Orlando Shakes: What themes or ideas are you focusing on with this play? Meridith Friedman: Finding the good in goodbye. Setting your own terms for determining your ending. The title is about David’s realization that…
Orlando Shakes: What themes or ideas are you focusing on with this play? Robert Moulthrop: We’re all approaching death, every day, it’s just that the older one gets, the shorter the approach. I wanted to…
Orlando Shakes: What themes or ideas are you focusing on with this play? Mark Brown: I suppose it’s about the perception of truth and the motivation for why people lie. I’m also trying to capture…
Get to know Playwright Hilary Bettis and her process of developing her play 72 Miles To Go... Orlando Shakes: What themes or ideas are you focusing on with this play? Hilary Bettis: I wanted…
We talk to playwright Emily Dendinger about her writing process and her new play #GodHates You. Orlando Shakes: What themes or ideas are you focusing on with this play? Emily Dendinger: In this play,…
Get to know playwright Deborah Brevoort's inspiration behind My Lord, What a Night. Orlando Shakes: What themes or ideas are you focusing on with this play? Deborah Brevoort: I was raised in the NJ suburbs,…
Get to know playwright Steven Dietz and his new play The Great Beyond. Orlando Shakes: What themes or ideas are you focusing on with this play? Steven Dietz: You’ll never get me to talk about themes,…
Our 30th Anniversary Season is here! We are so proud of our roots, a two show festival at Lake Eola, and the incredible journey to the Lowndes Shakespeare Center. At Orlando Shakes, we continue to…
The Angel Action Wings for Orlando were originally constructed by community volunteers to shield mourners from anti-gay protesters during the funerals of Pulse massacre victims. They have since been used at the “Beautiful Together” benefit…
Orlando Shakes asked cast member Chris Crawford 13 spooktacular questions about working on the two-man, Gothic farce, The Mystery of Irma Vep - A Penny Dreadful. Orlando Shakes: Describe The Mystery of Irma Vep…