Stringing lights on your own Christmas tree is hard enough. Can you imagine having to string them for a theater production of A Christmas Carol, Frosty the Snowman, It’s a Wonderful Life, and every other Christmas…
Have you ever wondered how Orlando Shakes gets so many great playwrights, directors, and actors to the Theater for PlayFest? Well, you’re in luck! Just the other day, we were able to get a behind the…
In the vein of Dracula and Nicholas Nickleby, Orlando Shakes is tackling their next Goldman Theater production, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, in a richly artistic manner. Staging and costumes will lend themselves to the…
West Side Story is open, which means Orlando Shakes' blog hiatus is finally over (or at least until our next 30+ cast musical theater production)! Despite the madhouse atmosphere I found myself in on this, the day of my…
Growing up, the only association I had with “theater” was energetic actors in elaborate costumes. Occasionally a vision of a puffy-pantalooned director with a megaphone would swim into my thoughts, but that was it.…
Brandon Roberts Did you know that Central Florida playwright and actor Brandon Roberts adapted Orlando Shakes’ production of Beauty and the Beast? Brandon Roberts is an accomplished actor, director, playwright, and the co-founder and…
Shakespeare With Heart 2015: The Tempest (circus themed) As a professionally trained actor and graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, I have performed onstage dozens of times both in New York and…
Orlando Shakes will be opening Christopher Durang’s newest play, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Vanya), this April. The Tony Award-winning comedy is a humorous adaptation of themes found in Anton Chekhov's work.…
Greg Thornton, Dameka Hayes, Brad Frost, Gracie Winchester, and cast. Photo by Tony Firriolo. Invoking a particular emotion onstage can be challenging to do with spoken words alone. Sometimes you need to strike a…
John P. Keller as Pericles and Kimmi Johnson as the Goddess Diana. Photo by Tony Firriolo. The following blog post is the fourth installment from actor John P. Keller, taking on the lead role of…