Video: COME FROM AWAY at Orlando Shakes

A newly posted video from Orlando Shakes offers a preview of the company's staging of Come From Away, the musical that has become a staple of regional theatre seasons across the country. The clip serves as an announcement of the production rather than a full performance excerpt, giving audiences a first look at what the Orlando company has in store.

Come From Away tells the true story of Gander, Newfoundland, a town of roughly 9,000 residents that took in thousands of airline passengers whose flights were diverted there in the days following the September 11 attacks. The musical, created by husband-and-wife writing team Irene Sankoff and David Hein, draws its characters and songs directly from interviews with the real people who lived through those events, both the townspeople who opened their homes and the travelers who found themselves stranded far from home.