A writer can be inspired by many things. Inspiration can strike in the form of personal experiences, favorite stories, history, and current events. This latest crop of new plays being featured at PlayFest involves several…
Orlando Shakes spoke with Ernie Pruneda to discuss his career and taking on the iconic role of Usnavi in In the Heights. Orlando Shakes: Describe In the Heights in three words. Ernie Pruneda: Love,…
Orlando Shakes chatted with Jillian Gizzi and James Putnam, the two leads of this summer’s Children Series production, to discuss their journey as actors towards creating this world premiere production of The Little Mermaid.…
Dive into this new adventure of the classic tale of The Little Mermaid. This journey features the story of the mermaid, Allura, and her desire to visit the forbidden Landside to win the heart…
Orlando Shakes in partnership with UCF sheds its former name, “Orlando Shakespeare Theater,” in favor of “Orlando Shakes” to better represent our mission and diverse body of work. As the theater company has evolved over…
Set in the early 2000's, the emotional rollercoaster, The Luckiest People, features guitar covers to set the mood throughout the production. From the moment you walk into the lobby, you hear the acoustic tunes selected by…
Orlando Shakes spoke with Joshua Parrott, an Acting/Education Intern at the theater, who stars as Alexander in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. For advice on acting, bad days, and doing…
"People" is the title of the 1964 song from the Broadway musical, Funny Girl, which starred Barbara Streisand. The lyrics say “People who need people are the luckiest people in the world.” Playwright Meridith…
The art of acting is essential to the audition process and there are many books and many classes you can find on “how to nail the audition.” The advice I’ve pulled together for this…
This spring, our actors have been pulling double duty! Not only have they performed Twelfth Night and Shakespeare in Love in repertory, but some of our actors have been exploring playing both sexes! Orlando Shakes…