ORLANDO SHAKES ANNOUNCES CHANGE TO 37TH SEASON
Central Florida’s leading professional regional theater adds ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles,’ moves ‘Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors’ to 2026-27 season ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Shakes has made a change […]
ORLANDO SHAKES ANNOUNCES 37TH SEASON
Central Florida’s leading professional regional theater returns with an eight-show season of “Passion & Pulitzers” following building renovations of the Lowndes Shakespeare Center ORLANDO, Fla. — Two Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, […]
Ways to Show Teacher Appreciation
Jump ropes belong on the playground. Use your inside voices. No flying paper airplanes during class! It’s no secret that the teachers in our lives willfully take on a lot […]
From Princess to Queen
An Interview with Actor Kristin Shirilla Becoming the Evil Queen in Snow White Orlando Shakes: How did you get into theater and acting? Kristin Shirilla: I’ve always loved performing, and […]
A Beanstalk of Imagination
An Interview with Playwright Michael Andrew The power of courage and trust comes to life in our fantastical production of Jack and the Beanstalk! With a fun musical twist, playwright […]
We Were ‘Mermaid’ to Perform
An Interview with Actors Jillian Gizzi and James Putnam Orlando Shakes chatted with Jillian Gizzi and James Putnam, the two leads of this summer’s Children Series production, to discuss their […]
Dive Under the Sea with the Art of Theater Puppetry
An Interview with Puppet Designer Alison Reid Dive into this new adventure of the classic tale of The Little Mermaid. This journey features the story of the mermaid, Allura, and […]
Joshua Parrott and the Very Bad Day
An Interview with Joshua Parrott 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 […]
Orlando Shakes’ 30th Season
A Season to Remember We at Orlando Shakes are proud to announce the upcoming productions for our 30th Anniversary Season! With Broadway’s original hip hop musical, two Shakespearean dramas, a […]
Wish Away Hunger: An Aladdin Food Drive
Food Donations for Second Harvest Help Aladdin and the Genie of the Lamp wish away hunger in our Central Florida community by donating to the Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s (Orlando Shakes) Second […]