OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – For the last show in the 63rd season at Osceola Arts, you can catch a show where nothing seems to work out as planned.
“The Play that Goes Wrong” is a play within a play, following the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society on their opening night of a new show.
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As soon as the curtain rises, everything that could go wrong does, and the actors navigate forgotten lines, broken set pieces, and a number of missteps to make it to their final bows.
In the playbill for the show, the director, Brandon Roberts, even includes a note reminding the audience: “As the title implies, things are about to go wrong. Know that as things go wrong, then things are, in fact, going right.”
Roberts grew up in North Carolina and has been a performer in Central Florida since moving here in 2004.
“For this show in particular, it is a thrill to sit in the audience and hear them laugh at silly gags that we debated and fretted over in rehearsal,” Roberts said.
He said they casted for the show last fall and rehearsals began in April. They practiced twice a week up until the week before opening night on June 14. By then, they were working nightly.
So far, the audience feedback has been positive.
“Not that I want anyone to suffer, but it is great to hear that people’s faces and sides hurt from laughing so hard,” Roberts said.
Osceola Arts is offering an offering an Audio Described performance on Friday, June 28, at 7:30 p.m. and an American Sign Language-interpreted performance on Saturday, June 29, at 2 p.m.
For special seating arrangements, contact the box office at 407-846-6257.
The show is rated PG-13. Click here to buy tickets.
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