Fat Ham

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Orlando Shakes Theater

Seats: Center E109, E110

Evening Performance

In James Ijames’s sizzling cookout comedy, the grill isn’t the only thing turning up the heat. This Pulitzer Prize–winning Southern-fried take on Hamlet follows Juicy, a queer Southern college kid, grappling with some serious questions of identity. When the ghost of his dead father appears at a family BBQ demanding revenge for his murder, Juicy must grapple with the decision to heed his phantom father’s advice or remain true to himself. An uproarious family barbecue emerges into a compelling examination of laughter, love and loss, pain and joy.