“...Ground Up and Rising - which has introduced some topnotch actors
in South Florida-a bunch of twenty-somethings (Kameshia Duncan,
Bechir Sylvan, Sheaun McKinney Natalia Brea, for example) -
is a relatively young company, composed mainly of first-generation
and minority Americans who hope to bring fine theatre to the underserved
in the community. Its goal is high, It has selected some topnotch and
difficult plays to offer its audiences and is constantly looking
for expressive material. You will find a dedicated troupe of actors
available to entertain, enlighten and educate. ”
- Ron Levitt, Florida Media News
“A talented collective of young actors launches an edgy company.”
“There's a new theater company in town, and, though its beginnings
are quite modest, the talent involved suggests a bigger future awaits.”
- Christine Dolen, Miami Herald Theatre Critic – Pulitzer Prize Juror
“Ground Up & Rising - a nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing
local actors, writers, and directors - fills a void in the South Florida
theater scene. Think of it as Miami's answer to LAByrinth Theater,
the same company that shot the original Jesus team - Guirgis and
actor/director Philip Seymour Hoffman - onto the scene.”
- Holly Hickman, Miami New Times
“Ground Up and Rising — Miami’s youngest, scrappiest,
and, potentially, most thought-provoking theatre company”
- Brett O'Bourke, Miami Herald
