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A short legend:

Orlando Shakes was founded in 1989, was started by a UCF teacher, who went around on a bus doing Shakespeare plays.

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The John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center

(home to the Orlando Shakespeare Theater)

is located in Orlando-Loch Haven Park, the cultural campus that also hosts the Orlando Museum of Art, the Orlando Science Center, the Mennello Museum, and the Orlando Repertory Theatre.

Orlando shakes have visual lay-outs on all of their theatres that may be viewed online to see your seating positions.

Fun Fact: Orlando Loch-Haven park is home to Orlandos largest Oak trees.

Convenient to downtown Orlando, the centre also houses:

The Ken and Trisha Margeson Theater (324 seats, pictured),

The Marilyn and Sig Goldman Theater (118 seats),

The Santos-Dantin Theater (70 seats)

Mandell Studio Theater (99 seats)

Pictured
Left:
Loch Haven Park
Orlando Museum of Art
Orlando Science Centre

Middle:
Orlando Shakespeare Theater
A wedding at Orlando Shakes
The Margeson Theater

Right:
Les Miserables
Nicholas Nickleby (x 2)

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Orlando Shakespeare theater does its outreach by means of going out into the community and showing their craft in public places.

Their flash mob performance of the renown Les Miserables song: "One day more" in the busy Mall at Millenia was a unique way of advertising and promoting the Orlando Shakespeare Theater and is one of the many creative ways in which the Theater advertises itself to the general public and community.

The video alone reached over 4 million views on youtube, establishing a large online presence in the process.

The cast also performs a flash Mob cover battle at the Orlando Science Museum next door.

Flash Mobs
Les Miserables: One Day More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn8PiqIXEjQ

West Side Story Cover Battle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG20XhV2e78

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1. When was this theater founded and by who?

"Orlando Shakes was founded in 1989, was started by a UCF teacher, who went around on a bus doing Shakespeare plays."

2. How prominent is Shakespeare in this theater and what other types of plays are typically performed in this venue?

"Orlando Shakes does more than just Shakespeare, we focus on classics, contemporary, and children's plays."

3. What kind of performances would you consider as the most popular by your regular audience?
"I would say the most popular shows are usually musicals and sometimes our children shows, like Stuart Little. It mostly depends on the how popular the title is and when we do it."

4. What do you do in your position?

"An education coordinator’s job is to help manage performances for educational facilities, like setting up workshops summer camps, and teaching other to do things like sign language. Also sets up live streams." Also stated that he is "Curious about what other theater are doing with live streaming."

5. If someone were interested in being a part of this theater (acting, ushering, etc.) how would they go about reaching out and getting involved?

"Season auditions in springs, pick up auditions throughout year, email for volunteer."

6. Are there specific qualities that are preferred in an audition?
"Looking for the best fit for the show, varies seasons to season."

7.  How do pick what theme to do for a season?
"The Artistic Director comes up with something and then takes it to our co-worker, we also do surveys. Depends on how popular something is."

8. Does this theatre advocate for any specific cause? Such as, diversity?

"We tend to avoid the word advocate here. However, we do welcome diversity of all kinds  we even put a message on our door reflecting this."

9. Is this theater involved in some form of community service?
"Outreach, funding, free tickets, grants, and workshop. Workshop is a setup of in school workshops, send actors to go to teach classes that are mainly     K-12."

10. What shows are currently playing?
"Some of the shows currently playing Man of La Mancha, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Showtime with Shakespeare: A Magic Tree House Adventure."
Asked on 10/08/17

11. What kind of discounts are accessible to students?

"10% discount in advance, rush hour."

12. What sparked your personal interest into the arts?

"Been in arts since middle school, its in my blood. While they were remodeling my school, they added a performing arts section to the school where I took some classes."

13. What do you personally love about the theater, in particular Orlando Shakes?

"The community, sense of family, regardless of position it creates a bond."

14. What characteristics do you personally believe sets Orlando Shakes apart from the rest of
the theaters within Florida?
"The only full-equity theater in the Orlando area."

15. Funding?
"We receive grants from numerous individuals and organizations. My understanding is that more than half of our operating costs is supported by grants."

Education Coordinator at Orlando Shakespeare Theater

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Style of Orlando Shakespeare theatre & Popular Plays

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Style of Orlando Shakespeare theatre & Popular Plays

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eg. Orlando Shakes does more than just Shakespears, they focus on classics, contemporary, and children's plays.

Comparisons

-Unlike other theatres in the area orlando shake has a bigger budget on most of their productions which usually means more props and costumes.

-Unlike other theatres and their performances orlando shake usually follows a pattern by doing two shakespeare classics a year followed by popular plays and musicals.

- they also tend to have shows year round for a younger audience.

- orlando shakespeare theatre is constantly putting on shows where some theatres take breaks in between .

-in the videos from orlando for shows like the great gatsby in there previews even though a lot of people know the story they tend to hide the key points and most interesting parts. In theatres such as american stage for example they show some of these key things just like quick clips in order to show their take on it.

- the orlando shake previews also highlight or over exaggerate the main theme of the play so viewers are kinda aware of what kind of play they are viewing where as some of the other theaters tended to just have the same feel the entire time.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNNLTOkQIZ0&list=PLkkYyC2IA9SQQiNcyc1vyq-y3oaqCw040&index=7

-started in the beginning of this year between february 8th and ran through march 26th.

- orlando shakespeare's take on the popular book by scotts fitzgerald

- tells the tale of love, corruption and lust in the era of the early 1920s

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vlkbhxmgZ4

-past kid friendly show that ran from june 15th to july 23rd 2017

-was unique in the fact that it took help and advice from the audience.

-told the story about a poor boy who followed his dreams.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm0rf1ni4NQ

Ran from september 6th-october 8th one week of shows was cancelled due to hurricane

Very popular musical classic

About a knight that's captured during the spanish inquisition that tells stories of epic battles,and beautiful dreams.

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- They receive grant and funds.
- They get around $500 per sponsor.
(Publix/Raymond James/Wells Fargo)
- Community Donations
They've got links on their website for individual donors.

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- Prominent social media presence.
- Website is user-friendly and nice to look at.

- FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/orlandoshakes/

- TWITTER
https://twitter.com/orlandoshakes

- IG
https://www.instagram.com/orlandoshakes/
(Although, their followers:likes ratio sucks)

- YOUTUBE
https://www.youtube.com/user/orlandoshakes/videos
- Minute long sneakpeaks
- Teaser Trailers
- Set-Change Time Lapse
- Cast Interviews

They are really good at interacting with their audience and they supply content that people would actually watch.

Although they haven't been up to date, it looks like they're starting to add more youtube content.

TRIP ADVISOR
- They get featured in newspapers/magazines/trip advising sites.
- Yelp/Visit Orlando/Orlando Sentinel/Orlando Weekly

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You save 30% off single tickets with season packages

- 7-Shows Package - $140
Preview and Senior Matinee subscribers will pay a $9 fee to move out of a Preview or Senior Matinee performance

A - Preview 7:  Wednesday/Thursday evening preview performance

B - Senior 7 Matinee
Weekday Senior Matinee
(Not for old people/All ages welcome)

C - Signature 7
Evening or Saturday/Sunday matinee performance within the first two weeks of each show

CHOOSE YOUR OWN PACKAGING
- You can pick 3 or 5 shows to watch on specific dates you pick.
- 3 Pack: $120
- 5 Pack: $ 185

PLAYFEST PACKAGE
- 7 Playfest Readings
- Keynote Address
- Playwright Panels
- Exclusive Parties

CHILDREN: $42
- 1-3 Productions on Specific Dates

SINGLE TICKETS
DISCOUNTS
- Senior Matinees (Wednesday Afternoons) 50% off
- Students/Military get $10 off
- Student Rush Tickets
Extra Tickets are $15
30 Minutes prior to performance
- Under 35 years old:
$25 tickets for evening and weekend matinee performances during the third week of each production.
You can either call them @
407) 447-1700 ext. 1
or
Shop online like literally everyone else and use the code:
25UNDER35

- Groups of 10 or more save up to 20% on tickets

TICKET EXCHANGES
Only for people who have season tickets
- Can exchange tickets
Up to 24 hour advance

REGULAR TICKET PRICING
- Section A: $50
- Section B: $40
- Section C: $25
Man of La Mancha is $10 more than regular tickets

PREVIEWS
- Section A: $25
- Section B: $20
- Section C: $13

CHILDREN
- Previews: $9
- ASL: Kids- $14/Adults- $20
- Weekday AM: $9
- Weekday PM/Weekends:
Children: $14 /Adults: $20

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Orlando Shakes is home to a range of workshops that are both held at the theater and at local schools upon request.

These range from informative workshops, that focus on behind the scene production on some of Orlando Shakespeare plays, to anti bullying workshops.

Here are a few examples:

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Point of View: An Anti-Bullying Workshop

RECOMMENDED: 5th - 12th Grade
FEE: $155 per class (30 students); $500 for 4 classes

Point of View is an interactive workshop facilitated by two Orlando Shakespeare Theater Actor/Educators which leads students through an examination of bullying.

Using theater games, students explore how the use of gesture, posture, vocal inflection, and verbal content informs status in everyday interactions. The workshop helps students develop a vocabulary which encourages them to endow classmates with higher status. The workshop can be used as a companion to seeing "Twelfth Night" or as a complement to your own curriculum.

Text-Based Playwriting

Recommended: 6th - 12th Grade
Fee: $155 per class
Classes: (45 - 60 minutes per class)

Text-Based Playwriting is a NEW workshop facilitated by two Orlando Shakespeare Theater Actor/Educators. The facilitators will perform two Shakespeare speeches that the students will analyze using text mapping techniques. The students will use that analysis and playwriting techniques to write a short scene.