23rd Season (2011 - 2012)

• "Oscar Wilde's delicious mix of put-downs, wisecracks and highfalutin nonsense...shines brighter than ever." – Matt Palm, Orlando Sentinel
  
  
• "Earnest marks Orlando Shakespeare Theater's first production of a Wilde work. With a production this satisfying, it was well worth the wait." – Matt Palm, Orlando Sentinel
  
  
• "One of English theater's funniest and most savory comedies..." – Pam Harbaugh, Brevard Culture
  
  
• "Wilde's dialogue is so delicious, you may want to see it again..." – Pam Harbaugh, Brevard Culture
  
  
• "...as directed by Jim Helsinger, the pretense of polite society comes into full blossom with a splendid professional cast and a marvelous visuals." – Pam Harbaugh, Brevard Culture
  
  
• "I have been attending the Shakespeare Theater performances for many years and have never been disappointed. This performance was an absolute delight." – Nancy W., Audience comment
  
  
• "I laughed so hard, both at the physical comedy and Oscar Wilde's wit. Wonderful production." – Alison P., Audience comment
  
  
• "Attended the premiere. Outstanding job by the entire cast. This is a 'do not miss' show!!!" – Carla L., Audience comment
  

• "...a cast of four who get down and dirty so entertainingly that laughter all but drowns out the little voice in our heads warning, 'But that could be you too.'" – Matt Palm, Orlando Sentinel
  
  
• "...voyeurism at its most fun and most tragic. Real Housewives style…" – Holly V. Kapherr, Orlando Weekly
  
  
• "Yes, I hate these people. They are overpaid and overbearing and over here, but watching them self-destruct is a joy." – Archikulture Digest

• "A tasty treat...the show is a satire of small-town ways as much as a celebration of them... Shakes has gussied up the show in its funny production, with a beautiful set by Bert Scott...and wonderfully detailed costumes by Kristina Tollefson." – Matt Palm, Orlando Sentinel
  
  
• "Lainer's approachable innocence and Baldwin's lovable roguishness fit well together, and the show is just risqué enough to justify a baby sitter and an extra glass of wine: it skirts on heartwarming while still remaining real." – Carl F. Gauze, INK19
  
  
• "Thoroughly enjoyed the play. Impressed with the slick costume changes and ability of the two actors to remember who they were all the time! – Audience comment
  
  
• "First time in a play in Orlando, because of A Tuna Christmas, I will come back, thanks!" – Audience comment
  
  
• "I loved everything about the play. The actors were fantastic with perfect timing. The direction was creative and fun. I have already told many people how terrific the play was and gave the flyer to a friend to purchase tickets." – Audience comment
  
  
• "BRAVO!!!...to the cast & crew of Tuna Christmas! Enjoyed the show tonight with my daughter. Touching, funny and SO entertaining. Well done!" – Kim M.
  

• "This is gentle humor, suitable for children but adults will find plenty to chuckle, or downright guffaw, at too." – Matt Palm, ORLANDO SENTINEL
  
  
• "...the kind of emotional scenes that had the opening-night audience erupt in a chorus of 'awwww' and would bring a smile to the face of even Scrooge himself." – Matt Palm, ORLANDO SENTINEL

Dedicated to creating theatrical performances that engage and inspire audiences of all ages, PB&J Theatre Factory's current production of Sleigh integrates sound effects, music, and props, to bring you innovative, hilarious, and heartfelt stories without the spoken word.

• "Absolutely the very best performance of R&J I've ever seen! Actually cried at the end."
  
  
• "Amazing! Just when I thought I'd seen the best performance of my life, you prove me wrong with the next one!"
  
  "Pre-performance discussion so interesting....play one of the best I've seen....the costumes gorgeous, young lovers' passion totally believable...."al Material

• "There's something thrilling, too, in Orlando Shakespeare Theater's lush production of 'Cymbeline,' a fairy tale for adults. It's in the way that director Jim Helsinger lets the audience members embrace their inner children. This is glorious grown-up fairy tale, and Helsinger finds just the right tone for his cast..." – Matt Palm, ORLANDO SENTINEL
  
  
• "...delightful new production...refreshingly unstuffy...Cymbeline makes a strong argument for mentally refiling Shakespeare from 'just good for you' to 'just good fun.'" – Seth Kubersky, ORLANDO WEEKLY
  
  
• "A beautiful production of one of the more obscure Shakespeare plays that didn't pander or condescend to the audience. Great combat and music/singing alongside the high production values I've come to expect. This would rank amongst my favorite OST Shakespeare productions."
  
  
• "It must be noted that CYMBELINE is a complex story and easily can become muddy and unclear in performance. This production however, made it clear, followable and most of all enjoyable!"
  

• "Their uneasy camaraderie is crucial to the piece, and the fact it works so well meant I was holding my breath as the two rattled off a rapid-fire laundry list of objects, emotions and shadings associated with the color red in a thrilling exchange." – Matt Palm, ORLANDO SENTINEL
  
  
• "Red at the Shakespeare Theater is a brilliant play, brilliantly directed by Patrick Flick and brilliantly acted by the two-man cast of John Herrera as Painter Mark Rothko and Buddy Haardt as his assistant." – Josh Garrick, WP/MAITLAND OBSERVER
  
  
• "It was Broadway quality. We loved it and I may go to see it a second time. The acting was incredibly good." – Audience member
  
  
• "This was a very cozy setting. I saw Red on Broadway and liked this performance as well or better! the acting was superb!" – Audience member
  
  
• "It just leaves me breathless. I feel so enriched by it." – Audience member

Smoke
By Gloria Bond Clunie

Saturday, November at 2:00 p.m.

"Something's gotta kill you -- and everybody's got their own brand of smokes!"
Country storeowner Ora Rakestraw wants no parts of the mysterious Wallace Johnson when he descends upon Manson, North Carolina to organize tobacco workers.  The government declares cigarettes deadly. Things get hot when love and small town politics clash! 100 minutes, followed by a Chat Back.

Strongman's Ghost
By Jeffrey Hatcher

Saturday, November 5 at 8:00 p.m.

The General is a dictator of a small foreign country.  He moonlights as a novelist.  Everyone loves his books.  They have to.  He's the dictator.  But he doesn't have time to do the actual writing anymore.  For that he has ghostwriters.  His soldiers have just brought him a new one.  His assignment: finish the General's final book before the country is invaded by a nation very much like the U.S. 90 minutes, followed by a Chat Back.

The Trial
Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, this lively event will explore whether Friar Laurence is legally culpable for the untimely deaths of doomed youth Juliet and Romeo. After the teenagers are found dead in the Capulet Vault, Prince Escalus declares there will be "more talk of these sad things;/Some shall be pardoned, and some punished", implying that he plans to deliver justice. Topping the list of possible suspects is Friar Laurence, who is, as he admits himself, the "most suspected". As usual, there will be a number of twists, turns, and surprises throughout the trial.

The Cast
- Romeo .....Michael Raver*
- The Nurse .....Anne Hering*
- Juliet .....Stella Heath*
- Bailiff .....Kraig Kelsey
- Friar Laurence .....Wynn Harmon*
- Stage Manager .....Stacy Norwood*

The High Court of Verona
- The Right Honorable Peter Haugh, Wells Fargo
- The Right Honorable Shannon Lacek, Orlando Shakespeare Theater
- The Right Honorable Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel
- The Right Honorable Taylor Simpson-Wood, Professor of Law, Barry University Law School
- The Right Honorable Debra Wellman, Dean of the College of Professional Studies, Rollins College

The Advocates
- Prosecution: Kimberly Ashby, Shareholder at Akerman, Senterfitt
- Defense: John Hamilton, Shareholder at Foley & Lardner

Carlton Fields
First American Title Insurance Company
Roetzel & Andress
Wells Fargo