Lighting Up The Holidays at Orlando Shakes
Interview with Lighting Designer Colleen Doherty 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
PlayFest: Bringing the Talent to Orlando
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
The Many Faces of Hyde
Staging a Classic 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
Employee Spotlight – Brandon Yagel
Meet Our Education Coordinator 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
Employee Spotlight – Kaylyn Kriaski
A Look Behind the Curtain 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
A Fresh Take on the Tale As Old As Time
An Interview with Playwright 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
A Summer Under the Lights
Performing Arts Summer Camps 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
A Glimpse at the Inspiration Behind “Vanya”
Understanding the Human Condition 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
Striking a Chord in “The Tempest”
Creating Original Music Invoking a particular emotion onstage can be challenging to do with spoken words alone. Sometimes you need to strike a chord or two, which is where New
The Writing of Ellen McLaughlin’s Pericles – PART III
The following blog post is the fourth installment from actor John P. Keller, taking on the lead role of Pericles in Orlando Shakes upcoming modern verse production, of his documentation