Posted: 10/10/16 at 10:57pm
I've got a friend in the Orlando acting scene who told me something odd last week. I'm hearing a rumor that Sleep No More/Punch Drunk is opening a production in or around Okechobee, Florida. Which seems odd as Okechobee is about an hour and thirty minutes from Orlando (without traffic). Anyone know any rumblings?
Posted: 10/10/16 at 11:00pm
This is definitely untrue. They're in the process of mounting a huge Sleep No More revamp in Shanghai right now.
Posted: 10/10/16 at 11:30pm
I'm hearing different from a few people...
Posted: 10/10/16 at 11:31pm
Wish they'd spice up the NYC one. I want to go back, but I've just seen it so many times.
Posted: 10/11/16 at 3:32am
Punchdrunk is NOT opening a FL company. I can say this with confidence.
SNM in Shanghai is going to be incredible. They've learned a lot of new tricks since the McKittrick 
Posted: 10/11/16 at 4:44am
BenjaminNicholas2 said: "Punchdrunk is NOT opening a FL company. I can say this with confidence.
SNM in Shanghai is going to be incredible. They've learned a lot of new tricks since the McKittrick
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Any other info you can give us for those of us who won't be getting to Asia anytime soon?
Posted: 10/11/16 at 12:33pm
Sondheimite said: "I'm hearing different from a few people...
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I mean, I know a number of Punchdrunk folks and all of their eggs are in the Shanghai basket. There's been absolutely no mention of anything in Florida.
Posted: 10/11/16 at 12:59pm
Okeechobee is a city with less than 6,000 people (a fifth of which are below the poverty line), no significant draws for tourism or the arts, and it's quite a distance from any major Florida city. It makes no sense for Punchdrunk, or any notable theatre company, to consider doing anything there.
Updated On: 10/11/16 at 12:59 PM
Posted: 10/11/16 at 1:38pm
Not sure even Orlando would be a good fit for them, as Sleep No More is a little racy and sexy and not exactly family friendly.
Posted: 10/11/16 at 1:40pm
The only area in Florida that would even be a decent conceivable fit is Miami.
Posted: 10/11/16 at 1:49pm
As a born and raised Floridian, this thread and the thought of them opening in Okeechobee made me laugh REALLY hard.
