Company Profile

Company Description:

Area Stage Company (ASC), established in 1989, is an award-winning professional theatre company that for 30 years has staged provocative, world-class theatre productions. Founded by John and Maria Rodaz, ASC originated in Miami Beach as one of the pioneers of the Miami arts community that surged in the 1980’s on Lincoln Road when the once high-end shopping area had become a dilapidated strip of empty storefronts. Since its inception, ASC has presented a mix of contemporary plays and original new works, producing numerous world premieres, quickly “changing the perception and standards of what South Florida's theatres can and should be,” according to the Sun-Sentinel, which described the organization as “one of the most influential theatres in the region.”  

After ten years of distinguished success on Lincoln Road as one of the key players in the resurgence of the area, ASC was forced to give up its home. In 2008, ASC moved into the beautiful Riviera Theatre in Coral Gables, a dream come true and an opportunity for the company to reinvent itself. With a reimagined mission and vision, the company established a professional-level conservatory program in addition to maintaining a full season of professional productions, concerts, and community events. 

Now in 2020, after 11 incredible years at the Riviera Theatre, we are moving into our new home at Sunset Place. Our new headquarters, built from the ground up for our needs, will allow us to perform at venues all across Miami, allowing us to find new audiences and provide even more for the people that have been with us from the beginning.