In the fall air under all hallow’s eve sky, three witches cast a circle and perform a ritual with the hopes of ushering in their deepest desires. The Witches is an immersive audio drama where audiences wear headphones and adventure outside in Mead Botanical Garden with award winning immersive theater company Phoenix Tears Productions. In this interactive choose your own path style show, audience members choose a witch to follow after this ritual goes horribly wrong. With 3 unique tracks and two endings, you’ll want to come back and experience this show again and again.

Our Venue:
Mead Botanical Garden

We are so excited to bring this new productions of The Witches to the magical Mead Botanical Garden in Winter Park. After a sold out run at the Orlando Fringe Festival in Loch Haven Park, The Witches is back for six shows at Mead.

“A place where you can find tranquility and interact with nature in a way rarely experienced in an urban setting.’

Laura Powalisz (Witch of Disease)

Laura is a 2nd year at Rollins College studying Music and Theatre. At Rollins, she is in three Music ensembles, ranging from Classical to Jazz genres and in the Theatre Department, she's performed in, music directed and even composed for shows such as The Pillowman, As It Is In Heaven, and The Empty Space. Most recently, she has performed with the Royal Philharmonic with the Bach Festival Choir performing Beethoven's 9th Symphony and was a Soloist in the Mr. Rogers Dedication Concert. Her past Fringe credits include Karen in Spotlight with Rising Phoenix Productions and Van's Sister in Dog Sees God with Penguin Point Productions. She is currently an intern with Beth Marshall Presents and is Musicale Head in the Music Fraternity, SAI. She is so grateful to be working on this show and to be given this opportunity.

Breanna Wells (Witch of Death)

Breanna Wells is a local artist born and raised in Central Florida. She began acting while a student at Lake Sumter State College, and has since become an integral part of Lake Sumter’s Technical Theatre department. Some of her favorite projects have been LJ Jones' A Dream and Lake Sumter’s Step on a Crack, directed by Kitty Beach Doyle. In 2021, Breanna wrote and produced her own Fringe show, Kidnapping Amy. She is beyond excited to be working with Phoenix Tears, and to be a part of this unique production.

Megan Markham (wITCH OF DIVINATION)

Megan is a local actor, poet, and teacher who is passionate about unique storytelling and accessible theater. She is excited to be bringing the role of Divination to life and creating an immersive experience for fringe goers through this unique medium. She has been seen in previous Fringe shows with Phoenix Tears Productions such as The War (The Aristocrat), Stardust (Destiny), and Patron’s Pick for Murder. When she isn’t performing in the trees with her coven can find her around the festival as a fairy at Kids Fringe or in the Visual Fringe venue taking pictures and hosting film fests. She loves immersive and interactive theater and is excited for you to experience The Witches and its’ 3 tracks and multiple endings.

Elizabeth Weisstein (wITCH OF Decision)

Elizabeth is very excited to be joining the cast of The Witches. Previously, Elizabeth has performed and assisted with the Stardust Kingdom series for Kid’s Fringe, and she is thrilled to continue her journey with Phoenix Tears Productions! Elizabeth is very passionate about interactive and immersive theatre having performed as part of the Orlando Renaissance Festival as Rose, Duchess of Orlando, as well as in the Wizard of Oz Train Ride as Mrs. Apple, the Munchin Teacher. Elizabeth has been a part of this ever-growing theatre scene in Orlando from a very young age, and she has enjoyed countless productions at the Orlando Fringe over the years. She could not be happier to be a part of the festival this year!

Megan Markham (writer)

Megan created The Witches with the mindset of creating a poetic and magical world that also has a focus on mental and physical health. She will be performing the live mixed portion of the show as the Witch of Divination at Orlando Fringe who the audience can fully interact with during the show. She has written and performed in past audio dramas including Stardust Kingdom, Infected, Resurrection, and Camp Alkeridge.

Stephen Jones (Director)

Stephen Jones is somewhat new to Orlando, originally hailing from Arkansas. There, he worked as a company actor, sound designer, and teaching artist at the Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theatre, where he appeared in such luminous productions as The Hobbit (not the musical), Charlotte’s Web, and A Christmas Carol (again, not the musical). Stephen most recently appeared in Phoenix Tears Production’s Horror in Headphones — Camp Alkeridge and is currently resident sound designer at Orlando’s Renaissance Theatre Company.

Amanda Simmons (Audio Designer)

Amanda has been a designer for over 10 years and has created all the soundscapes and effects for Phoenix Tears Productions’ previous audio dramas including Stardust, Infected, and The War. She is also the technical director for Phoenix Tears, a sound technician at The Orlando REP, and often found behind the board at fringe venues.

Naomy Delgado (voice of Disease)

Naomy is an actor from Miami, FL and a UCF graduate with a B.A. in Theatre Studies with a minor in Music. This is her debut voice-over role, and she has performed in previous works produced by Phoenix Tears Productions, such as Elle in Posthumous, and Blank Slate 1 & 2 in Recovery. Previous credits include Vasquez in Shakespeare’s Aliens, Charlie in Remnant of the Imposter, Narrator in Mojada, Musician in DUEL, and Eva in Welcome to Intercourse.

Callie wills (voice of Death)

Callie Wills is a professional voice over artist currently working remotely out of lovely Orlando, Florida. Her current performance resume spans a wide breadth of mediums and projects ranging from animation to audio drama, and this is her sixth year working alongside the amazing Phoenix Tears team. Other notable projects you may have heard her in include Phoenix Tear’s own Stardust Kingdom as Destiny the Fairy, The Aristocrat in The War, and Cass in Infected. She is so excited to be a part of this most recent production Witches as the macabre madden of mortality herself: Mabuz, The Witch of Death.

Adam Brooks (voice of Darkness)

Adam has been acting in its many forms for over twenty years, and has performed in cities such as Washington DC, Baltimore, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. Adam studied in many places, and received his degree at Towson University. He is thankful to Phoenix Tears for this opportunity.