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The result is a play that challenges conventional thinking about gender, and leaves the audience to ruminate on many issues that are virtually imponderable. Because during the course of the play Orlando experiences life both as a man and as a woman, the playwright is able to provide insights into both male and female sensibilities, proclivities, attractions, advantages, and challenges.

Virginia Woolf shattered that taboo with this play, and people have been buzzing about it ever since. Today, many of us often find ourselves as participants or listeners to conversation about "gender fluidity," But back in the Roaring 20s, when the play was born, issues of sexuality of any kind were not discussed in polite society. Playing multiple roles as Chorus members are Elise Arsenault, Michael Hisamoto, Rory Lambert-Wright, Jeff Marcus, and Hayley Spivey.įor those who know the backstory of the development of "Orlando," this play has been called "the longest and most charming love letter in literature." Virginia Woolf wrote the play as the embodiment of her love and friendship for Vita Sackville-West. The cast of six are led by the impressive Caroline Lawton as Orlando. The production is presented in collaboration with the Suffolk University Theatre Department. Lush period Costumes are by Jessica Pribble. Lighting Design by Steven McIntosh cleverly incorporates floor lighting that is used to suggest travel and movement as Orlando progresses from man to woman, and from century to century. The telling of this gender-bending and time-traveling tale is greatly enhanced by a simple and elegant monochromatic set design by Richard Wadsworth Chambers. The result was that I found myself engaged and entertained. Nora Long keeps the pace of the show going at a fast clip. Using an adaptation by Sarah Ruhl that pares the play down to a crisp 90 minutes, including a brief Intermission, Director A. When I first saw a production of "Orlando" a few years ago, I found it long and tedious, so I was not sure what to expect with the current Lyric Stage production. Want more theme park news? Subscribe to the Theme Park Rangers newsletter at /newsletters or the Theme Park Rangers podcast at /travel/attractions/theme-park-rangers-podcast. Those who want to learn more about Disney’s rhino breeding program can tune in to the “Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom,” which debuts Sept.

But it really is about protecting these animals around the world.” It’s wonderful for our guests and our cast. “It’s wonderful for the animals here at the park. And there’s a good chance that we wouldn’t have Sumatran rhinos on the planet if not for the efforts of the Disney Conservation Fund and other conservation organizations,” Terrell said.

“When you think about the Disney Conservation Fund, rhinos are really a fantastic example of a commitment of over $2 million over the past 20 years, 80 projects, 10 different countries. “When you consider the size of Africa and just how special these animals are, the idea that we have only 18,000 of them left is tragic.”ĭisney’s efforts to save endangered species extend beyond the boundaries of Animal Kingdom. “As with all of our endangered species that we work with at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, every birth is important,” he said, noting that there are less than 100 Sumatran and Javan rhinos on the planet, while there are about 18,000 white rhinos left.