Orlando Shakespeare Theater - Margeson Theater

 
Theatre
812 E. Rollins St.
Orlando, FL 32803

Box Office Phone:
(407) 447-1700
Box Office Hours:
Mon-Fri: 10am-5pm, one hour prior to curtain.
Event
Alexander, Who’s Not Not NotNot Not Not Going to Move
Open: Mar-31 2011
Close: Apr-24 2011

Alexander has just received some really bad news from his parents. His dad has taken a job in a city far away, which means he is going to have to move away from all his friends and the things he loves. Alexander already knows that he’ll hate it, so he decides that he just won’t move!
 
Event
Mock Trial: Darcy v. Wickham
Open: Mar-01 2011
Close: Mar-01 2011

It seems that everyone did not in fact live happily ever after at the conclusion of Austen's work. Old wounds have not healed, and Mr. Darcy has brought a lawsuit for defamation against Mr. Wickham. Darcy claims that Wickham spread numerous falsehoods about him, to his harm. Wickham, in response, has claimed that it is Darcy who is the wrongdoer, depriving Wickham of his rightful inheritance.

Although not wishing to divulge the legal strategy of the parties, it is anticipated that the...
 
Event
Pride and Prejudice
Open: Feb-09 2011
Close: Mar-20 2011

All of the wit and romance of Jane Austen’s classic novel comes vividly to life in this fast-paced and engaging new adaptation. In a society where manners and birth mean everything, can independent Elizabeth and handsome Mr. Darcy look beyond their pride and prejudice to find their true and lasting love?
 
Event
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Open: Jan-26 2011
Close: Mar-19 2011

Magic and laughter are on the loose in the woods outside of Athens in Shakespeare’s most popular comedy! Puck leads two pairs of young lovers on a wild and merry chase in search of true romance.

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Chaps! A Jingle Jangle Christmas
Open: Dec-01 2010
Close: Dec-26 2010

It’s Christmas Eve, 1944. America’s favorite singing cowboy Tex Riley and his troupe are late for a special holiday broadcast at the BBC in London. A frantic young producer grabs whomever he can and shoves them in front of the studio audience. The resulting performance is one that England will never forget! Full of Christmas songs and boy-howdy humor!

 
Event
Twelfth Night
Open: Nov-14 2010
Close: Nov-14 2010

Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night tells the tale of Viola, a woman who disguises herself as a man and falls in love with her master, only to be sent out to woo another woman on his behalf. Matters are further complicated when Viola finds herself desired by the lady in question, and by the time Viola’s twin brother arrives, no one is quite sure who anyone is or who they love anymore! Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s all-male reading allows audiences to add another layer of gender-bending to the story,...
 
Event
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Open: Oct-21 2010
Close: Nov-20 2010

Lilly is a mouse who knows what she likes. She likes that she is “Queen of the World,” and she likes the way her red cowboy boots go clickety-click down the hallway. She especially LOVES her purple plastic purse. If you like to laugh, you are going to love Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse!

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Event
The 39 Steps
Open: Sep-15 2010
Close: Oct-10 2010

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a classic spy novel, add a bit of Monty Python and you have THE 39 STEPS, a fast-paced hilarious whodunit! Broadway’s longest running comedy, winner of 2 Tony Awards, comes to Orlando!
 
Event
The Little Red Riding Hood Show
Open: Jul-15 2010
Close: Aug-08 2010

Follow a crooked path through the forest to grandmother’s house with Little Red, her resourceful mother, and Malarkey, the biggest and baddest of the big bad wolves. This exciting, new adaptation is not your grandmother’s Little Red Riding Hood!
 
Event
An Evening with Philip Seymour Hoffman
Open: Apr-10 2010
Close: Apr-10 2010

Philip Seymour Hoffman will appear at the Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF at PlayFest ­ The Harriett Lake Festival of New Plays. Entitled An Evening with Philip Seymour Hoffman, this special PlayFest
keynote event will take an Inside the Actor's Studio approach to discussing Mr. Hoffman¹s career in theater and film, as well as his work in new play development. The event will be led by Orlando Shakespeare Theater Artistic
Director, Jim Helsinger.
 
Event
Hamlet
Open: Jan-27 2010
Close: Mar-13 2010

"To be, or not to be, that is the question..."

Shakespeare’s great tragedy follows a young prince haunted by his murdered father’s ghost and driven to the edge of madness. To be or not to be is the question.

Drama - Ages 12 & Up
 
Event
Every Christmas Story Ever Told
Open: Dec-02 2009
Close: Dec-27 2009

"CHRISTMAS EXTREME!"

Every Christmas story ever told – yes, all of them – in 90 minutes! Three men and a “reingoat” tell tales of Christmas from around the world. Back by popular demand!

Comedy - Ages 9 & Up
 
Event
The Big Bang
Open: Sep-16 2009
Close: Oct-11 2009

Philip Nolen and T. Robert Pigott star in..."The most expensive Broadway musical ever written!"

In a borrowed Park Avenue apartment two wannabe producers try to line up backers for The Big Bang, the most lavish Broadway musical ever written. With a proposed budget of $83 million this show will depict the entire history of the world. Will Broadway ever be the same?