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FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE NEWS WINTER 2014

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FALL 2010 FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE NEWSFALL 2010 FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE NEWS

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Volume 55 Issue 2Fall 2010

FLORIDATheatre is the official newsletter of the Florida Theatre Conference for theatres through-out the state of Florida. FLORIDATheatre is published three times a year and is free of charge. To be added to the mail-ing list, contact Steve Bayless at [email protected]

PresidentRick KerbyExecutive DirectorSteve BaylessEditorSusan M. Smith

Secondary School One Acts ....... 2 Theatre for Youth Festival ........... 4FTC Scholarship Winners ............ 5DraMature Division ..................... 6“FTC’s Got Talent” ...................... 6Community Theatre Festival ........ 7Tech Olympics ............................. 7Distinguished Career Awards ...... 8 Festival 2013 Photo Call ... 10 & 11 Festival 13 Report ...................... 12“An Audition Story” .................. 13FTC Board of Directors ............. 14New FTC Directors .................... 15Schedule of Florida Theatres .... 16New Policy for Theatre listings . 20FTC Membership Form ............ 21

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2014 is the year of aactWorldFest! Clear your calendars for the week of June 16–21 and make your travel plans to Florida’s beauti-ful Gulf Coast. After organizing a delightful international festival in 2010, Venice Theatre is proud to return as the host of this quadren-nial event.

Theatre volunteers, staff and audience members from around the United States and beyond: you are encouraged to register early at www.aact.org/world, where you will also find up-to-the minute information about the event, airport and travel recommendations, listings of local attractions, and more. Online registration is simpler than ever and you can even book your hotel room directly from the festival website. The Hampton Inn and Suites is returning as the of-ficial event hotel and is providing a discounted Venice Theatre rate. To contact the hotel directly, call 1-941-488-5900. If you have ques-tions about the festival or about registration that are not answered on the website, contact Festival Coordinator Lori Chase at [email protected].

So far, 16 theatre troupes from five continents have officially

China’s entry in the AACT International Festival held in Venice in 2011

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secondary school one-act Play Festivalsecondary school one-act Play Festival

BEST ACTOR NOMINEESOf Mice and Men - Jackie McKenna

Dr Phillips High SchoolOf Mice and Men - Collin Clennan

Dr Phillips High SchoolCalvin Berger Ethan Zeph

Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School

BEST ACTRESS NOMINEESVinegar Tom - Summer Ruland

Palm Harbor2.5 Minute Ride - Jelysbeth Bobadilla

Gateway High SchoolMidsummer - Cheyenne HardyNew World School for the Arts

Dr. Phillip’s High School and Gateway High School will be invited to attend and compete at the Southeast-ern Theatre Conference’s 2014 Annual Conference in Mobile, Alabama.

TWO BEST PLAYSDr. Phillips High School - Of Mice and Men

Gateway High School - 2.5 Minute Ride

RUNNER UP FOR BEST PLAYWest Orange High School - Broken Promise

BEST ACTOR (TIE) Jackie McKenna and Collin Clennan

Dr Phillips High School

BEST TECHGulf Breeze High School

West Orange High School

BEST ENSEMBLE CASTBooker High School

BEST ACTRESS Gateway High SchoolJelysbeth Bobadilla

Cast of Dr. Phillips High School’s Of Mice and Men Cast of Gateway High School’s 2.5 Minute Ride


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secondary school one-act Play Festival

Osceola High SchoolAlyssa Streicher, Lauren Quinn

New World School of the ArtsMalik Beasley, Cheyenne Hardy

Gulliver High School, Marianna Lovo Academy of Arts & Minds, Vienna Sicard

Pinellas Center for the Arts at Gibbs High SchoolEthan Zeph, Marisa Hemsath

Manatee School of the ArtsAdam LeBuff,

Fort Walton BeachLydia Phillips, Tristan Allen

PK Yonge at University of Florida Molly Washington

Bayshore High School, Joseph Mueller

Dr Phillips High SchoolJackie McKenna, Collin Clennan, Quentin West

Palm Harbor UniversitySummer Ryland, Madison Dyjack

Buchholz High SchoolDalton Cotter, Gateway High School

Jelysbeth Bobadilla, West Orange High School

Stacie Sout, Nikea Malcolm, Isaiah RothsteinGulf Breeze High School , Nancy Prescott

JP Taravella High School, Kayla Fast, Leanne Antonio, Patrick Sayer

LaBelle High School, Brandon WhitcombEastside High School

Kelsey Dunn, Prescott Cowles

ALL-STAR CAST

BEST SUPPORTING ACTORQuentin West (not pictured)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Nikea Malcolm

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR NOMINEESA Broken Promise - Isaiah Rothstein

West Orange High SchoolOf Mice and Men - Quentin West

Dr Phillips High SchoolCrazy 8’s - Tristan Allen

Ft Walton Beach

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS NOMINEESA Broken Promise - Nikea Malcolm

West Orange High SchoolForced Marriage - Kayla Fast

JP Taravella High SchoolA Broken Promise - Eliza Moon

West Orange High School

Cast of West Orange High School’s Broken PromiseRunner up for Best Play


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theatre for Youth FestivalOutstanding Ensemble:

The Cat Who RanBe Yourself Co.

.Outstanding Actress:

Aimee Haufman - Be Yourself Co.

Outstanding Actor:Caleb Unold - Howard Middle School

Supporting Actress:Megan Greco - Osceola Center for the Arts

Supporting Actor:Jackson Cross - Be Yourself Co

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globe, you can expect tremendous opportunities for education and networking. A selection of 15-20 work-shops will cover a wide range of topics, many with international flavor. You may learn about Chinese opera, commedia dell‘arte, or multi-media influences on modern theatre. Also, stage and screen legend Ben Vereen will present a master class in musical theatre performance on Tuesday afternoon. (All festival workshops are included with festival registration except for Mr. Vereen’s class, which is $50.)

For high school and college students serious about their theatre education, there is a unique oppor-tunity during the four weeks leading up to the festival. Commedia dell’arte experts Cinczia Grande and An-drea Lattari from Rome will be leading an intensive training workshop which will result in the festival show The Inn of Crossed Destinies. Email [email protected] if you are interested in learning more. You can keep up to date on all workshop topics by checking www.aact.org/world.

When not watching performances or attending workshops, you will want to take time to enjoy the historic beach town of Venice where shops, res-taurants, art galleries, and the beach are all within walking distance of the theatre. An opening reception kicks off the week on Monday evening, each night ends with an outdoor afterglow party, and an awards gala caps it all off on the closing night.

Bookmark www.aact.org/world as it is the best place to stay up-to-date and to learn more about all there is to do at this festival in paradise. Visit the site today and register online for this fabulous event.

AACT and Venice Theatre would like thank Gulf Coast Community Foundation for stepping up as the signature sponsor of the event.

Ftc scholarships Winners 2013 Fran Walker Scholarship

Sarah Hardwick

2013 Vern Bryant ScholarshipJonathan Scaringella

accepted invitations to bring their productions to aactWorldFest. Invitations have also been extended to two other companies with acceptances pending. Each production will be performed in the country’s native language. They are as follows:

Argentina – Our Daily BreadGermany – Noah and the FloodBangladesh – Kanjush (The Miser)Singapore – The Mouse’s Daughter’s Wedding Armenia – The WingedGeorgia – The Bald SopranoLatvia – Poetry ButterflySouth Africa – Lucky, the Hero!Israel – The Black PrincessDenmark – Pop!Italy/US collaboration – The Inn of Crossed Destinies Canada – Babel RapTogo – Paroles des Arcanes (Word of Mysteries)Russia – M & WUSA – CrownsAustralia – The Servant of Two Masters

Benny Sato Ambush from Boston, MA; Line Hauger from Denmark, and Kathy Pingel from Des Moines, IA, will be adjudicating the entries.

Festival Chair Murray Chase says, “The diversity we will see at this festival is truly remarkable. We expect all six continents to be represented.” He also is excited to announce that performances will be happen-ing in the theatre’s 90-seat black box space as well as the MainStage auditorium. Beginning with the show from the United States, Delta Center Stage’s produc-tion of Crowns on Monday evening and ending with the closing show on Saturday afternoon, you will have a feast of performances and theatrical styles to enjoy.

As seasoned festival-goers know, in addition to a week of outstanding performances from around the

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Dramature Division

Ocala Civic Theatre’s Golden Troupers’showcase performance

1st Place West Orange High School 2nd place winners Dreyfus High School

SECONDARY SCHOOL TECH OLYMPICS

Dreyfus School of the Arts West Orange High School

In recent years, more and more communities are starting senior (55 and older) theatre groups, some independent and others part of an established theatre company. To address this part of the state-wide theatre community, FTC has established a new division – the DraMature Division. To kick off the new division, the Golden Troupers presented a showcase at the Novem-ber FTC conference. Members performed short, comic readings and also several songs and then took questions from the audience. All of the readings were written by members of the group, including works that have been published by ArtAge Publications.

The Golden Troupers were created almost 20 years ago by Ocala Civic Theatre to provide performance op-portunities for older actors and to be an outreach to the community and goodwill ambassadors, often serving clubs and organizations that could not travel to the The-atre. As a readers’ theatre group, they can easily travel and perform in almost any type of meeting space, carry-ing their sound equipment and music stand with them.

Programs created with the senior actor in mind range from readers’ theatre to variety shows to full-length productions. If you have a group that would

like to participate in the 2014 FTC conference, or have questions about starting a senior theatre group, or have suggestions about workshops that would appeal to your group, please contact Mary Britt, DraMature Division Chairperson at [email protected] or FTC Executive Director Steve Bayless at [email protected].


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Ftc’s got talent – and talent – and talent

“And in this bag are your name badges, programs, T-shirts… and have you heard about FTC’s Got Talent? Anyone who’s registered can enter, and you could win two hundred dollars!”

Sound familiar? Many heard, and many entered – with hopes of winning the $200 Grand Prize or the $100 Runner-Up Prize. This year’s FTC’s Got Talent Show was the biggest ever, with some schools having so many students apply that decision’s had to be made as to who would represent their school and who would cheer from the wings. Ultimately, administration determined that each school would be allowed a maxi-mum of two entrants, chosen by their home schools.

All forms of talent were represented – we had (in the immortal words of Chuckles the Clown from the MTM show) “a little song, a little dance, a little seltzer in the pants” – along with monologues, hip hop danc-ing, opera, Broadway hits, and even some twerking.

The three judges (Margaret Gress, Bill Murray, and Quiana Clark-Roland) had a difficult job, as all the talent was outstanding. Ultimately the winners were

community theatre Division

Cast and crew of Eight O’Clock Theatre’s Forbidden Broadway

Winners of the Community Theatre’s competition this year for Best Play, Best Direction, and Best Crew, was the Eight O’Clock Theatre’s production of Forbidden Broadway. The entire cast each won an All Star Cast

Trophy. From Largo, Florida, this was their first appearance at FTC.

By Margaret Gress, 2013 FTC’s Got Talent Judge

chosen: with the Grand Prize awarded to Leanne An-tonio of JP Taravella High School, and the Runner-Up Prize awarded to Sandrinne Stigson-Edstrom of Blake High School. Special judge’s commendations were given to Samantha Jay, a member of Magic Curtain who represented the Theatre for Youth Divi-sion and Hick’s and Company – Parker Wallace, Stephano Bonitto, Nate Hicks, Isaiah Rothstein, John Sublette, and Jeffrey Oakman of West Or-ange High School. They gave such outstanding performances the judges felt they needed special recognition.

FTC’s Got Talent – 2013 Edition, was amazing to watch as participants of all ages, representing all three school levels (youth, secondary, and college) put forth their very best efforts. Special kudos go out to Ken Rush for once again very ably serving as the Master of Ceremonies.

Here’s to the 2014 Edition next November – can we top 2013? We will have to wait and see, but the odds are in its favor.


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Distinguished career awardsSecondary School

Nancy SearsAfter earning her degree in theatre at the University of Kansas/Lawrence, Nancy Sears traveled to Holly-wood, California, to pursue a career as a performer and writer. She started a chil-dren’s group, Sunshine and Company, rated by Parent Magazine as one of the top.

She ran 10 Children’s Entertainment Companies in Los Angeles and worked on several commercials, industrial and educational films. After her son was born (and several earthquakes), she wanted a more secure life for her family and found it here in Flori-da. Nancy was offered a teaching position at Semi-nole High School and next fall she will begin her 20th year as a theatre educator for Pinellas County Schools. Among the high school productions she directed that were selected as Mainstage Show-cases for the Florida State Thespian Festival were: Fiddler on the Roof, Hello Dolly, Brigadoon Mu-sic Man and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. In 2004 she was selected as a finalist in two categories for the Pinellas County Teach-er of the Year awards. She has also directed and performed with various local community theatres. Her favorite roles include Adelaide in Guys and Dolls and Sister Amnesia from Nunsense. She was on the Board of Directors of Florida State Thespi-ans as well as the Florida Association for Theatre Education. She founded Abba Dabba Children’s Theatre and summer camps, and is currently build-ing a new community performance troupe “You and a Kid Improv.” Donna White described her as “the finest warm up coach any aspiring high school auditionee ever had the opportunity to work with.” In her acceptance speech, Nancy urged theatre stu-dents to keep reminding their teachers “that what

Volunteer of the YearMargaret Gress

University/CollegeJohnny Pettegrew

Johnny Pettegrew has con-tributed many, many years to FTC, Florida theatre, and higher education theatre. In his current position as Scene & Lighting Designer and Technical Director at Florida State College at Jack-sonville, his credits include the award-winning House of Blue Leaves, Blood Brothers,

Picasso at the Lapine Agile, The Laramie Project, Holy ghosts, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Twelfth Night, and Twelve Angry Jurors. Previously, he taught and designed for many colleges and regional theatres across the country, including 14 years at Jacksonville University. He also consults on numerous projects lo-cally and regionally. He designed Art and It’s A Wonder-ful Life for the Jacksonville Stage Company, Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet for Backlight Theatre Company, and consults for various high schools in northeast Florida. He has served as an officer of the local chapter of the US stage technician’s union and holds an MFA in Production Design from Ohio University.

Our FTC Volunteer of the Year, Marga-ret Gress graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a B.S. in Home Economics Educa-tion. Born in Minne-apolis, she followed her family in 1980 to

we are doing does make a difference, measurable or not! Never stop honoring each other and those who are to be your mentors!! Thank you!”


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Distinguished career awards

Professional TheatreMichael Donald Edwards

Backstage CrewSanta Fe College

Michael Edwards, in his seventh season as Pro-ducing Artistic Director at the Asolo Theatre in Sarasota, is responsible for a key role in giving several recent Broadway productions their start. A Tale of Two Cities, Bon-nie and Clyde and Pulse, slated to go to Broadway this year, all began at the

Asolo. A Garland Award and Drama Logue Award winning director, he has directed at the Cleveland Playhouse, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Geva Theatre, Syracuse Stage, The Shakespeare Theatre, San Jose Rep, Opera San Jose, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Old Globe in San Diego, Virginia Stage Company, the Virginia Opera, the State Theatre of South Australia,

Florida Theatre Conference recognized the backstage crew of Santa Fe College in Gainesville for their out-standing contribution to the success of the Festival.

Carrollwood, FL, and got a teaching job at Boca Ciega High School and has been in the Pinellas Dis-trict her entire career. This is her 27th year at Gibbs High School, where she was introduced to the Art of Theatre when the drama teacher sent a student to borrow her pinking shears. By the time the scis-sors came back three months later, she was hooked. Even the math teacher, a community theatre per-former, came to her Home Economics classroom to wash her costumes. Margaret met our former Executive Director, Robert Ankrom, at a party of drama teachers and began helping Bob. During that time, she was in charge of the all-important SACS report for the accreditation for Gibbs High School. Then she became a chaperone of reknown at FTC in Lakeland and eventually chaperone at SETC for the “new” drama teacher after Donna White’s re-tirement. And once her sister Liz started working for FTC, her fate was sealed and Margaret is now a fixture at FTC registration.

Opera Australia, Victoria State Opera, and the Metro-politan Opera. Among the shows he has directed at the Asolo are Hamlet, Prince of Cuba, Las Meninas, The Life of Galileo, Perfect Mendacity, The Winter’s Tale, Amadeus, and Nobody Don’t Like Yogi.

Austin Gresham, Owen Reynolds, Liz Reynolds and Bob Fetterman

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IMPORTANT DATES!

FTC 2014 - November 5–8, 2014 Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL

SETC March 2014. Mobile AL

AACT International Festival June 16–21, 2014. Venice, FL


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Festival 2013 Photo call


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Festival 2013 Photo call


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Festival 2013 reportby Steve Bayless, FTC Executive Director

The 2013 Annual Florida Theatre Conference (FTC) opened with the presentation from the Asolo Repertory Theatre of Romeo and Juliet. The produc-tion was intriguing and well staged; the audience was so involved there was a hush over the crowd (with oc-casionally laughter and gasps of surprise). The crowd jumped to their feet at the conclusion of the produc-tion with thunderous applause. We had scheduled a half-hour talk back and the student’s were still asking questions at the one-hour mark. With regret, we had to suspend the talk back session and allow the actors to catch their collective breaths.

Each of the three Play Festivals was well attended and the audiences seem pleased with the quality and variety of the shows.

In the High School One-Act Festival nineteen individual schools presented productions over the two days. A total of 40 high schools from across the State of Florida attended the Conference- 574 students and 132 sponsors/chaperones.

The Theatre for Youth Festival had six entries with 87 students. For the first time in FTC history the judges awards 15 All Star Cast trophies in the Theatre for Youth Category.

The Community Theatre Festival featured a truly

outstanding production of Forbidden Broadway from first time attendee Eight O’Clock Theatre from Largo, FL.

Sixty-five (65) workshops were offered, using 57 separate presenters, covering everything from theatre management and technical workshops to acting, sing-ing, dancing, flying and clowning sessions. These workshops were more popular than ever with a total Conference attendance of 1440.The audition process is a strong component at FTC, we hosted high school student auditions for college/university admission, college transfer auditions for admission to four year college programs, and the annual SETC Preliminary Auditions for college students wishing to move on to the SETC auditions for summer entertainment employ-ment during the 2014 SETC Conference in Mobile, AL.

High School student auditions: 256 Actor/Musical Theatre students auditioned and 19 Technical students auditioned.

Transfer student auditions: 41 college students auditioned.

SETC Preliminary auditions: 220 college/univer-sity students auditioned.

FTC Scholarship auditions: Thirteen (13) students completed their paperwork for the two $1,000 scholar-ships.

Adjudicators for Children’s/Youth Division working in a dressing room!!

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southeastern theatre conference2014 conference mobile, al - march 5 – 9, 2014

You are invited to attend. This edition of the Annual Conference promises to be especially exciting. The Keynote Speakers are:

Wednesday, March 5 Wendy MacLeod Friday, March 7 Phylicia Rashad Saturday, March 8 Terrance Mann

In addition to the guest artists, there will be over 400 workshops and seminars, four play Festivals (Theatre for Youth, The Fringe, Community Theatre, and High School One-Acts).

For more information, please visit the SETC website : www.setc.org

an audition storyWhat does it take to complete the audition pro-

cess for Secondary and College/University Transfer students you ask? Well it really depends on several constant situations: the weather of the day, the particu-lar spaces for different usage, the volunteers involved, leadership of key people, and the total cooperation of those who sit in judgment for hours in a closed room with only lunch and infrequent bathroom breaks.

The day begins early in the morning with the brief-ing (and holding) room being checked for necessary piano (if required, )callback sheets ready to be posted on walls for later use ,and chairs lining the walls for later usage by the students waiting to be called for their turn in the audition room. Then we gather the pre check for lists of those Colleges and Universi-ties whose representatives will be handling their huge stacks of applications of students who will be audition-ing until late afternoon.

Coffee is brought into the college reps, and as the students are being briefed in the holding room, the “reps” are being briefed as they shuffle their papers and acknowledge the rules and procedures laid out by the person in charge of the Auditions during the Conference.

This is a sample list of items covered in that meet-ing as the volunteer in the holding room carries on her particular briefing and begins to count out the first “flight” of 25 students to work their way to the audi-tion space where there is not only a line of 25 chairs inside the space, but an additional 25 chairs waiting outside the space to hold the next set of 25 who are called each time when the flight of 25 is down to about

the last 3 or 4 still to approach the empty chair next to the accompanist. That chair is used to either wait their turn or use those precious seconds to whisper any directions/tempos/etc. to the accompanist and ready themselves for their turn on the stage.

This procedure goes on all day. As each flight exits the room, they pick up a booklet of College/Universities Information to take back with them while they wait for the callback sheets to be posted in the holding room. These sheets are left up until late the next morning when the students begin the “Cattle Call” callback session in the Ed Expo

The endless work of the adults is to talk with the college representatives, those that line up, to guide and encourage the young students, work with the adult volunteers who take charge of those posting the call back sheets (checking to see they are alphabet-ized correctly before hanging them on the walls or windows), and spend hours in addition to taking their own school students for meals and back and forth to the hotels.

A long successful day (actually another half day preceding the Secondary day is held for the Transfers Only) plus the Saturday morning set aside for Techni-cal Only Auditions begins on a Wednesday in discus-sion and organizing and counting paperwork, meeting the first group (college) on Thursday afternoon, then the full day on Friday (high school performance). It ends by 10 am Saturday morning with all Techs.

The satisfaction is keenly felt as the Fine Arts Hall erupts as the Saturday Callbacks begin with more energy than can be found in a dozen tasers.

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Ftc boarD oF DIrectors 2013 - 2015PRESIDENTRick Kerby, Managing Artistic Director, Manatee Players, Inc.502 3rd Avenue WBradenton, FL 34205(941) [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENTGary Cadwallader, Education DirectorOrlando Repertory Theatre1001 E. Princeton StreetOrlando, FL 32803(407) 896-7365, ext. [email protected]

TREASURER/SECRETARYTerry A. Klenk, Theatre DirectorSanta Fe College3000 NW 83rd Street3000 NW 83rd Street, Bldg. FAHRoom 127-8Gainesville, FL 32606-6200(352) [email protected]

PAST PRESIDENTJeff RevelsArtistic DirectorOrlando Repertory Theatre1001 E. Princeton StreetOrlando, FL 32803W: (407) 896-7365, ext. [email protected]

COMMUNITY THEATRE CHAIRKristofer GeddieDirector of DiversityVenice Theatre140 W Tampa AvenueVenice, FL 34285(941) 488-1115 ext [email protected]

THEATRE FOR YOUTH CHAIRGary Cadwallader, Educa-tion DirectorOrlando Repertory Theatre1001 E. Princeton StreetOrlando, FL 32803(407) 896-7365, ext. [email protected]

Bill MurrayDirector of AdmissionsThe Art Institute of Jacksonville8775 Baypine RoadJacksonville, FL 32256904.486.3000 [email protected]

Tammy Serebrin1122 Kells CourtLakeland, FL 33813H: (863) 647-3670 [email protected]

Sara Skinner-ProbstFreedom High School2500 West Taft VinelandOrlando, FL [email protected]

Dr. Rodney WhatleyDirector of TheatrePensacola State College1000 College BoulevardBuilding 8Pensacola, FL [email protected]

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORStephen Bayless4945 B 91st AvenuePinellas Park, FL 33782(727) [email protected]

FESTIVAL REGISTRATIONElizabeth Gress11783 7th Lane N., Apt. 3St. Petersburg, FL 33716(727) 577-9613 [email protected]

NEWSLETTER EDITORSusan M. Smith6520 SW 45 StMiami FL, 33155(786) 299-0860 [email protected]

WEBMASTERRandy Ford RAF Web Designs & Hostingwww.rafwebdesigns.com(941)[email protected]

SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAIRMargie TimmonsGulf Breeze High School675 Gulf Breeze ParkwayGulf Breeze, FL 32561(850) 916-4139 [email protected] CHAIRMary Britt, Executive DirectorOcala Civic Theatre4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd.Ocala, FL 34470(352) [email protected]

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE CHAIRGlenn Avery Breed, Associate Pro-fessorCostume Design and TechnologyThe University of West Florida11000 University Parkway 82-288Pensacola, FL 32514(850) 857-6286 [email protected]

SETC REPRESENTATIVEDonna A. WhiteRetired Secondary School Teacher8401 W. Gulf BlvdTreasure Island, FL 33706(727) [email protected]

SETC PRELIMINARY AUDITIONSMarci J. Duncan, Asst. Professor Theatre Florida A&M University515 Orr Drive, Room 105Tallahassee, FL 32307(850)412-5532 [email protected]

DIRECTORSGlenn Avery Breed, Associate Pro-fessorCostume Design and TechnologyThe University of West Florida11000 University Parkway 82-288Pensacola, FL 32514(850) 857-6286 [email protected]

H. Scott KeysBooker High School3201 N Orange AvenueSarasota FL 34234(941) [email protected]


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new Ftc DirectorsRodney Whatley, originally from McCullough, Alabama, received a BFA in Theatre/Acting from the University of Montevallo in 1987 and his MFA in Theatre/Acting in 1992 from Lindenwood University and went directly to the PhD pro-gram at FSU, where he received his doctorate in Dramatic Theory & Criticism. At FSU he earned as-sistantships in research, teaching, and video production. He has acted

and directed professionally in summer stock and re-gional theatre in numerous states across the nation. Dr. Whatley has taught at FSU, Maclay School, Jefferson Davis Community College, University of West Florida and Pensacola State College, where he has found a home as Director of Theatre. In addition to the board of the Florida Theatre Conference, Dr. Whatley serves as the State Theatre Representative to the Executive Committee of the Florida College System Activities Association, overseeing theatrical activity in the 28 colleges of the Florida College System.

Sara Skinner-Prob-st holds an MFA in Youth Theatre with a focus in Education and Puppetry from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and a BA in theatre with a concentration in acting from Buf-falo State College. Sara is a teaching

artist, actress and puppeteer. She has taught all ages from 3 years old to undergraduate students, in a variety of schools. Sara has been a teaching artist for Honolulu Theatre for Youth, ‘Ohia productions, and Orlando Repertory Theatre, teaching creative drama, creative movement, puppetry and profes-sional development. She has traveled to American Samoa to teach Educational Puppetry for the Uni-versity of Hawaii at Manoa’s Samoa project. Sara is currently a Theatre and Stage Craft Teacher at Freedom High School in Orlando FL. She has been published in the Puppetry Journal, been featured in The Malamalama, and just recently presented a workshop at the National Puppetry conference and the Florida Theatre Conference.

Bill Murray graduated from The University of North Carolina with a degree in Theatre Arts Education. Bill has served the Georgia Theatre Conference as Sec-ondary Division Play Festival and Division Chair. He also serves as the Secondary Division Chair for SETC and on the Executive Committee of SETC. Bill has taught both middle and high school theatre in North Carolina and Georgia. While teaching in the Northeast Georgia area, Bill founded The Franklin County Players commu-nity theatre group. He also directed several productions, as well as performed, with the group. His award winning production of FOREVER PLAID with The Franklin County Players advanced to compete at SETC. Bill has served as an one act play adjudicator and workshop presenter at state theatre festivals including Georgia,

Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. He has also served as an adjudicator with the Educational Theatre Association. Bill recently moved to the Jack-sonville area where he is the Director of Admissions for The Art Institute of Jacksonville.

Sara Skinner Probst Dr. Rodney Whatley

Bill Murray


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NORTHWEST

KALEIDOSCOPE THEATREP. O. Box 526Lynn Haven, FL 32444(850) 265-3226www.kt-online.orgKnock ‘Em Dead February 7–23, 2014Welfarewell March 7–23, 2014The Rabbit Hole April 25–May 4, 2014 The Liar May 30–June 15, 2014

PENSACOLA LITTLE THEATRE400 South Jefferson StreetPensacola, FL 32502(850) 432-2042www.pensacolalittletheatre.comMainstage Theatre Series:Boeing, BoeingJanuary 31–February 9, 2014Back in the Good Ol’ DayzFebruary 13–16, 2014TimelessMarch 14–22, 2014Studio 400Short Attention Span TheatreFebruary 14–22, 2014[Title of Show]April 25-May 3, 2014Treehouse The HobbitApril 4–13, 2014AnnieJuly 25–August 17, 2014

PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE1000 College BlvdPensacola, Florida 32504(850) 484-1807www.pensacolastate.edu

The Great GatsbyFebruary 27–March 2, 2014Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Suicide Club May 15–18, 2014BIG: The MusicalJuly 25–August 3, 2014

TALLAHASSEE LITTLE THEATRE1861 Thomasville Rd.Tallahassee, FL 32303Mailing address: P.O. Box 3262Tallahassee, FL 32315(850) 224–4596 or (866) 893-7972www.tallahasseelittletheatre.orgMainstage:La Cage aux FollesMarch 6–23, 2014Coffeehouse:Venus in Fur February 7–16, 2014Stop Kiss April 4–13, 2014Clybourne Park May 1–18, 2014

THEATRE A LA CARTE1516 Copperfield CircleTallahassee, FL 32312(850) 385-6700www.theatrealacarte.orgShow BoatJuly 18–27, 2014

YOUNG ACTORS THEATRE609 Glenview DriveTallahassee, FL 32303(850) 386-6602www.youngactorstheatre.comMainstage:A Little PrincessFebruary 21–March 2, 2014GodspellJune 20–29, 2014Second Stage:

Junie B. Jones and a Little MonkeyBusinessApril 4–5, 2014

AMELIA COMMUNITY THEATRE209 Cedar Street (PO Box 662)Fernandina Beach, FL 32034(904) 261-6749www.AmeliaCommunityTheatre.orgMainstageNoises OffFebruary 6–22, 2014Nice People Dancing...April 10–26, 2014The ForeignerJune 12–28, 2014Studio 209 AC TeensAlice in WonderlandMarch 14–16, 2014

FLORIDA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS5001 St. Johns AvenuePalatka, FL 32177(386) 312-4300www.floarts.orgOnce on This IslandFebruary 20–23, 2014The Actor’s Project: All in The Timing, Six One-Act ComediesMarch 27–30, 2014Run For Your WifeJune 12–15, 2014

LIMELIGHT THEATRE11 Old Mission Ave.St. Augustine, FL 32084(904) 825-1164 www.limelight-theatre.orgButterflies Are FreeJanuary 24–February 16, 2104The Miss Firecracker Contest March 7–30, 2014

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coming soon ..... at Florida theatresIf you would like your theatre’s schedule to appear in the next newsletter, please send your season no later than April 15 to: Susan M. Smith, 6520 S.W. 45 Street, Miami, FL 33155 or [email protected] (please note NEW EMAIL ADDRESS)

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Other Desert CitiesApril 18–May 11, 2014Oliver!June 6–July 6, 2014

AMERICAN STAGE163 3rd Street North St. Petersburg, FL 33701(727) 823-PLAYwww.americanstage.orgMainstage Series:2 Trains RunningJanuary 24–February 22, 2014Steel MagnoliasMay 21–June 15, 201429th Annual Stage in the Park:The WizApril 9–May 4, 2014

BAY STREET PLAYERSat the Historic State Theatre109 N. Bay StreetEustis, FL 32726(352) 357-7777www.baystreetplayers.orgMainstage:secrets every smart traveler should knowJanuary 31–February 23, 2014Boeing Boeing April 18–May 11, 2014Legally Blonde:The Musical Jun. 27 - July 20, 2014Second Stage:LombardiFebruary 9–23, 2014Almost Maine April 27 - May 4, 2014Young Peoples’ Theatre: The Music Man Jr March 20 - 23, 2014Peter Pan Jr. May 22 - 25, 2014Disney’s Aladdin Jr July 31–August 3, 2014

CARROLLWOOD PLAYERS4333 Gunn Highway (in Plantation Plaza)Tampa, FL 33688(813) 265-4000www.carrollwoodplayers.orgWho Maid Who? January 10 - February 1,2014Social Security February14–March 8, 2014Bermuda Avenue Triangle March21 - April 12, 2014The Amorous Ambassador April 25 - May 17, 2014One Act WeekendMay 30–June 3, 2014The Cemetery ClubJune 13–28, 2014

FRANCIS WILSON PLAYHOUSE302 Seminole StreetClearwater, FL 33755(727) 446-1360www.FrancisWilsonPlayhouse.org Mainstage:MameFebruary 27–March 16, 2014AmadeusApril 3–13, 2014Guys and DollsMay 8–25, 2014

FREEFALL THEATRE6099 Central AvenueSt. Petersburg, FL 33710(727) 498-5205www.freefalltheatre.comThe Normal HeartJanuary 25–February 16, 2014American MonkeyMarch 15–30, 2014The MikadoApril 26–May 18, 2014The Burnt Part BoysJune 14–July 6, 2014

GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE(at the Vam York Theater 4039 NW 16th Blvd.) P.O. Box 14233Gainesville, FL 32604(352) 376-4949www.gcplayhouse.orgAidaJanuary 31–February 23, 2014

Noises OffMarch 28–April 13, 2014Into The WoodsMay 23–June 15, 2014

HIGHLANDS LITTLE THE-ATRE356 W. Center AveSebring, FL 33870(863) 382-2525www.highlandslittletheatre.orgMainstage:A Fox on the FairwayMarch 19–30, 2014Motherhood Out LoudApril 11–13, 201413 - A new musicalMay 2–4, 2014ProofJune 13–15, 2014

LAKELAND COMMUNITYTHEATRE at Lake Mirror Theatre121 South Lake StreetLakeland, FL 33801(863) 603–7529www.lakelandcommunitytheatre.comSouth PacificFebruary 14–March 2, 2014SylviaApril 4–13, 2014SpamalotJuly 18–27, 2014Theatre for Youth:The Little MermaidJune 20–29, 2014

MAD COW THEATRE COMPANY54 West Church Street (new location)Orlando, FL 32801(407) 297-8788www.madcowtheatre.comTable MannersJanuary 24–February 23, 2014The MountaintopFebruary 14–March 16, 2014Cat on a Hot Tin RoofMarch 21–April 20, 2014HairJune 6–July 6, 2014CockJune 20–July 20, 2014


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MELON PATCH PLAYERS311 N. 13th StreetLeesburg, FL 34748(352) 787–3013www.melonpatch.orgSweeney ToddMarch 21–April 6, 2014The Little FoxesMay 9–25, 2014

OCALA CIVIC THEATRE4337 East Silver Springs BoulevardOcala, FL 33470(352) 236–2274www.ocalacivictheatre.comDo Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect UpFebruary 6–March 2, 2014Comedy of ErrorsMarch 8–16, 2014The Odd CoupleMarch 20–April 30, 2014

ORLANDO REPERTORY THEATREin partnership with UCF1001 East Princeton StreetOrlando, FL 32803(407) 896-7365 ext. 1www.orlandorep.comThe Magical Adventures of MerlinJanuary 23–February 23, 2014BusytownFebruary 20–March 30, 2014

ORLANDO SHAKESPEARETHEATER in partnership with UCF812 E. Rollins St.Orlando, FL 32803(407) 447-1700http://orlandoshakes.orgYoung Audiences:The True Story of the Three Little PigsMarch 27–April 27, 2014Signature Series:The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NickelbyJanuary 22–March 9, 2014Julius CaesarMarch 19–April 20, 2014Harriet’s New Play Series:PlutoFebruary 27–March 23, 2014

RICHEY SUNCOAST THEATRE6237 Grand Blvd.New Port Richey, FL 34652(727) 842-6777www.richeysuncoasttheatre.comCamelotMarch 6–23, 2014Musical - TBAMay 8–25, 2014

SONNENTAG THEATRE at the Icehouse Theatre1100 N. Unser StreetMount Dora, FL 32757(352) 383-4616www.icehousetheatre.comSmokey Joe’s CafeFebruary 20 & 22, 2014The Songs of Jerry Leiber and Mike StollerFebruary 12–23, 2014Over the River and Through the WoodsMarch 28–April 20, 2014Duck Hunter Shoots AngelMay 16–June 8, 2014

STAGE WEST COMMUNITYPLAYHOUSE8390 Forest Oaks BoulevardSpring Hill, FL 34606(352) 683-5113www.stagewest.netMainstage:HarveyFebruary 13–23, 2014 (weekends)Forever PlaidMarch 13–23, 2014 (weekends)The Best Little Whorehouse in TexasMay 8–18, 2014 (weekends)

THEATRE WINTER HAVENPost Office Drawer 1230Winter Haven, FL 33882-1230(863) 294–SHOWwww.theatrewinterhaven.comMainstage:Les MiserablesFebruary 20–March 16, 2014Dixie Swim ClubApril 10–27, 2014Academy:The Phantom TollboothMay 16–18, 2014BuddyJuly 18–August 3, 2014

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDASchool of Theatre and DanceNadine McGuire Theatre and Dance Pavilion687 McCarty Dr. (P.O. Bos 115900)Gainesville, FL 32611(352) 273-0500www.arts.ufl.edu/theatreanddanceHobson’s ChoiceFebruary 8-16, 2014 (Constans Theatre)TribesMarch 14-23, 2014 Angels in America: PerestroikaMarch 28-April 6, 2014 (Constans Theatre)

ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE5555 North Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34243(941) 351-8000 or (800) 361-8388www.asolo.orgRepertory Season:Other Desert CitiesJanuary 15–February 27, 2014Philadelphia, Here I ComeJanuary 10–April 12, 2014Vanya and Sonia and Masha and SpikeJanuary 24–April 13, 2014FSU/Asolo Conservatory:How I Learned to DriveFebruary 18–March 9, 2014AntigoneApril 8–27, 2014

LARGO CULTURAL CENTERResident Theatrical Group: The Eight O’Clock Theatrewww.eightoclocktheatre.com105 Central Park DriveLargo, Florida 33771www.largoarts.com(727) 587-6793Thoroughly Modern MillieFebruary 28–March 16, 2014GreaseMay 2–11, 2014HairJuly 11–20, 2014


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JERRY HERMAN RING THEATREUniversity of MiamiP. O. Box 284273Coral Gables, FL 33124(305) 284-3355www.miami.eduFloyd CollinsFebruary 12–22, 2014Our TownApril 16–26, 2014

MARATHON COMMUNITY THEATRE5101 Overseas HighwayMarathon, FL 33050(305) 743-0408www.marathontheater.orgLove, Loss and What I WoreFebruary 14 & 15, 2014

MIAMI THEATRE CENTER(formerly the Playground Theatre)9806 NE 2nd AvenueMiami Shores, FL 33138(305) 751-9550www.mtcmiami.orgTwitter @MTCMiamiFacebook/MiamiTheaterCenterSignalsFebruary 14–March 1, 2014Everybody Drinks the Same WaterApril 30–June 1, 2014Sandbox Series:SignalsFebruary 14–March 1, 2014 Paradise Motel March 28 – April 12, 2014 Bare BonesJune 13–28, 2014Spring Break Mini-CampMarch 24–28, 2014Musical Theatre Summer CampJune 9–27 & July 14–August 1, 2014

NEW THEATREat the South Dade Cultural Center10950 SW 211 Street Cutler Bay, FL 33189 (305) 443-5909www.new-theatre.orgVisiting HoursFebruary 7–March 2, 2014Not Ready for PrimetimeMarch 21–April 13, 2014Gideon’s KnotMay 30–June 22, 2014

LEMON BAY PLAYHOUSE96 W. Dearborn StreetEnglewood, FL 34223(941) 475-6745www.lemonbayplayhouse.comThe Last RomanceJanuary 22–February 16, 2014A Touch of DangerMarch 12–April 6, 2014The Four PosterApril 30–May 18. 2014The HeiressJune 11–29, 2014

MANATEE PLAYERS502 3rd Avenue WestBradenton, FL 34205(941) 748-5875www.manateeplayers.comShrek the MusicalFebruary 13–March 2, 2014Beehive February 27–March 16, 2014

ROYAL PALM PLAYERSP.O. Box 954Boca Grande, FL 33921(941) 964-2670www.royalpalmplayers.comLend Me a TenorFebruary 6–9, 2014Red Hot & ColeMarch 6–9, 2014Defending the CavemanMarch 20–22, 2014

VENICE THEATRE140 W. Tampa AvenueVenice, FL 34285(941) 488-1115www.venicestage.comMainstage:Boeing BoeingJanuary 14–February 2, 2014Five Guys Named MoeApril 1–19,2014Stage II:Parallel LivesApril 10–27,2014

ACTORS PLAYHOUSE AT THEMIRACLE THEATRE280 Miracle MileCoral Gables, FL 33134(305) 444-9293www.actorsplayhouse.orgMainstage:End of the RainbowJanuary 15–February 9, 2014Spamalot March 5–30, 2014Scott and Hem in the Garden of AllahMay 14–June 8, 2014Childrens Theatre:The Wizard of OzJanuary 30–March 20, 2014RapunzelApril 24–May 23, 2014PinocchioJune 26–August 2, 2014

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF THEATREHerbert & Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center11200 SW 8th Street, WPAC131Miami, FL 33199(305) 348-2895www.fiu.eduJulius CaesarFebruary 28–March 9, 2014

GABLESTAGE AT THE BILTMORE1200 Anastasia AvenueCoral Gables, FL 33134(305) 445-1119www.gablestage.orgAnthony and CleopatraJanuary 10–February 9, 2014The MountaintopMarch 15–April 13, 2014Vanya and Sonia and Masha and SpikeMay 17–June 15, 2014

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NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Theater Division c/o Miami Dade College25 NE 2nd Street, Room 5901Miami, FL 33132nwsa.mdc.edu305-237-3541Into The WoodsFebruary 28, March 1 & 2, 2014Colony Theater 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach A Flea in Her EarApril 9–13, 2014 Louise O. Gerrits TheaterNew Playwrights FestivalApril 25 & 26, 2014Louise O. Gerrits TheaterAll in the TimingMay 14–18, 2014Louise O. Gerrits Theater

PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS201 Clematis StreetWest Palm Beach, FL 33401(561) 514-4042www.palmbeachdramaworks.orgOld TimesJanuary 31–March 2, 2014Dividing the EstateMarch 28–April 27, 2014TrystMay 16–June 8, 2014

RED BARN THEATRE319 Duval Street (rear)Key West, FL 33040(305) 296-9911www.RedBarnTheatre.comVanya and Sonia and Masha and SpikeJanuary 28–March 1, 2014I Am My Own WifeMarch 5–15, 2014Clybourne ParkMarch 25–April 26, 2014The Made In Key West BandApril 6–21, 2014

VERO BEACH THEATRE GUILD2020 San Juan AvenueVero Beach, Florida 32960(772) 562-8300www.verobeachtheatreguild.comHarveyJanuary 16–26, 2014Kiss Me KateMarch 13–30, 2014

Dear Producing Director,

The Florida Theatre Conference (FTC) produces three annual Newsletters which contain the latest news about our organization, updates on our member orga-nizations, and the “Theatre Seasons” of theatre groups across the state of Florida. Any organization registering for the annual conference will automatically become eli-gible to have their “Theatre Season” listed in the three FTC Newsletters.

Our policy has been to print “Theatre Seasons” for any group sending us their show dates and titles without asking the group to be a member of our organization or pay any fees. In the future, we are asking that any group whose “Theatre Seasons” we publish become an organizational member of the Florida Theatre Confer-ence.

The membership fee is a nominal $60.00. You may go to the website: www.flatheatre.org to become an or-ganizational member or complete and submit the form included in this Newsletter.

In order to publish each edition of the Newsletter, we have to pay for the services of an editor and for one edition each year we pay for the printing and mailing costs. The “Theatre Seasons” section of our Newsletter has grown to over five (5) pages and therefore, our costs have increased.

This policy will take effect beginning with the Spring May 2014 Newsletter. Please forward your “Theatre Season” listings to our Newsletter Editor, Susan Smith, at [email protected].

Thank you for your consideration and cooperation.

Steve BaylessExecutive DirectorFlorida Theatre Conference

Please email your theatre’s schedule to Susan M. Smith at [email protected]

or mail to6520 SW 45 St.

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