array of theatre artists and craftspeople.
Offered in partnership with Miami-Dade County’s Cultural Passport Program, these daytime performances give hundreds of high school students access to mainstage productions, followed by talkbacks with the cast and creative team.
This season’s matinees include Left on Tenth (Dec 5 & 12, 2025) and Sotto Voce (Jan 30 & Feb 6, 2026), with over 600 students expected to attend.
This popular program invites students and educators to attend productions free of charge by arriving 45 minutes prior to curtain and filling any open, unsold seat.
By eliminating barriers to entry, we help cultivate lifelong engagement with the art form.
