Leading Talent On and Off Stage
An Interview with Jim Helsinger In Orlando Shakes’ production of Love’s Labour’s Lost, Jim Helsinger, Artistic Director at Orlando Shakes, takes on the role of Don Armando de Armado. I […]
From Intern to Leading Lady
An Interview with Actress Kathryn Miller This Orlando Shakes spotlight falls on Kathryn Miller soon to be performing in the Theater’s production of The Great Gatsby as Daisy Buchanan. Before stepping […]
Alzheimer’s: From Patient to Caregiver
Meet Playwright Steve Yockey In Blackberry Winter, Vivienne struggles with caring for her mother, an Alzheimer’s patient whose condition is showing signs of deterioration. In some of Steve Yockey’s most poignant […]
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 […]
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 […]