Tom Hall

Urbanite Theatre’s Modern Works Festival takes place in Sarasota September 4 through the 8. The festival is a celebration of female playwrights and theater-makers, who are still vastly under-represented in the theater industry.

The Mediterranean Shipping Company ship MSC Meline, front, is in the process of being loaded at the Virginia International Gateway Marine terminal on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, in Norfolk, Virginia. [AP Photo/Steve Helber]

Presidential power is on the ballot this year, according to University of Baltimore law professor Kim Wehle.

The Sarasota Art Museum has just opened Skyway 2024: A Contemporary Collaboration in concert with the University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, the Tampa Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Art St. Petersburg and The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. The works on display at SAM are as compelling as they are diverse.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott returns for Midday with the Mayor to discuss the city's biggest challenges. We ask him about working conditions for Department of Public Works employees in Baltimore, and million dollar settlements from the companies alleged to be involved in the devastating opioid crisis.

CJay Philip, the founder and artistic director of Dance & Bmore, won the 2024 Tony Award for excellence in theater education. This weekend she spearheads the Waterfront Partnership's Baltimore by Baltimore festival.

The signs summer is ending; school is back in session, the birds return from migration and WTMD presents the final First Thursday Festival of the year.

The Belle Theatre in Cape Coral is celebrating Broadway with a cabaret-style revue called “Encore.” One factor that makes “Encore” different from other Broadway revues is the effort Belle Theatre has made to cast some of this area’s favorite performers in unexpected roles … along with sprinkling in a handful of former stars who haven’t been on stage in a while.

Midday at the Movies returns with Jed Dietz and Max Weiss discussing the latest films playing on the big screen, streaming services and at film festivals.

Early in September each year, Midday theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck skips her usual weekly review to look ahead at the upcoming 2024/2025 theater season.