Antony and Cleopatra director Joseph Discher answers questions about his past work and Orlando Shakes' production. Joseph Discher OST: Tell us a little bit about your past work in theatre? JD: I've been directing…
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 recently got the opportunity to speak with Jim about…
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 foot on an Orlando Shakes stage, Miller was a core…
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 writing to date, she confesses and confronts the…
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 the Snowman, It’s a Wonderful Life, and every other Christmas…
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 to get a behind the…
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 and costumes will lend themselves to the…
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 I found myself in on this, the day of my…
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 would swim into my thoughts, but that was it.…
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 accomplished actor, director, playwright, and the co-founder and…