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Utmost Productions

About Me

UTMOST PRODUCTIONS is an Orlando, Florida based theatrical production company. It was started in 2002 by David Almeida, Stephen J. Miller, and Michael Slaymaker.
Email us at [email protected] !
PAST PRODUCTIONS:
MY BIG FAT GAY WEDDING
2003 Orlando International Fringe Festival
written & directed by
DAVID ALMEIDA & STEPHEN J. MILLER
publicity & marketing
MICHAEL SLAYMAKER
graphic design
CATHERINE THOMPSON
featuring
DAVID ALMEIDA
RYAN BACIDORE
STEPHEN J. MILLER
WHIPPING WALLY WONKER

2004 Orlando International Fringe Festival
written by
DAVID ALMEIDA & STEPHEN J. MILLER
directed by
STEPHEN J. MILLER
publicity & marketing
MICHAEL SLAYMAKER
graphic design
CATHERINE THOMPSON
featuring
DAVID ALMEIDA
KENNY BORGAS
GUY BOSWORTH
KRISTINA BYRNE
KIMBERLY GRAY
SCOTT HODGES
JEFF LINDBERG
MARIRENÉE SLUCE
HERE BE DRAGONS

2008 Orlando International Fringe Festival
*PATRONS' PICK WINNER/PINK VENUE!*
written & directed by
STEPHEN J. MILLER
publicity & marketing
MICHAEL SLAYMAKER
graphic design
CATHERINE THOMPSON
featuring
DAVID ALMEIDA
TODD ALLEN LONG
MARCIE SCHWALM

My Blog

A Fabulous Seal Of Disapproval

I have been reading and enjoying Stephen Colbert's book I Am America (And So Can You!)... and I was quite surprised to find a shout-out on page 91.In his chapter on sex, he talks about "When Animals A...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:06:00 GMT

Steves After-Thoughts

[copied from his blog] Fringe was incredible this year - with our amazing cast and our middling but very thought-filled reviews, with our fantastic crowds who talked us up and gave us Patron's Pick, a...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:30:00 GMT

2008 Fringe Re-Cap By The Numbers

[info from the Orlando Fringe Web Site] FRINGE 2008 RESULTS COMPARED WITH 2007 TICKETS SOLD:22,465 non-comp tickets for 200720,778 non-comp tickets for 2008 (down 7.5%)(not bad considering there were ...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:18:00 GMT

Clipping From The Orlando Sentinel

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Posted by on Tue, 27 May 2008 21:34:00 GMT

Davids Post-Mortem

We had about 3/4 of a house for our Patrons' Pick performance of Here Be Dragons. Our time slot proved to be a double-edged sword: it was a great honor that we were chosen to close the Fringe and be t...
Posted by on Tue, 27 May 2008 06:59:00 GMT

"Here Be Dragons" Wins Fringe Patrons’ Pick!

We are so thrilled and excited to report that we had the highest ticket sales for our venue, so we are the winners of the Pink Venue Patrons' Pick! This entitles us to an additional performance, which...
Posted by on Fri, 23 May 2008 22:03:00 GMT

Review: Orlando Sentinel

www.orlandosentinel.comBy Elizabeth MaupinSENTINEL THEATER CRITIC Playwright Stephen J. Miller has more in mind than polemic with Here Be Dragons, a comic drama about the battle between fundamentalist...
Posted by on Thu, 22 May 2008 07:52:00 GMT

Review: Orlando Weekly

HERE BE DRAGONSUtmost Productions (Orlando FL)Review by Seth Kuberskywww.orlandoweekly.com   Here Be Dragons, the buzzed-about new dramedy from Utmost Productions and playwright Steven J. Miller...
Posted by on Tue, 20 May 2008 07:41:00 GMT

Our Mention In The Watermark

Fabulous Fringeby Scottie Campbellwww.watermarkonline.com      Every so often when I'm trying to report on gay theater, my ears will be treated to a familiar refrain: "Why does it ...
Posted by on Sun, 18 May 2008 11:59:00 GMT

Were Off! [copied from Davids blog]

So much excitement! We had our first performance on Friday. Great audience, only about 12 seats vacant. They were a little quiet - we left not quite sure if people loved us or hated us... we've alread...
Posted by on Sun, 18 May 2008 08:44:00 GMT