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 7-9-2020:
The local community theater landscape is a mess, and will be for a good while yet.
Tavares CT and Living Drama Theatre are using the time to build and renovate their spaces.
Moonlight has been forced to leave the facility that's been their home for decades, and is looking for a new place to 'play'.
Not only are the theaters having to reposition and imagine new ways of making ends meet, it means reviewing non-existent shows isn't a big time-sink either. For now, this is the small price of website maintenance which can be absorbed. If the world doesn't reach an even keel by the end of the year, I'll probably end up closing the site. - 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 7-9-2020:
The local community theater landscape is a mess, and will be for a good while yet.
Tavares CT and Living Drama Theatre are using the time to build and renovate their spaces.
Moonlight has been forced to leave the facility that's been their home for decades, and is looking for a new place to 'play'.
Not only are the theaters having to reposition and imagine new ways of making ends meet, it means reviewing non-existent shows isn't a big time-sink either. For now, this is the small price of website maintenance which can be absorbed. If the world doesn't reach an even keel by the end of the year, I'll probably end up closing the site. - 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
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