Because Community Theater Matters
--Welcome to Orlando Theater Reviews!
The purpose of this endeavor is to acknowledge and highlight the tremendous amount and quality of the work done by the actors, directors, producers, costumers, set designers, construction crews, and all the other backstage people working in the Greater Orlando region. Most Community theaters don't widely publicize their productions and rely on word-of-mouth from their workers and social media updates; this site aims to be a one-stop shop for most of the theater offerings in the area as well as reviews for those shows.
Constructive criticism on Community theater is sadly lacking locally - usually news articles are about the show, but not a review of how it's being done, spotlighting the best parts and pointing out negatives where they appear.
Here you'll also find a calendar of the shows ongoing for the theaters being reviewed, something else not available online without going to each theater individually. Eventually, the page will show even the theaters not being reviewed and aims to be the center of local theater information.
Theaters not being reviewed are almost entirely the ones approaching professional levels that don't really require additional help. In the region the site will cover, the affected theaters are Icehouse Theater in Mt. Dora, CFCarts in Winter Park, and Osceola Arts in Kissimmee. These venues frequently sell out and offer top-of-scale productions - any of these are worth a visit on any given show.
I hope you enjoy the page, and especially the rich local Community Theater experience!
- Cypher Incognito, reviewer
Update for 3-20-2020:
Living Drama Theatre has pushed back Godspell one week, so it's now opening April 3rd and will have only a two week run.
Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center has cancelled all events and performances through April 30th.
Tavares Community Theater has cancelled the final weekend of performances for 'The Cemetery Club'.
Moonlight has postponed the remaining weekends of 'The Farnsdale...Macbeth' until June 12-21, pushed back 'Tuck Everlasting' to begin May 8th, and cancelled 'Overdue Bills' entirely.
AND Melon Patch just announced they'll push back 'Cabaret' until May, and 'The History Boys' is cancelled.
Mimi's Community theater is looking for a new venue, and closed until further notice.
There's discussion that this isolation could last into the end of summer. I hope there will be angels to keep these theaters alive, if they can't mount any productions for 3 months I suspect several will close, which would be a big blow to the community. CI
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Friends, it's working. All of these theaters, casts and crews deserve a little love, and the more word gets out, the more they'll get. THANK YOU for all your help, and keep it up!
Also - you can follow me on Twitter @CypherIncognito .
Now - a favor. The only way this project will be successful is by word-of-mouth. We need our visitors to link to the reviews and help drive people to the site. By getting word out about the site, the Theaters themselves get promoted and do better - we all win. But messages from an anonymous person asking for a little social media mention simply isn't working - we need your help!
Thanks all! Break legs! -CI
The purpose of this endeavor is to acknowledge and highlight the tremendous amount and quality of the work done by the actors, directors, producers, costumers, set designers, construction crews, and all the other backstage people working in the Greater Orlando region. Most Community theaters don't widely publicize their productions and rely on word-of-mouth from their workers and social media updates; this site aims to be a one-stop shop for most of the theater offerings in the area as well as reviews for those shows.
Constructive criticism on Community theater is sadly lacking locally - usually news articles are about the show, but not a review of how it's being done, spotlighting the best parts and pointing out negatives where they appear.
Here you'll also find a calendar of the shows ongoing for the theaters being reviewed, something else not available online without going to each theater individually. Eventually, the page will show even the theaters not being reviewed and aims to be the center of local theater information.
Theaters not being reviewed are almost entirely the ones approaching professional levels that don't really require additional help. In the region the site will cover, the affected theaters are Icehouse Theater in Mt. Dora, CFCarts in Winter Park, and Osceola Arts in Kissimmee. These venues frequently sell out and offer top-of-scale productions - any of these are worth a visit on any given show.
I hope you enjoy the page, and especially the rich local Community Theater experience!
- Cypher Incognito, reviewer
Update for 3-20-2020:
Living Drama Theatre has pushed back Godspell one week, so it's now opening April 3rd and will have only a two week run.
Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center has cancelled all events and performances through April 30th.
Tavares Community Theater has cancelled the final weekend of performances for 'The Cemetery Club'.
Moonlight has postponed the remaining weekends of 'The Farnsdale...Macbeth' until June 12-21, pushed back 'Tuck Everlasting' to begin May 8th, and cancelled 'Overdue Bills' entirely.
AND Melon Patch just announced they'll push back 'Cabaret' until May, and 'The History Boys' is cancelled.
Mimi's Community theater is looking for a new venue, and closed until further notice.
There's discussion that this isolation could last into the end of summer. I hope there will be angels to keep these theaters alive, if they can't mount any productions for 3 months I suspect several will close, which would be a big blow to the community. CI
**************************************************************************
Friends, it's working. All of these theaters, casts and crews deserve a little love, and the more word gets out, the more they'll get. THANK YOU for all your help, and keep it up!
Also - you can follow me on Twitter @CypherIncognito .
Now - a favor. The only way this project will be successful is by word-of-mouth. We need our visitors to link to the reviews and help drive people to the site. By getting word out about the site, the Theaters themselves get promoted and do better - we all win. But messages from an anonymous person asking for a little social media mention simply isn't working - we need your help!
Thanks all! Break legs! -CI
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