With Orlando Shakes in partnership with UCF’s 30th Season coming to a close, we celebrate a season full of excitement, wonder, and creativity! To really show how we made an impact this season, we’d like…
The power of courage and trust comes to life in our fantastical production of Jack and the Beanstalk! With a fun musical twist, playwright and composer Michael Andrew shares with us the wonders of…
As a producer and director, I have sat through many auditions throughout my career. I love auditions because it gives me a chance to share a mini-performance with a perspective actor. I get to…
Shakespeare’s Richard II tackles themes of authoritarianism, greed, and the implications one person’s actions can have on an entire country. Director Eleanor Holdridge’s contemporary approach aims to be one audiences can relate to and,…
Two of the integral scenes in Gertrude and Claudius center around animal interactions. From a romantic horse ride in the snowfall to an intimate conversation in the mews amongst the falcons, these scenes move the…
Orlando Shakes’ season opens September 2019 with the multi-Tony award winning musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita. Set in Argentina, the musical follows Evita Duarte’s on her journey from a poor illegitimate child to the…
Kenyan actor, Junior Nyong'o, is making his equity debut as Hamlet! Junior sat down with us to discuss poetry, Pottermore, and his craft. Orlando Shakes: How does this production of Hamlet bring something new…
Orlando Shakes’ Fire and Reign series will take audiences on an epic journey of Shakespeare’s own version of “Game of Thrones.” Orlando Shakes will produce seven Shakespeare productions in chronological order, exploring wars, alliances, battles,…
Lucas Hnath’s A Doll’s House, Part 2 picks up fifteen years after Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. In this audacious, contemporary dramedy, Nora returns years after abandoning her family. Hnath’s daring sequel turned heads and…
Artistic Director Jim Helsinger brings Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic to the stage like you’ve never seen it before! Through a unique framing device, a family retelling the beloved story to their youngest son, Helsinger…