Ethan Hawke
September Shows in SoFlo theaters
Local theaters are gearing up for the start of the season in October. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t shows being staged in September.
Here’s a roundup of productions this month in South Florida.
Search and Destroy
What: This dark comedy by Howard Korder, a writer on “Boardwalk Empire,” concerns the over-the-top adventures of a producer trying to secure the film rights to a self-help novel. The 1995 movie version of the 1992 stage play starred Griffin Dunne, Christopher Walken, Rosanna Arquette, Ethan Hawke and Dennis Hopper.
When: Sept. 19-21; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m....
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