From time to time we produce original creative content for our clients, or for public presentation, or both.  This page of our website is still under development because we’re busy cooking up a show!


The name is a tribute to Karen Orendurff Fort’s formative years.  At the Catlin Gabel School in Portland OR, Karen studied with Ms. Vivian Johannes (“Ms. Jo”) - her theatre at the school was called “The Nutshell”.  Ms. Jo was a successful NYC based playwright who decamped to Portland, and influenced Karen for a lifelong love affair with theatre.


November, 2009 - The Comedy of Errorrs at Byron Colby Barn, Prairie Crossing, Grayslake IL:

Nutshell Theatricals

Original content creation


“I could be bounded in a Nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space...” - Hamlet

SHAKESPEARE’S GREATEST HITS

Commissioned by our friends at Ivan Carlson & Associates,

for a software user’s group meeting of 3,000 people - “Much Ado About Healthcare”, in Madison WI.

A thirty minute romp through Shakespeare’s comedies (with a smattering of the tragedies), performed by a group of 6 talented actors, with exquisite period costume and savory accoutrements. 


oooh... this one’s gonna piss off the scholars... Maybe we shouldn’t... 

Ah, what the heck...

We can create a show for you!  (period costumes are optional...)