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January 23 - February 1, 2009
PlayFest...It's What's Next!
PlayFest is a ten-day theater event packed with dynamic new plays and new play programming for anyone who loves great theater. Readings, workshops and a world premiere! In 2009, Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis was our special guest. Look for more special guests and exciting new plays in 2009.
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Another Side of the Island Romance
Adapted from Shakespeare ’s The Tempest
By Olympia Dukakis, Margo Whitcomb & Gregory Hoffman
WHEN:
Friday, January 30 — 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 31 — 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Margeson Theater
COST: $25 VIP Seating; $10 Regular Seating
Another Side of the Island re-imagines Shakespeare’s The Tempest in a surprising, often
hilarious, and deeply affecting fantasy. When a woman of power is at the center of this story, set
in motion by vengeance, the events look very different. Set on an island of the imagination where
anything is possible and gender-bending is the norm, Prospera conjures a magical tempest that
brings her former enemies to shore. At last, she restores her rightful claim to the throne of Milan,
insures her daughter’s future and learns timeless lessons of love, the thirst for power and aging. With
music ranging from gospel to funk and a highly theatrical style, this re-imagined classic is at once
uproarious and profound. |
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Wittenberg
By David Davalos
WHEN: January 21 - February 15
Wednesdays, Thursdays at 7 p.m.
Fridays, Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Sundays at 2 p.m.
WHERE: Goldman Theater
COST: $14-38 ($10 student rush with valid student I.D.)In this sprightly and hilarious battle of wits, university colleagues Dr. Faustus and
Martin Luther struggle for the soul of young Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Come
hear the story behind the story of Hamlet in a highly entertaining and humorous
exploration of reason versus faith. Featuring Eric Hissom and Jim Helsinger.
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The Velveteen Rabbit: A New Musical
Based on the original story by Margery Williams
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Patrick Flick
Music and Orchestration by Amanda Wansa
WHEN: January 17 - February 22
Saturdays at 2 p.m.
Sundays at 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: Margeson Theater
COST: All seats $10
Adapted for the stage, this new musical version of The Velveteen Rabbit remains
true to the original children’s classic story by Margery Williams and is set in the
simpler America of the early 20th Century. Let the Orlando Shakespeare Theater
ignite your child’s imagination with classic children’s theater! |
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| Special Events |
Panel Discussion
What is the Role of a Director in New Play Development?
WHEN: Sunday, Jan. 25 — Noon -1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Mandell Theater
COST: Free
Join us as directors, writers and actors discuss how
directors directly contribute to the development of new
plays.
Play-in-a-Day Selection
WHEN: Sunday, Jan. 25 at 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Mandell Theater
COST: Free
Orlando International Fringe Festival Artistic Director, Beth
Marshall, and Associate Director of PlayFest, David Lee, lead
the charge to select actors, writers and directors for Play-in-a-Day. Come watch the fun!
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Play-in-a-Day
WHEN: Monday, Jan. 26 — 7 - 9 p.m.
WHERE: Margeson Theater
COST: $5
Play-in-a-Day returns! Local and national writers, directors
and actors join forces to create six ten-minute plays in just
24 hours. |
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| CLASSES - $10 Admission |
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Fringe 101
WHEN: Sunday, Jan. 25 — 2 - 4 p.m.
COST: Dr. P. Phillips Patrons’ Room
How to Produce Your Fringe Show with
Orlando International Fringe Festival
Artistic Director, Beth Marshall.
Master Class with Olympia Dukakis
WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 28 — 6 - 9 p.m.
WHERE: Mandell Theater (Audit Only — Limited Seating)
Olympia Dukakis leads a master class in scene work using
Orlando Shakespeare and UCF MFAs and Interns. This is your
chance to audit an acting class with this Oscar-winning actress! |
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Fringe 102
WHEN: Sunday, Feb. 1 — 2 - 4 p.m.
WHERE: Patron’s Room
How to Tour Your Fringe Show with
Orlando International Fringe Festival
Artistic Director, Beth Marshall. |
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| READINGS - $5 Admission |
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Charm
By Kathleen Cahill
WHEN:
Sunday, Jan. 25 — 5:15 - 7:15 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 1 — 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Goldman Theater
Charm is a magical dance through the life of the writer and women’s
rights activist Margaret Fuller, which focuses on a brilliant imagining of Ms.
Fuller’s personal life. As our hearts are pulled into her personal passions,
we are given a first-hand view of her robust and complex relationships with
the writing and philosophical giants of her time – Emerson, Hawthorne,
Thoreau, and others. |
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The Ghosts of Sleepy Hollow
By Eric Hissom
WHEN:
Saturday, Jan. 24 — 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 1 — 5:30. - 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Studio B
A haunting retelling of this classic American tale. You’ll laugh your head off!
When you’re not too busy being TERRIFIED! |
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Notre Dame de Paris
Based on Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame (English title)
Adapted by Suzanne O’Donnell
WHEN:
Saturday, Jan. 24 — Noon - 2 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 1 — 2:45 - 4:45 p.m.
WHERE: Studio B
Notre Dame de Paris is based on characters and events in Victor Hugo’s
masterpiece The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The Cathedral is both the
setting and a catalyst as Hugo’s iconic characters play out their tragic
fates. |
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The Queen’s Physician
By John MacNicholas
WHEN:
Sunday, Jan. 25 — 8 - 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 31 — 8:15 - 10:45 p.m.
WHERE: Studio B
A depiction of an errotic power struggle in the court of Queen Elizabeth I
involving her Jewish physician, Roger Lopez, and her young lover, Essex.
Watch these historical figures dissect heroic loyalties, conflicting in a world
poisoned with defeated love, fear of Hispanic dominance, and religious
fanaticism. |
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Shotgun
By John Biguenet
WHEN:
Friday, Jan. 23 — 7:45 - 9:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 27 — 6:15 - 8:15 p.m.
WHERE: Studio B
Set four months after the flood, a white man and his teenage son made
homeless by Katrina rent half of a shotgun double from an African-American woman, whose own father has lost his house in the Lower Ninth
Ward and moved in with her. These four New Orleanians, white and black
living under one roof, try to rebuild their lives in a city still in shambles.
Seething racial tensions bubble to the surface when love blossoms. |
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The Tragedy of John Wilkes Booth History/Drama
By Chris Gavaler
WHEN:
Sunday, Jan. 25 — 5 - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 29 — 7:30 - 10 p.m.
WHERE: Studio B
Macbeth, Hamlet, Marc Anthony—John Wilkes Booth played
Shakespeare’s greatest tragic heroes, and in an afterlife encore, he remains
trapped in those roles as he relives his plot to kill the President. |
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Yankee Tavern
By Steven Dietz
WHEN:
Saturday, Jan. 24 — 5:30 -7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 1 — Noon - 2 p.m.
WHERE: Studio B
A young couple is caught in a web of conspiracy theories surrounding the
9/11 attacks, when in an instant outlandish hypothesis becomes dangerous
reality as critical facts continue to emerge. |
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Orlando Opera Presents...
The Dark Lady of the Sonnets
Music by Philip Hagemann
Libretto by the Composer
Based on the play by George Bernard Shaw
WHEN:
Friday, Jan. 23 — 8:15 - 10:15 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 29 — 7:15 - 9:15 p.m.
WHERE: Mandell Theater
It’s nearly midnight, around the year 1600, on the terrace of the Palace
of Whitehall. A beefeater is standing guard outside Queen Elizabeth’s
quarters. Shakespeare slinks onto the terrace for a rendezvous with his
Dark Lady. Instead he encounters the pensive queen, who hides her
identity. Shakespeare feels romantic sparks when the mysterious woman
shows a flair for poetic speech. A word thief, he is quick to jot down usable
phrases. Intrigue and worse break out when the Dark Lady arrives. But at
the end the queen suggests a secret collaboration with Shakespeare on a
play for which she has a working title, “Twelfth Night.” |
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Women Playwrights’ Initiative Presents...
The Galt Regency
By Judith Montague
WHEN:
Tuesday, Jan. 27 — 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 31 — 2:15 - 4:15 p.m.
WHERE: Goldman Theater
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson was the second wife of President Woodrow
Wilson, marrying him shortly after the death of his first wife. She was
known as “the Secret President,” because in 1919, the President had a
stroke that left him partially paralyzed and severely disabled. The Galt
Regency tells the compelling story of Mrs. Wilson during these years of
Wilson’s prolonged illness, when she very strictly controlled access to the
President, decided which if any government matters should be presented
to him, and kept even his closest advisors away from her husband and in
the dark about the severity of his condition. The actions of this strong and
formidable woman left those close to the President wondering who indeed
was running the country. |
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