Mad Cow Theatre

What began as a two-show project conceived by a few local theater professionals in 1997 has since grown into something so big, it recently moved from its longtime downtown digs into a brand new second-floor space on Church Street. Mad Cow – which runs everything from intimate cabarets to dramatic plays to musical productions – is an Orlando staple, well-known in the Central Florida arts community and beyond. Whether your preferences run melodic ("The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" and "Dreamgirls" are among recent musical runs) or dramatic – from Anton Chekov to Tennessee Williams to the Bard Shakespeare himself – you'll likely find a Mad Cow production worthy of an evening out in the city's ever-growing downtown nightlife district.