John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center

Welcome to the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center. Our $3.5 million renovation is now complete. The Shakespeare Center is a 50,000 sq ft. building located in Loch Haven Cultural Park, the cultural campus that also hosts the Orlando Museum of Art, the Orlando Science Center, the Mennello Museum, and the Orlando Repertory Theatre.

The Shakespeare Center is located in Orlando's Loch Haven Park. Convenient to downtown Orlando and I-4, the center houses the Margeson and Goldman Theaters, the Mandell Theater, The Dr. Phillips Patrons Room, Studio B, Gift Shop and Concessions area, the Festival Administrative Offices, rehearsal halls scene and costume shops. Free parking is available just steps from the door.

As you enter the through the Archway, you are greeted by a cascading water fountain and sculpture of "The Sirens." Step out to the Darden Coutyard or take a stroll through our Gift Shop before seeing a show. The Dr. Phillips Patron's Room (formerly a planetarium) features a beautiful domed ceiling and is available for rental, including catering kitchen.

The Lobby features our beautiful Donor's Wall with its uniquely themed donor levels based on actual donors to Shakespeare's theater and featuring a life size portrait of Queen Elizabeth. The lobby also contains a large bar and concession stand which serves our patrons before the show and at intermissions. Closed circuit TV's allow you to watch the show from the lobby as well as inside the theaters.