After 13 years at the Biltmore Hotel, GableStage and its Director Joseph Adler have become mainstays of South Florida’s cultural community.

During that time the theater has received 30 Carbonell Awards, which recognize excellence in South Florida theaters, and 135 nominations.

The plays, many of which are Florida premiers, address contemporary issues in ways that may give audiences glimpses of a new perspective.

“We want to be doing the kind of theater that sometimes makes them uncomfortable,” Mr. Adler said, “but that gives them something to think about and talk about after they leave.”

As he continues to head the day-to-day operations of the theater, including finding new plays and funding sources as well as trying to employ local talent, Mr. Adler is also in the midst of preparing for a possible transition to a new, 300-seat theater at the Coconut Grove Playhouse site, double its current size. 

He  discussed the changes the company will undergo if in fact it moves to the Grove and the “renaissance” he’s seen in South Florida’s arts community in recent years with Miami Today staff writer Zachary Fagenson.