The Fringe waxes poetic
Fringe fans who appreciate the word — and don’t we all? — may have already made the acquaintance of the festival’s poetry offerings. (It’s hard to sit in the be…
Fringe fans who appreciate the word — and don’t we all? — may have already made the acquaintance of the festival’s poetry offerings. (It’s hard to sit in the be…
Here’s notice of a part-time, year-round job available from the Fringe Festival: Orlando Fringe is hiring! Now accepting applications for the following position: Administrative Ass…
Leesburg’s little community theater, the Melon Patch, is using this weekend to mark its 60th anniversary. Here’s news of its diamond-jubilee celebration (and if you’re goin…
Here’s your chance to find an audience for those perfect cupcakes or try out your cornbread recipe on a wider public The Orlando Fringe is still looking for vendors to ply their trade …
Anna McCambridge-Thomas, who produces the annual, unjuried visual-arts show at the Orlando Fringe, is looking for artists to participate. If you sell your work, you get all the proceeds (alt…
Here’s a job announcement from George Hamrah at Orlando Shakespeare Theater: Wardrobe Personnel – Orlando Shakespeare Theater, an AEA regional theatre company, is searching for s…
Here’s an audition announcement from the Moonlight Players: The Moonlight Players at The Moonlight Warehouse Theatre, 732 B Montrose Street, Clermont All the Great Books [abrid…
The Book of Mormon, the impudent hit musical by the creators of South Park and Avenue Q, has won 14 Tony nominations, the most for any Broadway production in the 2010-2011 season. In nominat…
Here’s an audition notice from the King Center for the Performing Arts: King Center for the Performing Arts and Theatre of the Stars announces youth auditions for Joseph and the Amazin…
Here’s the coming season from Orlando Repertory Theatre, including a world premiere co-developed by the Rep and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.: Sideways…
Here’s a note from Doug Bowser: Any actors/producers coming to Hamburger Mary Orlando Wednesday Night TRIVIA can have a few minutes at the microphone to plug their show at the Orlando …
It’s Orlando Cabaret Festival time again, and we cabaret fans will be getting ourselves down to Mad Cow Theatre to hear some discoveries from the New York cabaret scene along with some…
Here’s a request from local playwright Carol Rose Offutt: I would like to invite theater enthusiasts to participate in a reading of my play, Distant Runway Lights, a military romance s…
Your (increasingly frequent) dose of Orlando Fringe news from Fringe producers (and it’s May 18-30, in case you hadn’t heard): The Fringe needs volunteers: To join our volunteer …
Here’s a message from Melanie Gall about her show My Pal Izzy: PIANIST NEEDED The Orlando Fringe show is My Pal Izzy. It is about the early life and music of Irving Berlin. …
Broadway productions of Memphis, last year’s Tony-winner for best musical, and the critically acclaimed revival of The Importance of Being Earnest are headed for movie screens across t…
Here’s an audition notice for singers, dancers and actors from Norwegian Cruise Line for its Hawaii cruises: Attention, all Gleeks and Hollywood musical freaks. Come be a part of two b…
For all you folks who are about to do a show in the Orlando Fringe, listen up: If you’re hoping to get a review, please send me whatever publicity info you have by the end of this week…
A reader, George Jordan, writes in to find out if any local theaters are looking for guest directors. So I’m asking: Are any local theaters looking for guest directors? If you do use g…
The second annual Orlando Improv Festival is set for September, and the festival’s first fundraiser is coming up. Here’s everything you need to do know (for the moment, anyway): …
Here’s an interesting idea — kids’ cabaret, or more specifically, kids from the Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs being trained in the art of cabaret. That’s the goa…
Here’s an audition notice with a catch: Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s intern program needs one young man: Orlando Shakespeare Theater Auditioning Actors for Intern Training Progr…
If you can type, you can vote to help United Arts of Central Florida win one of those big-deal grants — $500,000, to be exact — from Chase Community Giving. Half a million dollar…
If you want to volunteer for the Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival, now’s your chance. Volunteer training begins Wednesday April 20. Beth Marshall tells you how to take par…
Here’s an audition announcement for Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s 2011-2012 season: Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF is holding auditions for its 2011-2012 Sea…