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THEATER & ARTS
Orlando Theater Best of 2022: Leading Actor, Drama


Iris Lynne Sherman
If I Had My Way > HayesPlays
Playwright Joseph Reed Hayes handed Iris Lynne Sherman a challenge in “If I Had My Way”: How do you make a character so angry appealing to the audience? Sherman rose beautifully to the occasion. carefully making sure theatergoers saw layers of hurt and pain behind the anger in her character’s brusqueness. Sherman was previously honored for her work in 2020′s “Men in Boats” at Mad Cow Theatre.