Artistic Director Jim Helsinger brings Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic to the stage like you’ve never seen it before! Through a unique framing device, a family retelling the beloved story to their youngest son, Helsinger…
“Not my business.” It’s a refrain we have all heard or said at some point. Scrooge’s business partner, Jacob Marley, pays a visit to Scrooge from beyond the grave. His haunting is the catalyst that…
We sat down with Wardrobe Lead Caitie Matheny to learn more about all the quick changes in a two-man show, where our actors play all the roles. Orlando Shakes: How is working on The…
Orlando Shakes: What themes or ideas are you focusing on with this play? Meridith Friedman: Finding the good in goodbye. Setting your own terms for determining your ending. The title is about David’s realization that…
Orlando Shakes: What themes or ideas are you focusing on with this play? Robert Moulthrop: We’re all approaching death, every day, it’s just that the older one gets, the shorter the approach. I wanted to…
Orlando Shakes: What themes or ideas are you focusing on with this play? Mark Brown: I suppose it’s about the perception of truth and the motivation for why people lie. I’m also trying to capture…
Get to know Playwright Hilary Bettis and her process of developing her play 72 Miles To Go... Orlando Shakes: What themes or ideas are you focusing on with this play? Hilary Bettis: I wanted…
We talk to playwright Emily Dendinger about her writing process and her new play #GodHates You. Orlando Shakes: What themes or ideas are you focusing on with this play? Emily Dendinger: In this play,…
Get to know playwright Deborah Brevoort's inspiration behind My Lord, What a Night. Orlando Shakes: What themes or ideas are you focusing on with this play? Deborah Brevoort: I was raised in the NJ suburbs,…
Get to know playwright Steven Dietz and his new play The Great Beyond. Orlando Shakes: What themes or ideas are you focusing on with this play? Steven Dietz: You’ll never get me to talk about themes,…