Orlando Shakespeare Theater

Yasmina Reza's 2009 Tony Award-winning play pits two high-strung couples against each other in a hilarious 90-minute brawl hailed as a "four-way prize fight" by The New York Times.

Previews October 12 and 13; Playing October 14 – November 13, 2011 in the Goldman Theater at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center

Orlando Shakes welcomes playwright, Jeffrey Hatcher, as Keynote Speaker on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

"Brian Bedford's one-man show, 'The Lunatic, the Lover and the Poet, is both an actor's celebration of Shakespeare and an act of Shakespearean scholarship." - New York Times

Oscar Wilde’s rousing escapade of romance, witty banter and cucumber sandwiches, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, is now playing at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center through October 9, 2011.

“What is the victory of the cat on a hot tin roof? Just staying on it, I guess, as long as she can.”

Back by popular demand, Orlando Shakes offers a "Starving Artist" pass to employees and staff of other Central Florida arts organizations.

“At the seventh annual Red Chair Affair…Orlando Shakespeare Theater lived up to…reputations for excellence.” – Billy Manes, Orlando Weekly

Mark Routhier Fills Visiting Position as Part of University of Central Florida Partnership

Help the students of Room 207 as they try to solve the school day caper at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center from October 20 through November 19, 2011