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Volume 55 Issue 2
Volume 60 Issue I
Fall 2010
Winter 2015
Inside this issue:
Festival 2014 Report..................... 2
Secondary School One Acts . ...... 3
Secondary School Tech Olympics... 4
Theatre for Youth Festival ........... 5
Middle School Festival................. 6
FTC Scholarships Winners........... 6
FTC’s Got Talent Winners............ 6
“Top Ten Reasons for Theatre”..... 7
Community Theatre Festival......... 8
Distinguished Career Awards..... 10
Festival 2014 Photo Call............. 12
FTC Board of Directors.............. 14
“Memories of Festival 2014”...... 15
FTC Membership Form ............. 16
Schedule of Florida Theatres ..... 17
setc
annual COnvention
March 4–8, 2015 Chattanooga, TN
FLORIDATheatre is the official
newsletter of the Florida Theatre
Conference for theatres throughout the state of Florida.
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President
Rick Kerby
Executive Director
Steve Bayless
Editor
Susan M. Smith
www.flatheatre.org
Limelight Theatre’s production of {title of show} will compete at SETC
As in previous years, FTC will be well represented at Southeastern Theatre Conference’s 66th Annual Convention, the largest
theatre convention of its kind in the country. SETC will bring more
than 4,000 actors, professional company representatives, design and
technical professionals, theatre educators, high school and college
students, commercial exhibitors, community theatre producers and
theatre lovers to downtown Chattanooga.
Limelight Theatre will present their production of [title of show]
in the Community Theatre Festival. In the High School Theatre
Festival, West Orange High School and Gulf Breeze High School
will present their productions of Elephant Man and Next To Normal
and the Middle School production in SETC’s Fringe Festival will be
Orlando’s Howard Middle School with Alex.
The SETC Convention will be held at the Chattanooga Convention Center, and will also take place at the Chattanooga Theatre
Center and the Tivoli Theatre.
Attendees will participate in a variety of more than 300 workcontinued on Page 9
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Festival 2014 Report
by Steve Bayless, FTC Executive Director
atre [title of show].
Over sixty workshops were presented by 58
separate presenters, covering everything from
theatre management, to long and short form improv, technical theatre sessions, acting, singing,
musical theatre and dance. These workshops
were more popular than ever with a total Conference attendance of 1,450 people.
The audition process is a strong component
at FTC; we hosted high school and two year
college transfer auditions for college admission
and the annual SETC Preliminary Auditions for
summer entertainment employment for college
students wishing to move on to the SETC auditions in March at Chattanooga, TN.
High School student auditions: 257 Actor/
Musical Theatre students auditioned and 25
Technical students auditioned.
Transfer students auditions: 43 College
students auditions
SETC Preliminary auditions: 220 college/
university students auditioned
FTC Scholarship auditions: 12 students
completed their paperwork for the two $1,000.
Scholarships.
The 2014 Annual Florida Theatre Conference
Festival (FTC) opened with the presentation from the
Asolo Repertory Theatre of A Midsummer Night’s
Dream. The production was intriguing and well
staged and the audience was so involved there was
a hush over the crowd (with the occasional laugh or
gasp of surprise). The crowd jumped to their feet at
the conclusion with thunderous applause. After the
production, the actors spent about 45 minutes in a
“Talk Back” session with the audience.
Each of the five play festivals were well attended
and the audiences and the adjudicators seem pleased
with the quality and variety of the shows. There were
three Community Theatre Productions, seven Theatre
for Youth Productions, two Middle School Productions, and 19 High School One-Act Productions.
The following productions will represent the state
of Florida at the annual Southeastern Theatre Conference in March 2015:
Middle School production in the SETC Fringe
Festival: Howard Middle School with Alex
High School One-Act productions: Gulf Breeze
High School with Next to Normal and West Orange
High School with The Elephant Man
Community Theatre production: Limelight The-
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Secondary School One-Act Play Festival
TWO BEST PLAYS
Gulf Breeze High School - Next To Normal
West Orange High School - Elephant Man
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
RUNNER UP FOR BEST PLAY
Booker High School
Gateway High School - Vortex
Gulf Breeze High School and West Orange High School will be invited to attend and compete at the
Southeastern Theatre Conference’s 2015 Annual Conference in Chattanooga, TN, March 5–6.
TIE FOR BEST ACTOR
Isaiah Rothstein, West Orange High School
Fredd Joseph, Gateway High School
Maggie Renfroe, Gulf Breeze High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS
Alex Crosby
West Orange High School
Blake Lafita
Palm Harbor University High School
(not pictured)
BEST TECH
1st Place
Skylar Westak, West Orange High School
2nd Place
Verred Havemann, Gulf Breeze High School
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Secondary School One-Act Play Festival
continued
ALL-STAR CAST
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
F. W. Buchholz High School
Emily Garcia Molly Washington Courtney Hrivnak Lena Sakalla
Holmes County High School – Cats
Tori Steverson Bailey Foxworth Dillon Berry
Gulf Breeze High School – Next To Normal
Gage Thomas David Carbaugh Maddie Mateer
New World School of the Arts – Inspector General
Lys-Anaise Marcelin Emma Cuba
Bayshore High School – Homeless Hamlet
Brandie Sanchez
Academy of Arts & Minds – Trojan Women
Arielle Munteanu Camila Duarte Vienna Sicard
Seven Rivers Christian School – Check Please
Connor Hoey
Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High
School – Mary Just Broke Up With This Guy
Ian Mahoney
George Jenkins High School – Medea
Phoebe Alach
Booker High School – Our Town
Olivia Siegel Lilianna Solum
Fort Walton Beach – Couch Potato
Jimmy Pierce
PK Yonge at University of Florida - Abra Cadaver
Jack Polefko
Lecanto High School – 10 Ways To Survive A
Zombie Apocalypse
Taylor Black
Dr Phillips High School – Clybourne Park
Ciera Harding Kyle Kleckner
Gateway High School – Vortex
Felipe Caitas
Palm Harbor University – I Never Saw Another Butterfly
Erica Perez
F.W. Buchholz High School
Lena Sakalla and Kaitlyn Koralewski
West Orange High School – Elephant Man
Zachary Croft Matt Guernier
SECONDARY SCHOOL TECH OLYMPICS
WINNER
West Orange High School
Macy Rhein, Amber Denis, Skylar Wostak,
Zachary Croft
RUNNER-UP
Amos Godby High School
Searcy Holley, Bryce Collins, Marcus Donaldson,
Jalia Reddick, Ileana Valdez, Tolu OlorunSogo
West Orange High School Tech team
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Theatre for Youth Festival
Outstanding Actress:
Jordan Green, Osceola Center for the Arts
Greek Mythology Olympiaganza
Outstanding Actor:
Jorge Jimenez, Osceola Center for the Arts
Greek Mythology Olympiaganza
Supporting Actress:
Meghan Mammoliti, Bay Street Players Young
People’s Theatre
Dear Edwina Jr
Supporting Actor:
Kirk Simpson, Bay Street Players Young
People’s Theatre
Dear Edwina Jr
Jordan Green and Jorge Jimenez
ALL-STAR CAST
U. B. Kinsey Palmview Elementary School of the
Arts – Patchwork
Dana Sainvil, Chelise Jones, Kaitlyn Diaz
Riley Frielich
Osceola Center for the Arts
Greek Mythology Olympiaganza
Megan Greco, Sophia Diaz
Be Yourself Co. – Myth Adventures
Aimee Haufman
Bay Street Players Young People’s Theatre –
Dear Edwina Jr.
Bridgt Nievinski
Magic Curtain Productions MCP Mini Troupe
101 Dalmations Kids
Payton Lacy
Magic Curtain Productions – Charlotte’s Web
Jessica McInis
All Star Cast members - Payton
Lacy, Aimee Haufman and Jessica McInis
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
Be Yourself Company Myth Adventures
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Middle School Play Festival
Outstanding One Act
Alex
Howard Middle School
Supporting Actor
Caleb Unold
Bully Bully
Howard Middle School
Supporting Actress
Alison Dodson
Bully Bully
Howard Middle School
All Star Cast
Howard Middle School
Bully Bullly
Mia Camps and Pricilla Garcia
Alex Director Vickie Treulieh
and River Watkins
FTC Scholarship Winners
2014 Fran Walker Scholarship
Logan Thomas Goodsen, Ft. Walton Beach High
School
2014 Vern Bryant Scholarship
Rhiannon R. Bush, St. Cloud High School
FTC’s Got Talent
1st. Place
Victoria Byrd and Solo Matelau, Booker High School
2nd. Place
Anneliese Moon, West Orange High School
HONORABLE MENTION
Ashley Pachkoski, Seminole High School
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The Top Ten Reasons Why Theatre is Still
Important in the Twenty-First Century
By Kevin Brown
In a keynote speech addressed to the Association of Theatre in Higher Education in 1992, performance studies scholar Richard Schechner infamously declared: “Theatre as we have known and practiced
it – the staging of written dramas – will be the string quartet of the 21st century”. We are now more than
two decades removed from this provocation. What, if anything, has changed about the state of theatre in
the twenty-first century? Is theatre dead, as Schechner predicted, or is it still very much alive and breathing? In the spirit of retiring “Late Show” host David Letterman’s famous “Top Ten” lists, I submit the
following reasons why theatre is still important today:
#4 Self-Empowerment
Performance permeates every aspect of our everyday lives. Power relationships are constructed
through performances. Understanding how performances unfold around us can help us to recognize
and take control of the power dynamics that affect
us.
#3 Social Change
Theatre is a cultural space where society examines
itself in a mirror. Theatre has long been looked at
as a laboratory in which we can study the problems
that confront society and attempt to solve those
problems.
#2 Education
Theatre is a great way to learn. Going to the theatre
teaches us about people, places, and ideas to which
we would not otherwise be exposed. Learning in a
theatrical setting makes learning fun.
#1 Creativity
Theatre helps us to develop our creativity. As our
education system increasingly puts an emphasis
on science, technology, engineering, and math, we
cannot forget the importance of art. Let’s put the
“STE(A)M” back in “STEM!”
#10 Human Beings
The performance of theatre is a universal cultural phenomenon that exists in every society around the world.
Human beings are the only animal species that creates
theatre. Understanding theatre helps us understand
what it means to be human.
#9 Self-Expression
Theatre teaches us how to express ourselves more effectively. It develops our ability to communicate our
thoughts and feelings to others, improving our relationships and improving the world around us.
#8 Self-Knowledge
Theatre teaches us about ourselves. It helps us understand how our minds and the minds of others work. It
helps us to see how the environments in which we live
affect who we are and who we will become.
#7 History
Theatre is a great way to learn about history. Rather
than learning history from reading it in a dusty textbook, theatre makes history come alive right before
our eyes. Theatre makes learning about history fun.
#6 The Body
Theatre reminds us that, even in this ever-changing
digital age, there is a human body at the center of every digital transaction. Accounting for the body in the
design of the future will help us make technology that
works for us rather than us working for technology.
#5 Globalization
Theatre helps us understand people from cultures
other than our own. We can learn a lot about people
from cultures all around the world by studying their
performance traditions. In doing so, we can learn to be
less ethnocentric, and more accepting of others.
Dr. Kevin Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He has published in Theatre Journal, International
Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, Popular
Entertainment Studies, Journal of Religion and Theatre,
Journal of Popular Music Studies, Puppetry International, and Kajian Malaysia.
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Community Theatre Division
BEST ENSEMBLE
Limelight Theatre - {title of show}
BEST DIRECTOR
Limelight Theatre – Christopher Pritchard
{title of show}
BEST FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY
Osceola Arts - Extremities
BEST ACTOR
Limelight Theatre - Butler Robertson
{title of show}
BEST COSTUME
Osceola Arts - Extremities
BEST ACTRESS
Limelight Theatre - Chloe Cordle
{title of show}
BEST TECH
Limelight Theatre - {title of show}
BEST PLAY
Limelight Theatre - {title of show}
Limelight Theatre will be invited to attend and compete at the Southeastern Theatre Conference’s
2015 Annual Conference at Chattanooga, Tennessee
Christopher Pritchard (Best Director), Beth Lambert (Best Tech), with
Best Ensemble Christopher Pritchard, Beth Lambert, Butler Robertson,
Chloe Cordle, Ameenia McKenzie, all from the Limelight Theatre in St.
Augustine, FL
Best Actor, Butler Robertson and Best Actress,
Chloe Cordle
Community Theatre
SPRING FLING 2015
April 11, 2015
Highlands Little Theatre
Sebring, FL
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SETC Annual Conference 2015
WINTER 2015
Join SETC Convention for Teachers Institute
for Drama-Based Instruction: Activated Learning In
and Through the Arts offered Wednesday March 4
from 9am to 4pm. Open to all regional educators for
grades 7 to 12, this seminar by Katie Dawson and
Lara Dossett from the University of Texas at Austin,
will explore the theory and practice of drama-based
instruction and its use in the arts and non-arts curriculum. They will share examples and resources which
explore how drama-based instruction can be used
for sustainable improvement in K-12 school culture,
teacher satisfaction and student success. Cost is $85.
Contact [email protected] or call (336) 272-3645 for
more information.
Onsite registration for the SETC convention begins Wednesday, March 4 at noon. Cost is $230 for
students, $317 for individuals, and $247 for seniors.
Call (336) 272-3645 for more information. Registration information and the Convention program can be
found online at www.setc.org.
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Ben Vereen
shops, masterclasses, presentations and hands-on training. Keynote speakers will include stage and screen
legend and 2015 SETC Distinguished Career Award
Winner Ben Vereen, master voice and speech teacher
Kristin Linklater, and physical theater innovator Patta
Tsikurishvili.
The Convention will include multiple festivals open
to the public. The Theatre for Youth Festival (March 5)
at the Marriott Downtown will be free to local children,
the High School Theatre Festival (March 5 and 6) at
the Tivoli Theatre will feature 20 schools from the ten
southeastern states with tickets available for purchase at
the door.
The Community Theatre Festival (March 4 –7) will
be at the Chattanooga Theatre Center where tickets can
be purchased at the box office. The Fringe Festival and
Ten Minute Play Festival (March 5) are open to convention attendees only.
Commercial exhibitors offer demonstrations and
sneak peeks at some of the products by more than 50
companies. Prospective students can talk and engage
with school faculty and representatives from over 120
universities, colleges and training institutions. Auditions and off-stage interviews are held for undergraduate and graduate programs. SETC members will be
given the opportunity to audition and interview for
jobs, both on and off stage and more than 800 actors
will audition and 700 will interview for over 84 professional companies from all over the United States.
Design the FTC T Shirt
for Festival 2015
Are you artistic?
Your design could be chosen for the 2015 FTC
Festival T-Shirt and 2015 Festival Program
(given to each Festival participant). Email your
design ideas to [email protected]
by August 1, 2015. On August 1, 2015 the Board
of Directors will announce the lucky winner- you
could be attending the Festival for free!
The Robert Ankrom Memorial
Fund
for the Advancement of
Theatre Education in Florida
The monies raised through donations will be used
to provide guest speakers, special entertainment,
and other educational enhancement experiences
for all members of the Florida Theatre Conference.
Each year you may inlcude your donation on the
membership form. The funds collected will be held
in a dedicated line item of the budget and may only be
expended by an action of the FTC Board of Directors.
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Distinguished Career Awards
Lifetime Achievement
Norman Small
presented by FTC Director Mary Britt
We are honoring
Norm Small tonight
for his work in theatre
which now spans 47
years with careers
in both the college/
university system and
community theatre, 47
years, which includes
39 years teaching and
directing at Polk State
College in Winter
Haven and 45 years
in community theatre as the founder and producing
director of Theatre Winter Haven.
47 years! But how did it start? It started when
Norm was a junior in high school, like some of you.
Was it an inspirational story? No, not really. Always
the class clown, Norm chose to make a, shall we
say, crass remark about his English teacher’s curvy
shape. He was promptly sent to the principal’s office
and given a choice - be suspended from school for
one week or take his clowning ways and sign up for
a drama class. Not surprisingly, he chose the drama
class and it opened a whole new world for him.
He graduated from a high school in Miami. He
then received his BA in Theatre from the University
of Florida and got a job right away teaching drama,
forensics, and directing at Polk State College where
he worked ... for 39 years.
But Norm had a dual career. He is also the Producing Artistic Director of Theatre Winter Haven,
a position he had held for 45 years. In other words,
since the theatre was founded. Now THAT must be
an inspirational story! Founding a theatre. Mmmm.
No. After teaching for three years at Polk, he was approached by two clowns to head up a community theatre they were founding as part of the City of Winter
Haven’s recreation department. Yes. I said clowns.
Circus clowns. Norm said “yes” and after the clowns
skipped town with the cash from the first show, Norm
stayed and built an organization with a national repu-
tation for quality.
Now if you are doing the math, that’s 18 years
holding down two full time jobs - Polk State College
and Theatre Winter Haven. Norm told me there were
many times he was rehearsing two different shows - in
two different locations - for weeks at a time. At this
point in his career, he has directed or produced over 400 shows.
With Theatre Winter Haven, Norm has had five
shows win the Florida State Theatre Festival and then
win again at SETC and move on to the national festival
of the American Association of Community Theatre including his production of Golda, just last season. His
production of Orphans was the first place winner of the
International Play Festival in Dundalk, Ireland. And
very recently, one of his former students, Karen Olivo,
won the 2012 Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress
in a Musical for her performance in West Side Story. (the
same role she played in Theatre Winter Haven’s production.)
With this kind of experience, one might say that
he “wrote the book” on Theatre. But in Norm Small’s
case, he really did. He wrote two books - Introduction
to Drama and The Making of Drama - which were used
in 37 colleges and universities.
Now THIS, is an inspirational story. In 47 years,
he has inspired, literally, thousands of adults and
students to enrich their lives participating in the magic
of theatre and tens of thousands of audience members
whose lives are enriched by what they see on stage.
I asked Norm, “What’s your favorite show?”. He
said, “The next one. There may still be one to come.
When I hear the grandness of the music of a Ragtime,
the power of Superstar, or the boldness of a show like
Wicked, it reminds me I belong where I am. I am grateful for the experience.”
Secondary School
Patricia Kelley
A member of the
PCCA Technical Theatre
Department, Trish Kelley serves as the Costume and Stage Make-up
Designer and teaches
Stage Make-up, Costume Design, Stagecraft
and Costume Construction.
She began her teach-
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Distinguished Career Awards
ing career with Pinellas County Schools in 1996 at John
Hopkins Middle School and joined PCCA in 1999.
Among the many productions she has worked on are
Phantom of the Opera, Ragtime, Les Miserables, and
The Man Who Came to Dinner.
Trish received her Associate of Arts from Florida
State University and her BFA in Visual Arts from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg. At Arrowmount School
of Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN, she completed advanced
classes in Fiber Arts. She also received a Surdna Arts
Teacher Fellowship Grant to study Stage, Film TV and
Historic Make-up Design at the London College of
Fashion.
In addition to teaching at PCCA, Trish has taught
and worked in many of the performing arts and visual
art venues in the Tampa Bay area. She has been a
visual arts instructor for the education departments of
the The Arts Center in St. Petersburg, Dunedin Fine
Arts Center, and the Beach Art Center in Indian Rocks
Beach. She taught and designed for the education
department of The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
from 1999-2004, the Palladium and the Hoffman Institute at Ruth Eckerd Hall.
Trish continues to work professionally as a costume
designer. Locally she has designed for productions
at the Studio at 620 and the American Stage Theatre
Company. Most recently, she designed for productions
of The Foreigner and The Rocky Horror Show at the
American Stage.
Professional Theatre
Joseph Adler
presented by FTC Vice President Gary Cadwallader
The author Stephen King said “Talent is cheaper
than table salt. What separates the talented individual
from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” No
one personifies success more than one of Florida’s
most hardworking and lauded directors, Joseph Adler.
Having directed at many of South Florida’s professional theatre companies, including Coconut Grove
Playhouse, New Theatre, Area Stage, City Theatre, and
many others, Mr. Adler is most known for his tenure
as Producing Artistic Director at GableStage at the
Biltmore, the multi-award winning theatre company
in Coral Gables. Since he became Producing Artistic
Director, GableStage has, so far, been the recipient of
55 Carbonell Awards and 187 Carbonell Nominations.
Adler himself has been nominated twenty-four times,
and ten times won the Carbonell as Best Director for
The Shadow Box, The Killing of Sister George, A Lesson Before Dying, Edward Albee's The Goat or Who is
Sylvia, Frozen, The Pillowman, Lieutenant of Inishmore, Speed-the-Plow, Blasted, Ruined, James Joyce's
The Dead, and Adding Machine.
Mr. Adler has also directed hundreds of television commercials and industrial films – winning
many awards, including the prestigious international
CLIO Award. Other directorial credits include several
independent feature films, and a video version of the
Broadway hit comedy Doubles. He was also awarded
the prestigious George Abbott Award for "significant
contributions to the artistic life and cultural development of greater Miami, Fort Lauderdale and the Palm
Beaches."
The great French writer Emile Zola wrote, “The
artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.” Today, Florida Theatre Conference
recognizes Joseph Adler, one of the hardest working
directors in our state for his contribution to the theatre,
his community, and the state of Florida.
Arts Advocate
Terry Olson
presented by Jeff Revels, Artistic Director of Orlando Repertory
Theatre and FTC Past President
Terry has been Orange County’s Director
of Arts & Cultural Affairs since the County
took the proactive
approach to investing in
the arts by setting aside
a portion of the Tourist
Development Tax for
investing in the arts in
2001. The Arts & Cultural Affairs Office was
created then and now oversees the County’s financial
investment in the arts, the Arts Education Center and
the Public Art Program. He also currently serves as the
president of the statewide Florida Association of Public
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Festival 2014 Photo Call
Secondary School One-Acts —casts of Gulf Breeze and West Orange High Schools
Kneeling: Gaige Thomas Maggie
Renfroe, Standing: Maddie Mcteer,
David Carbaugh, Margie Timmons
(Director), Mia Carisse, Jared
Rocha
Front Row: Maddi Weaver, Michele
Bearman, Mare Mossholder. Back
Row: Emily Ratkowiak, Jerrad
Havemann, Jonna Boton, Lauren
Pholmann, Bri Landry
Hannah Thomas, Logan Reeder,
Taylor Moore, Roxanne Vogel,
Jonathan Voyles
Kneeling: Kendall Myers, Ashleigh
Adams, Marisia Schwarz, Staci Stout.
Standing: Amber Denis, Sydney,
Rundle, Alex Crosby, Isaiah Rothstein,
Zachary Croft
Kneeling: John Franks, Avery
Swygert, Austin McCartey, Kendall Myers. Standing: Haley Papa,
Kailey Jones, Abby Liptak, Cross
Heintzelman, Cameron Hayes
Front Row:Haythen Smith, Alyssa
DeCresie, Emma Heistand, Asher
Adams. Back Row: Avianna Tagerty, Jeffrey Oakman, Fallyn Holmes,
Momo Earle, Parker Wallace
Kneeling: Emily Hamrick, Bittany
Possa, Jacob Zimmerman, Todd
Pursley, Matthew Guernier.
Standing: Jaimee Sharp, Aidan
Wamsley, Deanna Habbard,
Miranda Morris, Keturah Brinson
Carrli Cooper, Skylar Wostak,
Tyler Capreiro, Macy Rhein
Cast of Runner-Up of Secondary School Play Festival (Gateway High
School). Felipe Caiota, Fredd Joseph, Donald Rupe, Paschal Vargas,
J. Mariose Torres, Joshua Diaz, Jailene Restituyo, Deja Mack TWO
Vice President, Santa Fe College
NAMES MISSING HERE
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Festival 2014 Photo Call
Secondary School One-Acts
All-Star Cast Members
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FTC BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2013 - 2015
PRESIDENT
Rick Kerby
Producing Artistic Director
Manatee Performing Arts Center
502 3rd Avenue W
Bradenton, FL 34205
(941) 748-0111
[email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT
Gary Cadwallader
Education Director
Orlando Repertory Theatre
1001 E. Princeton Street
Orlando, FL 32803
(407) 896-7365, ext. 201
[email protected]
TREASURER/SECRETARY
Terry A. Klenk
Professor/Theatre Director
Santa Fe College
3000 NW 83rd Street
Bldg. FAH, Room 127-8
Gainesville, FL 32606-6200
(352) 395-5092
[email protected]
PAST PRESIDENT
Jeff Revels
Artistic Director
Orlando Repertory Theatre
1001 E. Princeton Street
Orlando, FL 32803
W: (407) 896-7365, ext. 216
[email protected]
COMMUNITY THEATRE
CHAIR
Kristofer Geddie
Director of Diversity
Venice Theatre
140 W Tampa Avenue
Venice, FL 34285
(941) 488-1115 ext 247
[email protected]
THEATRE FOR YOUTH
CHAIR
Gary Cadwallader
Education Director
Orlando Repertory Theatre
1001 E. Princeton Street
Orlando, FL 32803
(407) 896-7365, ext. 201
[email protected]
PROFESSIONAL THEATRE
CHAIR
TBA
SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAIR
Margie Timmons
Gulf Breeze High School
675 Gulf Breeze Parkway
Gulf Breeze, FL 32561
(850) 916-4139
[email protected]
DraMature CHAIR
Mary Britt, Executive Director
Ocala Civic Theatre
4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd.
Ocala, FL 34470
(352) 236-2851
[email protected]
UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE CHAIR
Glenn Avery Breed
Associate Professor of Theatre
Costume Design and Technology
The University of West Florida
11000 University Parkway 82-288
Pensacola, FL 32514
(850) 857-6286
[email protected]
Bill Murray
[email protected]
Tammy Serebrin
1122 Kells Court
Lakeland, FL 33813
(863) 838-2583
[email protected]
Sara Skinner-Probst
Theatre and Stagecraft
Freedom High School
2500 West Taft Vineland
Orlando, FL 32837
(315) 690-9501
[email protected]
Dr. Rodney Whatley
Director of Theatre
Pensacola State College
1000 College Boulevard
Building 8
Pensacola, FL 32504
(850) 484-1807
[email protected]
SETC REPRESENTATIVE
Donna A. White
8401 W. Gulf Blvd
Treasure Island, FL 33706
(727) 360-3477
[email protected]
Ex Officio Board Members
DIRECTORS
Glenn Avery Breed
Associate Professor
Costume Design and Technology
The University of West Florida
11000 University Parkway 82-288
Pensacola, FL 32514
(850) 857-6286
[email protected]
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Susan M. Smith
6520 SW 45 St
Miami FL, 33155
(786) 299-0860
[email protected]
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Stephen Bayless
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Pinellas Park, FL 33782
(727) 560-8879
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Marci J. Duncan
FESTIVAL REGISTRATION
Asst. Professor Theatre
Elizabeth Gress
Florida A&M University
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St. Petersburg, FL 33716
Tallahassee, FL 32307
(727) 577-9613
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Booker High School
3201 N Orange Avenue
Sarasota FL 34234
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[email protected]
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Randy Ford
RAF Web Designs & Hosting
www.rafwebdesigns.com
(941) 840-0723
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Arts Advocate - Terry Olson
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Art Professionals.
Previously, Terry was the Executive Director of
the Arts & Cultural Alliance, which now serves seven
Central Florida counties. He has been involved professionally in the Arts since he completed an M.A. in
Theatre from the University of Minnesota. He moved
to Florida in 1982 with SAK Theatre, a company he
co-founded and managed for 21 years. Since moving to
Orlando, he has helped start and run more than a dozen
arts groups including the Orlando Theatre Project,
the Orlando International Fringe Festival, the Arts &
Cultural Alliance, the Downtown Arts District, and the
Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Department.
He attends as many as 40 arts events each month and
speaks to groups such as the prestigious TED conference in Tampa. Occasionally, he still performs and was
recently seen in Mad Cow Theatre’s production of 12
Angry Men this past summer.
What makes Terry so effective in his advocacy
is that he is an artist first and what better advocate is
there than an artist who can speak the vocabulary of
government and foundational support. We all know
that no man is an island and Terry is supported by his
wife Robin and daughter Molly, both as active in the
arts as Terry. We are thrilled to award Terry Olson the
2014 Distinguished Career in Theatre Advocacy Award.
University/College
Kevin Marshall
presented by FTC Treasurer/Secretary Terry Klenk
Kevin Marshall is
Professor of Theatre at the
University of Florida with
a specialization in Directing. He is the co-author of
Theatre Management: A
Successful Guide to Producing Plays on Commercial and Non-Profit Stages.
He is also the founding and
managing editor of the electronic Theatre Management
Journal, a project of the
Theatre Management focus group of the Association
for Theatre in Higher Education. Kevin has written
WINTER 2015
Memories of Festival 2014
by Rhiannon Bush
My name is Rhiannon
and I attend Saint Cloud High
School in the small town of
Saint Cloud, FL, only 45 minutes away from the Happiest
Place On Earth! I am happily
involved in my school’s Theatre and Chorus, and am the
proud President of both programs. I attended 2014 Florida
Theatre Conference and had
such a great experience.
The reason I attended the conference was to participate in the conference as a senior in the mass audition
for some impressive colleges from Florida and around
the nation. I was fortunate to receive 17 callbacks! I
didn’t have to perform additional audition material at
any callback. It was just a short meeting with a director, faculty member, or student representative from the
college. The callback interviews were very beneficial
to me, not only to help me choose a college that is
right for me, but also to rule some of them out!
My experience was unique. I wasn’t registered
with my school. I was registered as a “homeschool
participant” because nobody else at my school or in
my Theatre Troupe 1826 was able to go. I had the full
support of my teachers and principal however, and
they helped me prepare all the necessary forms and
recommendation letters that I needed. So, my wonderful parents and I sat cooped up in the nearby Red
Roof Inn eating chocolate chip muffins and leftover
rice bowls from Santa Fe College’s cafe when we
had down time. However our down time was hard to
come by, as there were so many things you can participate in at FTC!
I attended multiple workshops including tap
dancing, “What’s Your Type?” and “How to Choose
Audition Materials”. My parents even got to enjoy
quite a few workshops, including my Mom’s favorite
“Creating Costumes Out of Found Objects.” During
the day, there was a one-act competition for all ages.
I watched elementary school kids put on a 30 minute version of Charlotte’s Web, I saw people my age
perform The Greek Mythology Olmpiaganza, where I
learned all about Greek Mythology in 30 minutes, and
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NORTHWEST
KALEIDOSCOPE THEATRE
P. O. Box 526
Lynn Haven, FL 32444
(850) 265-3226
www.kt-online.org
There’s a Burglar in My Bed
February 6–22, 2015
The Dixie Swim Club
March 13–29, 2015
Prelude to a Kiss
May 1–17, 2015
Relatively Speaking
June 5–14, 2015
PENSACOLA LITTLE THEATRE
400 South Jefferson Street
Pensacola, FL 32502
(850) 432-2042
www.pensacolalittletheatre.com
Mainstage Theatre Series:
Last Night of Ballyhoo
January 30 & 31–February 1–8, 2015
How Johnnie Mae Got Her Groove On
February 12–15, 2015
Studio 400
Short Attention Span Theatre
February 13–21, 2015
PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE
1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, Florida 32504
(850) 484-1807
www.pensacolastate.edu
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
February 26–March 1, 2015
Zombie Prom
May 14–17, 2015
Summer High School Onstage
Workshop
Mame
July 24–August 2, 2015
TALLAHASSEE LITTLE
THEATRE
1861 Thomasville Rd.
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Mailing address: P.O. Box 3262
Tallahassee, FL 32315
(850) 224–4596 or (866) 893-7972
www.tallahasseelittletheatre.org
Mainstage:
Proof
January 16–February 22, 2015
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
March 13–29, 2015
Evita
April 9–26, 2015
YOUNG ACTORS THEATRE
609 Glenview Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32303
(850) 386-6602
www.youngactorstheatre.com
Mainstage:
13 - A Musical!
February 27–March 8, 2015
42nd Street
June 2015
Second Stage:
Free to Be...You and Me
April 10–11, 2015
NORTHEAST
AMELIA COMMUNITY
THEATRE
209 Cedar Street (PO Box 662)
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
(904) 261-6749
www.AmeliaCommunityTheatre.org
Grease
February12–28, 2015
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
March 20–22, 2105
Inherit the Wind
April 9 –25, 2015
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FLORIDA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
5001 St. Johns Avenue
Palatka, FL 32177
(386) 312-4300
www.floarts.org
Fiddler on the Roof
February 19–22, 2015
The Actor’s Project: Anatomy of
Gray
March 26–29, 2015
Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)
June 11–14 2015
LIMELIGHT THEATRE
11 Old Mission Ave.
St. Augustine, FL 32084
(904) 825-1164
www.limelight-theatre.org
Sweet Bird of Youth
January 23–February 15, 2015
The Boys Next Door
March 6–29, 2015
No Sex Please We’re British
April 17–May 10, 2015
Holly Dolly
June 5–July 5, 2015
CENTRAL
AMERICAN STAGE
163 3rd Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 823-PLAY
www.americanstage.org
Mainstage Series:
Radio Golf
January 23–February 22, 2015
Gutenberg! The Musical!
March 13–April 5, 2015
30th Annual Stage in the Park:
In The Heights
April 24–May 17, 2015
Red
May 29–June 21, 2015
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THE BARN THEATRE
2400 E. Ocean Boulevard
Stuart, Florida 34995
(772) 2874884
www.barn-theatre.com
Nunsense
March 6–22, 2015
The Man Who Came to Dinner
April 17–May 3, 2015
God of Carnage
May 29–June 14, 2015
BAY STREET PLAYERS
at the Historic State Theatre
109 N. Bay Street
Eustis, FL 32726
(352) 357-7777
www.baystreetplayers.org
Jesus Christ Superstar
January 30 - February 22, 2014
Proof
February 15 - March 1, 2015
Grease (School Edition)
March 12 - March 15, 2015
Rumors
April 10 - May 3, 2015
3 Days of Rain
April 26 - May 10, 2015
My Son Pinnochio Jr
May 14 - May 17, 2015
Hello Dolly
June 19 - July 12, 2015
Betrayal
July 5 - July19, 2015
CARROLLWOOD PLAYERS
4333 Gunn Highway (in Plantation
Plaza)
Tampa, FL 33688
(813) 265-4000
www.carrollwoodplayers.org
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of
the Jersey Lily
February 13–March 7, 2015
Looking
March 20–April 4, 2015
Breaking Legs
April 17–May 9, 2015
Five Women Wearing the Same
Dress
June 5–27, 2015
The Musical Comedy Murders of
1940
July 10-August 1, 2015
FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE NEWS
FRANCIS WILSON PLAYHOUSE
302 Seminole Street
Clearwater, FL 33755
(727) 446-1360
www.FrancisWilsonPlayhouse.org
Mainstage:
My Fair Lady
February 26–March 15, 2015
A Flea in Her Ear
April 9–19, 2015
Grand Hotel - The Musical
May 7–24, 2015
FREEFALL THEATRE
6099 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
(727) 498-5205
www.freefalltheatre.com
Bright Lights, Big City
February 28–March 22, 2015
Boy Meets Girl
March 18, 2015
Harvey
April 11–May 3, 2015
The Tempest
May 23–June 14, 2015
Mame
July 11–August 9, 2015
GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY
PLAYHOUSE
(at the Vam York Theater
4039 NW 16th Blvd.)
P.O. Box 14233
Gainesville, FL 32604
(352) 376-4949
www.gcplayhouse.org
Born Yesterday
January 13–February 15, 2015
Little Shop of Horrors
March 27–April19, 2015
The Game’s Afoot
May 29–June 14, 2015
The Wizard of Oz
July 17–August 9, 2015
HIGHLANDS LITTLE THEATRE
356 W. Center Ave
Sebring, FL 33870
(863) 382-2525
www.highlandslittletheatre.org
Duos and Duets
February 13 & 14, 2015
The Men of Mah Jongg
February 20–22, 2015
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Driving Miss Daisy
March 25–April 5, 2015
Les Miserables
June 17–28, 2015
LAKELAND COMMUNITY
THEATRE at Lake Mirror Theatre
121 South Lake Street
Lakeland, FL 33801
(863) 603–7529
www.lakelandcommunitytheatre.com
Cinderella
March 6–22, 2015
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
April 17–26, 2015
Cabaret
July 17–26, 2015
Theatre for Youth:
Disney’s High School Musical
June 19–21, 2015
MAD COW THEATRE
COMPANY
54 West Church Street (new location)
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 297-8788
www.madcowtheatre.com
The Explorers Club
January 23–February 22, 2015
Photograph 51
February 20–March 15, 2015
MELON PATCH PLAYERS
311 N. 13th Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
(352) 787–3013
www.melonpatch.org
The Music Man
March 6–22, 2015
ORLANDO REPERTORY
THEATRE
in partnership with UCF
1001 East Princeton Street
Orlando, FL 32803
(407) 896-7365 ext. 1
www.orlandorep.com
The Magical Adventures of Merlin
January 23–February 23, 2014
ORLANDO SHAKESPEARE
THEATER in partnership with UCF
812 E. Rollins St.
Orlando, FL 32803
(407) 447-1700
http://orlandoshakes.org
FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE NEWS
Young Audiences:
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
March 27–April 27, 2014
Signature Series:
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas
Nickelby
January 22–March 9, 2014
OCALA CIVIC THEATRE
4337 East Silver Springs Boulevard
Ocala, FL 33470
(352) 236–2274
www.ocalacivictheatre.com
The Amorous Ambassador
March 29–April 10, 2015
OKEECHOBEE COMMUNITY
THEATRE
1414 S. Parrot Avenue
Okeechobee, FL 34974
(863) 763-1307
www.okeechobeecommunitytheatre.com
Egad, It’s Rotten Rodney
March 20–28, 2015
ORLANDO REPERTORY
THEATRE
in partnership with UCF
1001 East Princeton Street
Orlando, FL 32803
(407) 896-7365 ext. 1
www.orlandorep.com
Something’s Afoot
February 5–March 29, 2015
Tom, Dick & Harry
March 19–April 12, 2015
The Amorous Ambassador
March 29–April 10, 2015
My Fair Lady
May 1–June 7, 2015
ORLANDO SHAKESPEARE
THEATER in partnership with
UCF
812 E. Rollins St.
Orlando, FL 32803
(407) 447-1700
http://orlandoshakes.org
To Kill a Mockingbird
January 21–March 8, 2015
The Merry Wives of Windsor
February 4–March 7, 2015
Henry V
February 18–March 22, 2015
Bad Dog
April 8–May 3, 2015
Young Audiences:
James and the Giant Peach
March 19–April 26, 2015
OSCEOLA CENTER FOR THE ARTS
2411 East Irlo Bronson Highway
Kissimmee, FL 34744
407-846-6257
www.ocfta.com
Singing in the Rain
February 27–March 15, 2015
Noises Off
April 10–26, 2015
Legally Blonde
May 8–24, 2015
RICHEY SUNCOAST THEATRE
6237 Grand Blvd.
New Port Richey, FL 34652
(727) 842-6777
www.richeysuncoasttheatre.com
State Fair
March 5-22, 2015
Bye Bye Birdie
May 14–31, 2015
SONNENTAG THEATRE
at the Icehouse Theatre
1100 N. Unser Street
Mount Dora, FL 32757
(352) 383-4616
www.icehousetheatre.com
I Do! I Do!
January 23–February 15, 2015
Hank Williams:Lost Highway
March 20–April 12, 2015
Barefoot in the Park
May 15–June 7, 2015
STAGE WEST COMMUNITY
PLAYHOUSE
8390 Forest Oaks Boulevard
Spring Hill, FL 34606
(352) 683-5113
www.stagewest.net
Mainstage:
Oklahoma!
February 12–22, 2015
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
April 9–19, 2015
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THEATRE WINTER HAVEN
Post Office Drawer 1230
Winter Haven, FL 33882-1230
(863) 294–SHOW
www.theatrewinterhaven.com
Mainstage:
Annie Get Your Gun
February 19–March 15, 2015
Becky’s New Car
April 9–26, 2015
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
School of Theatre and Dance
Nadine McGuire Theatre and Dance
Pavilion
687 McCarty Dr. (P.O. Bos 115900)
Gainesville, FL 32611
(352) 273-0500
www.arts.ufl.edu/theatreanddance
Gator Tales
February 13–22, 2015
Comedy of Errors
April 3–12 (Constans Theatre)
SOUTHWEST
ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE
5555 North Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34243
(941) 351-8000 or (800) 361-8388
www.asolo.org
Repertory Season:
Repertory Season:
The Matchmaker
January 6–April 11, 2015
Good People
January 14–February 26, 2015
Both Your Houses
January 21–April 12, 2015
FSU/Asolo Conservatory:
[Title of Show]
February 17–March 8, 2015
LARGO CULTURAL CENTER
Resident Theatrical Group: The Eight
O’Clock Theatre
www.eightoclocktheatre.com
105 Central Park Drive
Largo, Florida 33771
www.largoarts.com
(727) 587-6793
The Adams Family
March 6–22, 2015
Company
May 22–31. 2015
WINTER 2015
LEMON BAY PLAYHOUSE
96 W. Dearborn Street
Englewood, FL 34223
(941) 475-6745
www.lemonbayplayhouse.com
Lettice and Lovage
January 21–February 15, 2015
Don’t Dress for Dinner
March 11–April 5, 2015
Oh Mama! No Papa!
April 29–May 17, 2015
MANATEE PLAYERS
502 3rd Avenue West
Bradenton, FL 34205
(941) 748-5875
www.manateeplayers.com
Into The Woods
February 12–March 1, 2015
Agnes of God
February 19–March 8, 2015
Jesus Christ Superstar
March 19–April 5, 2015
ROYAL PALM PLAYERS
P.O. Box 954
Boca Grande, FL 33921
(941) 964-2670
www.royalpalmplayers.com
Rumors
February 12–15 2015
Oklahoma!
March 12–15 2015
VENICE THEATRE
140 W. Tampa Avenue
Venice, FL 34285
(941) 488-1115
www.venicestage.com
Mainstage:
Mary Poppins
February 17–March 15, 2015
Ring of Fire
February 6–March 1, 2015
Road to Nirvana
March 12–29, 2015
SOUTHEAST
ACTORS PLAYHOUSE AT THE
MIRACLE THEATRE
280 Miracle Mile
Coral Gables, FL 33134
(305) 444-9293
www.actorsplayhouse.org
Mainstage:
Ragtime
January 28–February 22, 2015
FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE NEWS
First Date
March 18–April 12, 2015
The Book Club Play
May 13–June 2, 2015
Childrens Theatre:
Alice in Wonderland
January 16–March 19, 2015
Charlotte’s Web
May 9–23, 2015
Hansel and Gretel
June 25–July 25, 2015
ADRIENNE ARHST CENTER FOR
THE PERFORMING ARTS
1300 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33132
(305) 949=6722
www.arshtcenter.org
Broadway in Miami:
Into the Woods (with Dreamcatcher Theatre)
January 22–February 15, 2015
Newsies
February 3–8, 2015
Wicked
March 11–29, 2015
Sister Act
April 14–19, 2015
BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
500 E. Broward Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33394
(800) 764-0700
broadwayinfortlauderdale.com
Motown The Musical
Februaray 24–March 8, 2015
Pippin
March 31–April 12, 2015
Anything Goes
May 5–17, 2015
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF
THEATRE
Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Performing
Arts Center
11200 SW 8th Street, WPAC131
Miami, FL 33199
(305) 348-2895
www.fiu.edu
Six Characters in Search of anAuthor
January 23–February 1, 2015
Rumors
February 27–March 8, 2015
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GABLESTAGE AT THE BILTMORE
1200 Anastasia Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
(305) 445-1119
www.gablestage.org
Choir Boy
January 24–February 22, 2015
New Jerusalem
March 28-April 26, 2015
Casa Valentina
May 30–June 28, 2015
JERRY HERMAN RING THEATRE
University of Miami
P. O. Box 284273
Coral Gables, FL 33124
(305) 284-3355
www.miami.edu
The Women
February 18–28, 2015
Oklahoma!
April 15–26, 2015
MARATHON COMMUNITY
THEATRE
5101 Overseas Highway
Marathon, FL 33050
(305) 743-0408
www.marathontheater.org
The Producers
March 5–April 4, 2015
The Fox on the Fairway
May 7–23, 2015
MIAMI THEATRE CENTER
(formerly the Playground Theatre)
9806 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami Shores, FL 33138
(305) 751-9550
www.mtcmiami.org
Twitter @MTCMiami
Facebook/MiamiTheaterCenter
The Seven Year Itch
February 19–March 15, 2015
Spring Break Mini-Camp
March 23–27, 2015
Musical Theatre Summer Camp
June 8–26 & July 13–31, 2015
NEW THEATRE
at the South Dade Cultural Center
10950 SW 211 Street
Cutler Bay, FL 33189
(305) 443-5909
www.new-theatre.org
Twelve Angry Men
February 6–March 1, 2015
Women Playing Hamlet
April 3–26, 2015
Clybourne Park
May 29–June 21, 2015
FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE NEWS
PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS
201 Clematis Street
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561) 514-4042
www.palmbeachdramaworks.org
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
January 30–March 1, 2015
Buried Child
March 27–April 26, 2015
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
May 15–June 7, 2015
RED BARN THEATRE
319 Duval Street (rear)
Key West, FL 33040
(305) 296-9911
www.RedBarnTheatre.com
Clark Gable Slept Here
February 3–March 7, 2015
Lets Get Lost
March 18–April 18, 2015
Outside Mullingar
March 22–April 14, 2015
Venus in Fur
April 29–May 23, 2015
VERO BEACH THEATRE GUILD
2020 San Juan Avenue
Vero Beach, Florida 32960
(772) 562-8300
www.verobeachtheatreguild.com
Whose Wives Are They Anyway?
January 15–25, 2015
Gypsy
March 12–29, 2015
You Can’t Take It With You
May 14–24, 2015
WATERFRONT PLAYHOUSE
Mallory Square
Key West, FL
(305) 294-5015
www.waterfrontplayhouse.org
Next Fall
February 12–28, 2015
Me & Jezebel
April 30–May 16, 2015
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Memories of Festival 2014
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then I saw adults years older than I am perform the edgy show Extremities. On the last night of the festival there was an amazing talent show
with voluntary participants from almost every group or school attending
the festival.
However, the most exciting and most rewarding part of the trip for me
was winning the $1,000 Vern Bryant Scholarship! By attending FTC, I
now have a wide variety of colleges to choose fro m, and with an extra
$1,000 in my wallet, the decision will hurt my pocketbook a little less.
I want to express my gratitude to the FTC Board Members and judges
for choosing me for this prestigious award. I feel honored and blessed.
Thank you so much!
Going to FTC was very rewarding for me, and even if you are homeschooled or are attending alone the conference is still fun and very, very
beneficial. I gained a wealth of knowledge and even made some new
friends and contacts. I encourage everyone to take part in this wonderful
Festival.
University/College Award - Kevin Marshall
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many articles and presented papers on Theatre Management topics particularly on marketing for the arts at conferences throughout the country.
Before his tenure at UF, he taught for 16 years at the University of
Alabama where he developed the highly successful graduate program in
Theatre Management/Arts Administration in conjunction with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.
Kevin received his MFA in Directing from Ohio University. He has
co-produced and directed several productions in New York City and has
been on the staff of the Manhattan Theatre Group and the Alabama Shakespeare Festival and has managed small theatre companies in the south and
on the east coast. He has served on the board of trustees of the Association of Arts Administration Educators, Appalachian Council for the Arts,
Tennessee Arts Commission and for five years served as treasurer for
the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. He is an accomplished
director and has directed plays professionally as well as for academic and
community theatres.
Please email your
theatre’s schedule to
Susan M. Smith at
susansmith305@
hotmail.com
or mail to
6520 SW 45 St.
Miami, FL 33155
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Florida Theatre Conference Inc.
5650 Park Boulevard, Suite 7
Pinellas Park, FL 33781
(727) 544-8913
Festival 2014
Publix Alachua County
Florida Theatre 60th Annual Conference
November 11–14, 2015
Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL
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