Orlando REP presents their very first production created specifically for online streaming with Eric Coble’s play Vote?. The 60-minute production streams through BroadwayOnDemand from October 5 – November 8. Click here for more information and streaming pre-registration.
While COVID-19 has shut down many theatres across the country, the arts continue to thrive in new and innovative ways. Orlando REP teamed up with production company Imag(e) in a (na)tion to professionally film and produce the fully-staged production of Vote? with the purpose of providing an exciting and engaging theatrical experience. In partnership with BroadwayOnDemand, the streaming service utilized for many live and pre-recorded productions around the country, Orlando REP is excited to bring theatre directly into the homes of our audiences, on their own schedule.
“We are beyond excited to be able to share this important production of Vote? with our patrons here in Central Florida and beyond. Each voting-related amendment to our Constitution is included in the story and a present-day 18-year-old learns firsthand the sacrifices and struggles that accompanied each amendment. Suffice to say, the question mark at the end of the title is answered by the conclusion of the play,” says Jeff Revels, Artistic Director of Orlando REP.
ABOUT VOTE?
Does your vote, just one vote, make any difference? Eighteen-year-old Nicole has registered to vote but has no intention of casting a ballot today. Why bother? Too many better things to do.
Sliding through time and pivotal historical events, standing beside women, Black Americans, and young people all demanding their rights, Nicole discovers just how many shoulders we are standing on every time we step into a voting booth and to not casually dismiss this most American of rights.
Vote? highlights all the Constitutional amendments throughout our American history. We encounter Sojourner Truth, George Washington, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frederick Douglass, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Lucretia Mott, and others who gave their lives fighting for a right we so easily take for granted in the 21st century.
HOW TO WATCH
In preparation to book this streaming event, audiences should create a free account with BroadwayOnDemand. Beginning on October 5, the stream of Vote? can be booked through BroadwayOnDemand for $9.95. More information can be found at https://www.orlandorep.com/eric-coble-vote/
Photo Credit: Photos taken by McKenzie Lakey of Arius West, Mason Criswell, Savannah Rucks, Dayla Carroll, and Stephanie Trull.
