With Shakespeare as its standard and inspiration, and with the company's partnership with University of Central Florida (UCF), Orlando Shakespeare Theater produces bold professional theater, develops new plays, and provides innovative educational experiences that enrich the Central Florida community.

Orlando Shakes is the only professional, classical theater company in central Florida annually serving nearly 80,000 adults, children, students, and seniors—regardless of race, age, or economic status—across eight counties. The company's vision is to create theater of extraordinary quality that encourages the actor/audience relationship, embraces the passionate use of language, and ignites the imagination.