About the Theatre
Founded in 2009, our Executive Director Hillary Brook started Theatre South Orlando out of a small office at the Rosen JCC. With a philosophy that when students are inspired by working with diverse professional artists, anything is possible. Theatre South not only became a safe place for young people to learn their craft, but also a place for local artists to share their gifts while providing a place of mutual respect for this community. In 2016 Theatre South Orlando became non-profit under the new name Theater South Playhouse. Our space in the Marketplace at Dr. Phillips was opened that same year and our stage was named The Antoinette David Theater, dedicated to our former founding Board Member and beloved parent and supporter, the late Antoinette David.
Today Theatre South Playhouse has evolved into a professional theater, an academic conservatory and a community center for kids, teens and adults to learn their craft. We are a group of diverse artists dedicated to helping shape this community and teaching the values of mutual respect for all.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Feb 13 – Feb 22, 2026
An eclectic group of pre-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the...
Descendants
May 7 – May 10, 2026
Imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost – home of the most infamous villains who ever lived – the teenaged children of Maleficent, the Evil...
Review: MY DEAR DEBBIE at New Generation Theatrical
by Julie Gardieff - February 18, 2026
When it comes to theater, seeing an original work is always a gamble. Yes, I know that many popular pieces of theater started as original works, but this does not mean I personally want to invest my time in it. ...
Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Theatre South
by Julie Gardieff - February 15, 2026
What did our critic think of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Theatre South?...
Review: ROMEO & JULIET at Orlando Shakes
by Benoit Teves - February 01, 2026
In a production that marries 16th-century gravitas with 21st-century urgency, Director Monica Long Tamborello finds a delicate balance between Act I’s playful hope and Act II’s harrowing descent, reminding us that while the feud is ancient, the loss of innocence remains a devastatingly contempor...
Review: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD at Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts
by Albert Gutierrez - January 29, 2026
The reason the play works at all is because of the sheer strength of its production values and the commitment of its cast. When you look at all the design elements – sets, lighting, illusions, choreography – and combine it with performers who move through that space with the same ease as one bre...
Review: MEAN GIRLS at The Renaissance Theatre Company
by Benoit Teves - January 19, 2026
Part bar, part group hang, and part chaotic theatrical experience, The Renaissance Theatre Company’s production of MEAN GIRLS blurs the lines between a traditional show and an immersive club experience. While the scrappy staging and mid-show cocktail deliveries lean heavily into the troupe’s imm...
Review: ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES at Theater West End
by Albert Gutierrez - January 18, 2026
While much of the dramatic weight of Angels in America undeniably stems from the specter of AIDS, it would do the play a huge disservice to reduce it to a story about disease alone. What Theater West End makes clear is that Kushner’s work is as much about identity, loss, and the human struggle to ...
Review: HAIRSPRAY at Titusville Playhouse
by Benoit Teves - January 17, 2026
Titusville Playhouse’s HAIRSPRAY delivers a high-energy 'Baltimore fairytale' that stays true to the show's tradition of camp and exuberance. Featuring several standout performances, the production deftly balances infectious musical numbers with a technicolor parade of 1960s fashion. While celebra...
Review: & JULIET at Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts
by Albert Gutierrez - January 07, 2026
If “& Juliet” works at all, it’s because it commits to the premise without apology: a Shakespearean remix told through the lens of pop music, meta-theatre, and a general belief that stories never really die, they just get re-written. This touring production of the still-running Broadway musica...
Review: THE OUTSIDERS at Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts
by Albert Gutierrez - December 17, 2025
One of the most effective things the musical gains by moving from page to screen to stage is permission to reframe the story without betraying it. By leaning harder into the Curtis brothers as the emotional spine, the musical clarifies a distinction that’s always been present in the text but rarel...
Past Shows
Alice By Heart
Jan 15 – Jan 25, 2026
Alice by Heart explores the poignancy of first love, coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward.
Grease: School Edition
Dec 11 – Dec 14, 2025
Here is Rydell High’s senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding “Burger Palace Boys’ and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking “Pink Ladies” in bobby sox and pedal pushers,...
Stranger Sings!
Sep 19 – Oct 5, 2025
Take a trip back to Hawkins, Indiana: 1983… when times were simpler, hair was bigger, and unsupervised children were getting snatched by inter-dimensional creatures.STRANGER SINGS!...
Ride the Cyclone
Jul 5 – Aug 31, 2025
In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a...
Spring Awakening
Jun 6 – Jun 22, 2025
Experience the raw energy of Spring Awakening, a groundbreaking rock musical that explors the struggles of adolescence, sexuality, and self-discovery. Set in 19th century Germany,...
Ride the Cyclone
Feb 21 – Mar 9, 2025
In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a...
Puffs
Jan 31 – Feb 9, 2025
This clever comedy follows the misadventures of the Puffs, a group of lovable underdogs at a crtain magical school. As they navigate their way through...
Puffs
Jan 31 – Feb 9, 2025
For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil.This, however, is not his story.This is the story of...
RIDE THE CYCLONE
Feb 29 – Jan 4, 2025
Theatre South Playhouse in Dr. Phillips is proud to present the cult hit musical “Ride The Cyclone!” With book, music, and lyrics by Brooke Maxwell and...
Finding Nemo Jr.
Dec 12 – Dec 15, 2024
Marlin, an anxious and over-protective clownfish, lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his kid Nemo, who longs to explore the world beyond their anemone...
Annie
Nov 1 – Nov 17, 2024
Experience Annie like never before in this fresh, vibrant adaptation of this timeless classic! Dive into the heartwarming story of Annie, the spirited orphan whose dreams...
Ride the Cyclone
Aug 16 – Oct 6, 2024
In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a...
Ride the Cyclone
Apr 5 – Jun 1, 2024
In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a...
MATILDA
Nov 2 – Nov 19, 2023
Based on the children’s book, Matilda is the story of a girl who teaches us that "Even if you're little, you can do a lot!"
Urinetown the Musical
Apr 27 – May 7, 2023
The Musical is a satirical comedy musical that premiered in 2001, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis.[1] It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement,...
The Prom
Feb 9 – Feb 19, 2023
"I Just Wanna Dance With You" at the professional premiere of "The Prom" at Theatre South Playhouse!Four fading Broadway stars are in desperate need of...
Sound of Music
Dec 1 – Dec 18, 2022
Theatre South Playhouse, located in the heart of Dr. Phillips, presents "THE SOUND OF MUSIC". The final collaboration between Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II,...
Shrek, Jr.
Nov 10 – Nov 13, 2022
Come journey with TSP to a big, bright, beautiful world!Join the Theatre South Playhouse Youth Troupe (3rd-8th grade) and discover the adventures of Shrek, his...
School of Rock: The Musical
Jun 16 – Jul 3, 2022
Rock got no reason, rock got no rhyme...You better get me to school on time! School of Rock is a Rock'N Killer Hit musical based...
Willy Wonka Jr.
Apr 21 – Apr 24, 2022
The delicious adventures of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory light up the stage in this captivating adaptation of Roald Dahl's fantastical tale. Featuring the enchanting songs...
Legally Blonde JR.
Mar 31 – Apr 3, 2022
LEGALLY BLONDE JR! follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery, and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Adapted for teen performers...
Hair
Mar 3 – Mar 6, 2022
The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical! Be a part of this killer rock musical with a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and...
Nunsense
Feb 10 – Feb 20, 2022
The Little Sisters of Hoboken have just discovered that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters, and they...
Hair
Mar 4 – Feb 6, 2022
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical! Be a part of this killer rock musical with a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado...
13, The Musical
Nov 11 – Nov 14, 2021
Join us for the hit Broadway Musical before it's film adaptation gets released on Netflix next year! Geek. Poser. Jock. Beauty Queen. Wannabe. These are...
Chicago-Teen Edition
Oct 21 – Oct 24, 2021
Join Theatre South Playhouse for the longest-running American musical in Broadway history! CHICAGO is based on a 1926 play about actual criminals and features the...
PICK OUR PRODUCTION
Oct 15
Help us choose our next show! Join us for an evening of songs, stories and debates as we battle it out for your vote. Local...
The Lightning Thief
Jun 24 – Jun 27, 2021
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is the "thoroughly endearing family-friendly musical" (Charles Isherwood, Broadway News) with "one foot in Harry Potter and another...
The Diary Of Anne Frank
Jan 23
"In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart. " - Anne FrankIn this time of national unrest, Theatre South...
Urinetown, The Musical
Mar 26 – Apr 5, 2020
With humor and wit, Theatre South Playhouse in Dr. Phillips is proud to present Urinetown: The Musical, March 27 - April 5, 2020. Dont be...
Matilda, The Musical
Nov 8 – Nov 24, 2019
Theatre South Playhouse is thrilled to present the Orlando Premiere of "Matilda, The Musical", the show that has taken both Londons West End and Broadway...
Hair, The Musical
May 31 – Jun 2, 2019
Join us for the musical that shaped a generation. "HAIR, IN CONCERT!".The first rock musical to hit the Great White Way. The product of hippie...
Next To Normal
May 25
Come experience this riveting Pulitzer Prize and Tony winning musical and help us raise money for our "ACTS OF LOVE AND KINDNESS SCHOLARSHIP FUND" for...
BE MORE CHILL
Mar 1 – Mar 11, 2019
Theatre South Playhouse present "Be More Chill", the hit new Broadway musical now in Orlando!Join a talented cast of local performers for this hit sci-fi...
Xanadu Jr
Mar 11 – Mar 12, 2017
Come grab your leg warmers and join Theatre South Playhouse's teen/guest artist production of hilarious Broadway Hit Xanadu Jr! Playing at The Orlando Shakespeare Theater,...
ONCE UPON A COSTUME PARTY, A SHOW AND PARTY FOR ALS
Oct 23
Come join us for the ultimate Costume Party of the season. Featuring the talented performers of Theatre South Playhouse, and various other Coplay and Costume...
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