FLORIDAFALLFALL 2010 2010 THEATRE CONFERENCE NEWS FLORIDA FLORIDA THEATRE THEATRE CONFERENCE CONFERENCE WINTER NEWS NEWS 2015
Volume 55 Issue 2 Volume 60 Issue I Fall 2010 Winter 2015
Inside this issue: setc Festival 2014 Report...... 2 Secondary School One Acts ...... 3 Secondary School Tech Olympics... 4 annual COnvention Theatre for Youth Festival ...... 5 March 4–8, 2015 Chattanooga, TN 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
FLORIDATheatre is the official newsletter of the Florida Theatre Conference for theatres through- Limelight Theatre’s production of {title of show} will compete at SETC out the state of Florida. As in previous years, FTC will be well represented at South- FLORIDATheatre is published eastern Theatre Conference’s 66th Annual Convention, the largest three times a year and is free of theatre convention of its kind in the country. SETC will bring more charge. To be added to the mail- than 4,000 actors, professional company representatives, design and ing list, contact Steve Bayless at technical professionals, theatre educators, high school and college [email protected] students, commercial exhibitors, community theatre producers and theatre lovers to downtown Chattanooga. President Rick Kerby Limelight Theatre will present their production of [title of show] Executive Director in the Community Theatre Festival. In the High School Theatre Steve Bayless Festival, West Orange High School and Gulf Breeze High School Editor will present their productions of Elephant Man and Next To Normal Susan M. Smith and the Middle School production in SETC’s Fringe Festival will be Orlando’s Howard Middle School with Alex. www.flatheatre.org The SETC Convention will be held at the Chattanooga Con- vention 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 work-
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Festival 2014 Report
by Steve Bayless, FTC Executive Director The 2014 Annual Florida Theatre Conference atre [title of show]. Festival (FTC) opened with the presentation from the Over sixty workshops were presented by 58 Asolo Repertory Theatre of A Midsummer Night’s separate presenters, covering everything from Dream. The production was intriguing and well theatre management, to long and short form im- staged and the audience was so involved there was prov, technical theatre sessions, acting, singing, a hush over the crowd (with the occasional laugh or musical theatre and dance. These workshops gasp of surprise). The crowd jumped to their feet at were more popular than ever with a total Con- the conclusion with thunderous applause. After the ference attendance of 1,450 people. production, the actors spent about 45 minutes in a The audition process is a strong component “Talk Back” session with the audience. at FTC; we hosted high school and two year Each of the five play festivals were well attended college transfer auditions for college admission and the audiences and the adjudicators seem pleased and the annual SETC Preliminary Auditions for with the quality and variety of the shows. There were summer entertainment employment for college three Community Theatre Productions, seven Theatre students wishing to move on to the SETC audi- for Youth Productions, two Middle School Produc- tions in March at Chattanooga, TN. tions, and 19 High School One-Act Productions. High School student auditions: 257 Actor/ The following productions will represent the state Musical Theatre students auditioned and 25 of Florida at the annual Southeastern Theatre Confer- Technical students auditioned. ence in March 2015: Transfer students auditions: 43 College Middle School production in the SETC Fringe students auditions Festival: Howard Middle School with Alex SETC Preliminary auditions: 220 college/ High School One-Act productions: Gulf Breeze university students auditioned High School with Next to Normal and West Orange FTC Scholarship auditions: 12 students High School with The Elephant Man completed their paperwork for the two $1,000. Community Theatre production: Limelight The- Scholarships.
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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 BEST ACTRESS Isaiah Rothstein, West Orange High School Maggie Renfroe, Gulf Breeze High School Fredd Joseph, Gateway High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Alex Crosby Blake Lafita West Orange High School Palm Harbor University High School
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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 Gulf Breeze High School – Next To Normal Tori Steverson Bailey Foxworth Dillon Berry Gage Thomas David Carbaugh Maddie Mateer
New World School of the Arts – Inspector General Bayshore High School – Homeless Hamlet Lys-Anaise Marcelin Emma Cuba Brandie Sanchez
Academy of Arts & Minds – Trojan Women Seven Rivers Christian School – Check Please Arielle Munteanu Camila Duarte Vienna Sicard Connor Hoey
Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High George Jenkins High School – Medea School – Mary Just Broke Up With This Guy Phoebe Alach Ian Mahoney Booker High School – Our Town Fort Walton Beach – Couch Potato Olivia Siegel Lilianna Solum Jimmy Pierce Lecanto High School – 10 Ways To Survive A PK Yonge at University of Florida - Abra Cadaver Zombie Apocalypse Jack Polefko Taylor Black
Dr Phillips High School – Clybourne Park Gateway High School – Vortex Ciera Harding Kyle Kleckner Felipe Caitas
Palm Harbor University – I Never Saw Another Butterfly F.W. Buchholz High School Erica Perez 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 Jordan Green and Jorge Jimenez Dear Edwina Jr ALL-STAR CAST U. B. Kinsey Palmview Elementary School of the Osceola Center for the Arts Arts – Patchwork Greek Mythology Olympiaganza Dana Sainvil, Chelise Jones, Kaitlyn Diaz Megan Greco, Sophia Diaz Riley Frielich Be Yourself Co. – Myth Adventures Bay Street Players Young People’s Theatre – Aimee Haufman Dear Edwina Jr. Bridgt Nievinski Magic Curtain Productions MCP Mini Troupe 101 Dalmations Kids Magic Curtain Productions – Charlotte’s Web Payton Lacy Jessica McInis
All Star Cast members - Payton Lacy, Aimee Haufman and Jes- OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE sica McInis Be Yourself Company Myth Adventures 5 WINTER 2015 FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE NEWS Middle School Play Festival
Outstanding One Act Alex Howard Middle School
Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Caleb Unold Alison Dodson Bully Bully Bully Bully Howard Middle School Howard Middle School
All Star Cast Howard Middle School Bully Bullly Alex Director Vickie Treulieh Mia Camps and Pricilla Garcia 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, perfor- mance 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 breath- ing? 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:
#10 Human Beings #4 Self-Empowerment The performance of theatre is a universal cultural phe- Performance permeates every aspect of our ev- nomenon that exists in every society around the world. eryday lives. Power relationships are constructed Human beings are the only animal species that creates through performances. Understanding how perfor- theatre. Understanding theatre helps us understand mances unfold around us can help us to recognize what it means to be human. and take control of the power dynamics that affect #9 Self-Expression us. Theatre teaches us how to express ourselves more ef- #3 Social Change fectively. It develops our ability to communicate our Theatre is a cultural space where society examines thoughts and feelings to others, improving our rela- itself in a mirror. Theatre has long been looked at tionships and improving the world around us. as a laboratory in which we can study the problems #8 Self-Knowledge that confront society and attempt to solve those Theatre teaches us about ourselves. It helps us under- problems. stand how our minds and the minds of others work. It #2 Education helps us to see how the environments in which we live Theatre is a great way to learn. Going to the theatre affect who we are and who we will become. teaches us about people, places, and ideas to which #7 History we would not otherwise be exposed. Learning in a Theatre is a great way to learn about history. Rather theatrical setting makes learning fun. than learning history from reading it in a dusty text- #1 Creativity book, theatre makes history come alive right before Theatre helps us to develop our creativity. As our our eyes. Theatre makes learning about history fun. education system increasingly puts an emphasis #6 The Body on science, technology, engineering, and math, we Theatre reminds us that, even in this ever-changing cannot forget the importance of art. Let’s put the digital age, there is a human body at the center of ev- “STE(A)M” back in “STEM!” ery digital transaction. Accounting for the body in the design of the future will help us make technology that Dr. Kevin Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Depart- works for us rather than us working for technology. ment of Theatre at the University of Missouri, Colum- #5 Globalization bia. He has published in Theatre Journal, International Theatre helps us understand people from cultures Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, Popular Entertainment Studies, Journal of Religion and Theatre, other than our own. We can learn a lot about people Journal of Popular Music Studies, Puppetry Internation- from cultures all around the world by studying their al, and Kajian Malaysia. performance traditions. In doing so, we can learn to be less ethnocentric, and more accepting of others.
7 WINTER 2015 FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE NEWS Community Theatre Division
BEST ENSEMBLE BEST DIRECTOR Limelight Theatre - {title of show} Limelight Theatre – Christopher Pritchard {title of show} BEST FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY Osceola Arts - Extremities BEST ACTOR Limelight Theatre - Butler Robertson BEST COSTUME {title of show} Osceola Arts - Extremities BEST ACTRESS BEST TECH Limelight Theatre - Chloe Cordle Limelight Theatre - {title of show} {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 Actor, Butler Robertson and Best Actress, Best Ensemble Christopher Pritchard, Beth Lambert, Butler Robertson, Chloe Cordle Chloe Cordle, Ameenia McKenzie, all from the Limelight Theatre in St. Augustine, FL
Community Theatre SPRING FLING 2015 April 11, 2015 Highlands Little Theatre Sebring, FL
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SETC Annual Conference 2015 Join SETC Convention for Teachers Institute continued from Page 1 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 curricu- lum. 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 be- gins Wednesday, March 4 at noon. Cost is $230 for students, $317 for individuals, and $247 for seniors. Call (336) 272-3645 for more information. Registra- tion information and the Convention program can be Ben Vereen found online at www.setc.org. shops, masterclasses, presentations and hands-on train- ing. Keynote speakers will include stage and screen legend and 2015 SETC Distinguished Career Award Design the FTC T Shirt Winner Ben Vereen, master voice and speech teacher for Festival 2015 Kristin Linklater, and physical theater innovator Patta Tsikurishvili. Are you artistic? The Convention will include multiple festivals open Your design could be chosen for the 2015 FTC to the public. The Theatre for Youth Festival (March 5) Festival T-Shirt and 2015 Festival Program at the Marriott Downtown will be free to local children, (given to each Festival participant). Email your design ideas to [email protected] the High School Theatre Festival (March 5 and 6) at by August 1, 2015. On August 1, 2015 the Board the Tivoli Theatre will feature 20 schools from the ten of Directors will announce the lucky winner- you southeastern states with tickets available for purchase at could be attending the Festival for free! 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 The Robert Ankrom Memorial Ten Minute Play Festival (March 5) are open to con- vention attendees only. Fund Commercial exhibitors offer demonstrations and for the Advancement of sneak peeks at some of the products by more than 50 Theatre Education in Florida companies. Prospective students can talk and engage The monies raised through donations will be used with school faculty and representatives from over 120 to provide guest speakers, special entertainment, universities, colleges and training institutions. Audi- and other educational enhancement experiences tions and off-stage interviews are held for undergradu- for all members of the Florida Theatre Conference. ate and graduate programs. SETC members will be Each year you may inlcude your donation on the given the opportunity to audition and interview for membership form. The funds collected will be held jobs, both on and off stage and more than 800 actors in a dedicated line item of the budget and may only be will audition and 700 will interview for over 84 profes- expended by an action of the FTC Board of Directors. sional companies from all over the United States.
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Distinguished Career Awards
tation for quality. Lifetime Achievement Now if you are doing the math, that’s 18 years Norman Small holding down two full time jobs - Polk State College presented by FTC Director Mary Britt and Theatre Winter Haven. Norm told me there were many times he was rehearsing two different shows - in We are honoring two different locations - for weeks at a time. At this Norm Small tonight point in his career, he has directed or produced over 400 shows. for his work in theatre With Theatre Winter Haven, Norm has had five which now spans 47 shows win the Florida State Theatre Festival and then years with careers win again at SETC and move on to the national festival in both the college/ of the American Association of Community Theatre in- university system and cluding his production of Golda, just last season. His community theatre, 47 production of Orphans was the first place winner of the years, which includes International Play Festival in Dundalk, Ireland. And 39 years teaching and very recently, one of his former students, Karen Olivo, directing at Polk State won the 2012 Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress College in Winter in a Musical for her performance in West Side Story. (the Haven and 45 years same role she played in Theatre Winter Haven’s production.) in community theatre as the founder and producing With this kind of experience, one might say that he “wrote the book” on Theatre. But in Norm Small’s director of Theatre Winter Haven. case, he really did. He wrote two books - Introduction 47 years! But how did it start? It started when to Drama and The Making of Drama - which were used Norm was a junior in high school, like some of you. in 37 colleges and universities. Was it an inspirational story? No, not really. Always Now THIS, is an inspirational story. In 47 years, the class clown, Norm chose to make a, shall we he has inspired, literally, thousands of adults and say, crass remark about his English teacher’s curvy students to enrich their lives participating in the magic shape. He was promptly sent to the principal’s office of theatre and tens of thousands of audience members and given a choice - be suspended from school for whose lives are enriched by what they see on stage. one week or take his clowning ways and sign up for I asked Norm, “What’s your favorite show?”. He a drama class. Not surprisingly, he chose the drama said, “The next one. There may still be one to come. When I hear the grandness of the music of a Ragtime, class and it opened a whole new world for him. the power of Superstar, or the boldness of a show like He graduated from a high school in Miami. He Wicked, it reminds me I belong where I am. I am grate- then received his BA in Theatre from the University ful for the experience.” of Florida and got a job right away teaching drama, forensics, and directing at Polk State College where Secondary School he worked ... for 39 years. Patricia Kelley But Norm had a dual career. He is also the Pro- A member of the ducing Artistic Director of Theatre Winter Haven, PCCA Technical Theatre a position he had held for 45 years. In other words, Department, Trish Kel- since the theatre was founded. Now THAT must be ley serves as the Cos- an inspirational story! Founding a theatre. Mmmm. tume and Stage Make-up No. After teaching for three years at Polk, he was ap- Designer and teaches proached by two clowns to head up a community the- Stage Make-up, Cos- atre they were founding as part of the City of Winter tume Design, Stagecraft Haven’s recreation department. Yes. I said clowns. and Costume Construc- Circus clowns. Norm said “yes” and after the clowns tion. skipped town with the cash from the first show, Norm She began her teach- stayed and built an organization with a national repu-
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Distinguished Career Awards
ing career with Pinellas County Schools in 1996 at John Adler himself has been nominated twenty-four times, Hopkins Middle School and joined PCCA in 1999. and ten times won the Carbonell as Best Director for Among the many productions she has worked on are The Shadow Box, The Killing of Sister George, A Les- Phantom of the Opera, Ragtime, Les Miserables, and son Before Dying, Edward Albee's The Goat or Who is The Man Who Came to Dinner. Sylvia, Frozen, The Pillowman, Lieutenant of Inish- Trish received her Associate of Arts from Florida more, Speed-the-Plow, Blasted, Ruined, James Joyce's State University and her BFA in Visual Arts from Eck- The Dead, and Adding Machine. erd College in St. Petersburg. At Arrowmount School Mr. Adler has also directed hundreds of televi- of Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN, she completed advanced sion commercials and industrial films – winning classes in Fiber Arts. She also received a Surdna Arts many awards, including the prestigious international Teacher Fellowship Grant to study Stage, Film TV and CLIO Award. Other directorial credits include several Historic Make-up Design at the London College of independent feature films, and a video version of the Fashion. Broadway hit comedy Doubles. He was also awarded In addition to teaching at PCCA, Trish has taught the prestigious George Abbott Award for "significant and worked in many of the performing arts and visual contributions to the artistic life and cultural develop- art venues in the Tampa Bay area. She has been a ment of greater Miami, Fort Lauderdale and the Palm visual arts instructor for the education departments of Beaches." the The Arts Center in St. Petersburg, Dunedin Fine The great French writer Emile Zola wrote, “The Arts Center, and the Beach Art Center in Indian Rocks artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is noth- Beach. She taught and designed for the education ing without work.” Today, Florida Theatre Conference department of The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center recognizes Joseph Adler, one of the hardest working from 1999-2004, the Palladium and the Hoffman Insti- directors in our state for his contribution to the theatre, tute at Ruth Eckerd Hall. his community, and the state of Florida. 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 Arts Advocate Company. Most recently, she designed for productions Terry Olson of The Foreigner and The Rocky Horror Show at the American Stage. presented by Jeff Revels, Artistic Director of Orlando Repertory Theatre and FTC Past President Professional Theatre Terry has been Or- ange County’s Director Joseph Adler of Arts & Cultural Af- presented by FTC Vice President Gary Cadwallader fairs since the County The author Stephen King said “Talent is cheaper took the proactive than table salt. What separates the talented individual approach to investing in from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” No the arts by setting aside one personifies success more than one of Florida’s a portion of the Tourist most hardworking and lauded directors, Joseph Adler. Development Tax for Having directed at many of South Florida’s profes- investing in the arts in sional theatre companies, including Coconut Grove 2001. The Arts & Cul- Playhouse, New Theatre, Area Stage, City Theatre, and tural Affairs Office was many others, Mr. Adler is most known for his tenure created then and now oversees the County’s financial as Producing Artistic Director at GableStage at the investment in the arts, the Arts Education Center and Biltmore, the multi-award winning theatre company the Public Art Program. He also currently serves as the in Coral Gables. Since he became Producing Artistic president of the statewide Florida Association of Public Director, GableStage has, so far, been the recipient of 55 Carbonell Awards and 187 Carbonell Nominations. continued on Page 15 11 WINTER 2015 FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE NEWS
Festival 2014 Photo Call
Secondary School One-Acts —casts of Gulf Breeze and West Orange High Schools
Kneeling: Gaige Thomas Maggie Front Row: Maddi Weaver, Michele Hannah Thomas, Logan Reeder, Kneeling: Kendall Myers, Ashleigh Renfroe, Standing: Maddie Mcteer, Bearman, Mare Mossholder. Back Taylor Moore, Roxanne Vogel, Adams, Marisia Schwarz, Staci Stout. David Carbaugh, Margie Timmons Row: Emily Ratkowiak, Jerrad Jonathan Voyles Standing: Amber Denis, Sydney, (Director), Mia Carisse, Jared Havemann, Jonna Boton, Lauren Rundle, Alex Crosby, Isaiah Rothstein, Rocha Pholmann, Bri Landry Zachary Croft
Kneeling: John Franks, Avery Front Row:Haythen Smith, Alyssa Kneeling: Emily Hamrick, Bittany Carrli Cooper, Skylar Wostak, Swygert, Austin McCartey, Kend- DeCresie, Emma Heistand, Asher Possa, Jacob Zimmerman, Todd Tyler Capreiro, Macy Rhein all Myers. Standing: Haley Papa, Adams. Back Row: Avianna Tager- Pursley, Matthew Guernier. Kailey Jones, Abby Liptak, Cross ty, Jeffrey Oakman, Fallyn Holmes, Standing: Jaimee Sharp, Aidan Heintzelman, Cameron Hayes Momo Earle, Parker Wallace Wamsley, Deanna Habbard, Miranda Morris, Keturah Brinson
Cast of Runner-Up of Secondary School Play Festival (Gateway High School). Felipe Caiota, Fredd Joseph, Donald Rupe, Paschal Vargas, Vice President, Santa Fe College J. Mariose Torres, Joshua Diaz, Jailene Restituyo, Deja Mack TWO NAMES MISSING HERE
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Festival 2014 Photo Call Secondary School One-Acts All-Star Cast Members
13 WINTER 2015 FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE NEWS FTC BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2013 - 2015
PRESIDENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAIR Bill Murray Rick Kerby Margie Timmons [email protected] Producing Artistic Director Gulf Breeze High School Manatee Performing Arts Center 675 Gulf Breeze Parkway Tammy Serebrin 502 3rd Avenue W Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 1122 Kells Court Bradenton, FL 34205 (850) 916-4139 Lakeland, FL 33813 (941) 748-0111 [email protected] (863) 838-2583 [email protected] [email protected] DraMature CHAIR VICE PRESIDENT Mary Britt, Executive Director Sara Skinner-Probst Gary Cadwallader Ocala Civic Theatre Theatre and Stagecraft Education Director 4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd. Freedom High School Orlando Repertory Theatre Ocala, FL 34470 2500 West Taft Vineland 1001 E. Princeton Street (352) 236-2851 Orlando, FL 32837 Orlando, FL 32803 [email protected] (315) 690-9501 (407) 896-7365, ext. 201 [email protected] [email protected] UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE CHAIR Glenn Avery Breed Dr. Rodney Whatley TREASURER/SECRETARY Associate Professor of Theatre Director of Theatre Terry A. Klenk Costume Design and Technology Pensacola State College Professor/Theatre Director The University of West Florida 1000 College Boulevard Santa Fe College 11000 University Parkway 82-288 Building 8 3000 NW 83rd Street Pensacola, FL 32514 Pensacola, FL 32504 Bldg. FAH, Room 127-8 (850) 857-6286 (850) 484-1807 Gainesville, FL 32606-6200 [email protected] [email protected] (352) 395-5092 [email protected] SETC REPRESENTATIVE Ex Officio Board Members Donna A. White PAST PRESIDENT 8401 W. Gulf Blvd EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jeff Revels Treasure Island, FL 33706 Stephen Bayless Artistic Director (727) 360-3477 4945 B 91st Avenue Orlando Repertory Theatre [email protected] Pinellas Park, FL 33782 1001 E. Princeton Street (727) 560-8879 Orlando, FL 32803 SETC PRELIMINARY AUDITIONS [email protected] W: (407) 896-7365, ext. 216 Marci J. Duncan [email protected] Asst. Professor Theatre FESTIVAL REGISTRATION Florida A&M University Elizabeth Gress COMMUNITY THEATRE 515 Orr Drive, Room 105 11783 7th Lane N., Apt. 3 CHAIR Tallahassee, FL 32307 St. Petersburg, FL 33716 Kristofer Geddie (850)412-5532 (727) 577-9613 Director of Diversity [email protected] [email protected] Venice Theatre 140 W Tampa Avenue DIRECTORS NEWSLETTER EDITOR Venice, FL 34285 Glenn Avery Breed Susan M. Smith (941) 488-1115 ext 247 Associate Professor 6520 SW 45 St [email protected] Costume Design and Technology Miami FL, 33155 The University of West Florida (786) 299-0860 THEATRE FOR YOUTH 11000 University Parkway 82-288 [email protected] CHAIR Pensacola, FL 32514 Gary Cadwallader (850) 857-6286 WEBMASTER Education Director [email protected] Randy Ford Orlando Repertory Theatre RAF Web Designs & Hosting 1001 E. Princeton Street H. Scott Keys www.rafwebdesigns.com Orlando, FL 32803 Booker High School (941) 840-0723 (407) 896-7365, ext. 201 3201 N Orange Avenue [email protected] [email protected] Sarasota FL 34234 (941) 355-2967 PROFESSIONAL THEATRE H.Scott.Keys@sarasotacounty- CHAIR schools.net TBA
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Arts Advocate - Terry Olson continued from Page 11 Memories of Festival 2014 by Rhiannon Bush Art Professionals. My name is Rhiannon Previously, Terry was the Executive Director of and I attend Saint Cloud High the Arts & Cultural Alliance, which now serves seven School in the small town of Central Florida counties. He has been involved pro- Saint Cloud, FL, only 45 min- fessionally in the Arts since he completed an M.A. in utes away from the Happiest Theatre from the University of Minnesota. He moved Place On Earth! I am happily to Florida in 1982 with SAK Theatre, a company he involved in my school’s The- co-founded and managed for 21 years. Since moving to atre and Chorus, and am the Orlando, he has helped start and run more than a dozen proud President of both pro- arts groups including the Orlando Theatre Project, grams. I attended 2014 Florida the Orlando International Fringe Festival, the Arts & Theatre Conference and had Cultural Alliance, the Downtown Arts District, and the such a great experience. Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs Department. The reason I attended the conference was to partici- He attends as many as 40 arts events each month and pate in the conference as a senior in the mass audition speaks to groups such as the prestigious TED confer- for some impressive colleges from Florida and around ence in Tampa. Occasionally, he still performs and was the nation. I was fortunate to receive 17 callbacks! I recently seen in Mad Cow Theatre’s production of 12 didn’t have to perform additional audition material at Angry Men this past summer. any callback. It was just a short meeting with a direc- What makes Terry so effective in his advocacy tor, faculty member, or student representative from the is that he is an artist first and what better advocate is college. The callback interviews were very beneficial there than an artist who can speak the vocabulary of to me, not only to help me choose a college that is government and foundational support. We all know right for me, but also to rule some of them out! that no man is an island and Terry is supported by his My experience was unique. I wasn’t registered wife Robin and daughter Molly, both as active in the with my school. I was registered as a “homeschool arts as Terry. We are thrilled to award Terry Olson the participant” because nobody else at my school or in 2014 Distinguished Career in Theatre Advocacy Award. my Theatre Troupe 1826 was able to go. I had the full support of my teachers and principal however, and University/College they helped me prepare all the necessary forms and recommendation letters that I needed. So, my won- Kevin Marshall derful parents and I sat cooped up in the nearby Red presented by FTC Treasurer/Secretary Terry Klenk Roof Inn eating chocolate chip muffins and leftover Kevin Marshall is rice bowls from Santa Fe College’s cafe when we Professor of Theatre at the had down time. However our down time was hard to University of Florida with come by, as there were so many things you can partici- a specialization in Direct- pate in at FTC! ing. He is the co-author of I attended multiple workshops including tap Theatre Management: A dancing, “What’s Your Type?” and “How to Choose Successful Guide to Pro- Audition Materials”. My parents even got to enjoy ducing Plays on Commer- quite a few workshops, including my Mom’s favorite cial and Non-Profit Stages. “Creating Costumes Out of Found Objects.” During He is also the founding and the day, there was a one-act competition for all ages. managing editor of the elec- I watched elementary school kids put on a 30 min- tronic Theatre Management ute version of Charlotte’s Web, I saw people my age Journal, a project of the perform The Greek Mythology Olmpiaganza, where I Theatre Management focus group of the Association learned all about Greek Mythology in 30 minutes, and for Theatre in Higher Education. Kevin has written continued on Page 21 continued on Page 21 15 WINTER 2015 FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE NEWS
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16 FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE NEWS WINTER 2015 Coming Soon ..... at Florida Theatres If you would like your theatre’s schedule to appear in the next newsletter, please send your season no later than May 1 to: Susan M. Smith, 6520 S.W. 45 Street, Miami, FL 33155 or [email protected] (please note NEW EMAIL ADDRESS)
TALLAHASSEE LITTLE FLORIDA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS THEATRE 5001 St. Johns Avenue NORTHWEST 1861 Thomasville Rd. Palatka, FL 32177 Tallahassee, FL 32303 (386) 312-4300 KALEIDOSCOPE THEATRE Mailing address: P.O. Box 3262 www.floarts.org P. O. Box 526 Tallahassee, FL 32315 Fiddler on the Roof Lynn Haven, FL 32444 (850) 224–4596 or (866) 893-7972 February 19–22, 2015 (850) 265-3226 www.tallahasseelittletheatre.org The Actor’s Project: Anatomy of www.kt-online.org Mainstage: Gray There’s a Burglar in My Bed Proof March 26–29, 2015 February 6–22, 2015 January 16–February 22, 2015 Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morn- The Dixie Swim Club Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike ing Juliet) March 13–29, 2015 March 13–29, 2015 June 11–14 2015 Prelude to a Kiss Evita May 1–17, 2015 April 9–26, 2015 LIMELIGHT THEATRE Relatively Speaking 11 Old Mission Ave. June 5–14, 2015 YOUNG ACTORS THEATRE St. Augustine, FL 32084 609 Glenview Drive (904) 825-1164 PENSACOLA LITTLE THEATRE Tallahassee, FL 32303 www.limelight-theatre.org 400 South Jefferson Street (850) 386-6602 Sweet Bird of Youth Pensacola, FL 32502 www.youngactorstheatre.com January 23–February 15, 2015 (850) 432-2042 Mainstage: The Boys Next Door www.pensacolalittletheatre.com 13 - A Musical! March 6–29, 2015 Mainstage Theatre Series: February 27–March 8, 2015 No Sex Please We’re British Last Night of Ballyhoo 42nd Street April 17–May 10, 2015 January 30 & 31–February 1–8, 2015 June 2015 Holly Dolly How Johnnie Mae Got Her Groove On Second Stage: June 5–July 5, 2015 February 12–15, 2015 Free to Be...You and Me Studio 400 April 10–11, 2015 CENTRAL Short Attention Span Theatre February 13–21, 2015 NORTHEAST AMERICAN STAGE PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE 163 3rd Street North 1000 College Blvd St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Pensacola, Florida 32504 AMELIA COMMUNITY (727) 823-PLAY (850) 484-1807 THEATRE www.americanstage.org www.pensacolastate.edu 209 Cedar Street (PO Box 662) Mainstage Series: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 Radio Golf February 26–March 1, 2015 (904) 261-6749 January 23–February 22, 2015 Zombie Prom www.AmeliaCommunityTheatre.org Gutenberg! The Musical! May 14–17, 2015 Grease March 13–April 5, 2015 February12–28, 2015 Summer High School Onstage 30th Annual Stage in the Park: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe Workshop In The Heights March 20–22, 2105 April 24–May 17, 2015 Mame Inherit the Wind July 24–August 2, 2015 Red April 9 –25, 2015 May 29–June 21, 2015
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THE BARN THEATRE FRANCIS WILSON PLAYHOUSE Driving Miss Daisy 2400 E. Ocean Boulevard 302 Seminole Street March 25–April 5, 2015 Stuart, Florida 34995 Clearwater, FL 33755 Les Miserables (772) 2874884 (727) 446-1360 June 17–28, 2015 www.barn-theatre.com www.FrancisWilsonPlayhouse.org Nunsense Mainstage: LAKELAND COMMUNITY March 6–22, 2015 My Fair Lady THEATRE at Lake Mirror Theatre The Man Who Came to Dinner February 26–March 15, 2015 121 South Lake Street April 17–May 3, 2015 A Flea in Her Ear Lakeland, FL 33801 God of Carnage April 9–19, 2015 (863) 603–7529 May 29–June 14, 2015 Grand Hotel - The Musical www.lakelandcommunitytheatre.com May 7–24, 2015 Cinderella BAY STREET PLAYERS March 6–22, 2015 at the Historic State Theatre FREEFALL THEATRE Laughter on the 23rd Floor 109 N. Bay Street 6099 Central Avenue April 17–26, 2015 Eustis, FL 32726 St. Petersburg, FL 33710 Cabaret (352) 357-7777 (727) 498-5205 July 17–26, 2015 www.baystreetplayers.org www.freefalltheatre.com Theatre for Youth: Jesus Christ Superstar Bright Lights, Big City Disney’s High School Musical January 30 - February 22, 2014 February 28–March 22, 2015 June 19–21, 2015 Proof Boy Meets Girl February 15 - March 1, 2015 March 18, 2015 MAD COW THEATRE
COMPANY Grease (School Edition) Harvey 54 West Church Street (new location) March 12 - March 15, 2015 April 11–May 3, 2015 The Tempest Orlando, FL 32801 Rumors (407) 297-8788 May 23–June 14, 2015 April 10 - May 3, 2015 www.madcowtheatre.com Mame 3 Days of Rain The Explorers Club July 11–August 9, 2015 April 26 - May 10, 2015 January 23–February 22, 2015 My Son Pinnochio Jr Photograph 51 GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY May 14 - May 17, 2015 February 20–March 15, 2015 Hello Dolly PLAYHOUSE (at the Vam York Theater June 19 - July 12, 2015 MELON PATCH PLAYERS 4039 NW 16th Blvd.) Betrayal 311 N. 13th Street P.O. Box 14233 July 5 - July19, 2015 Leesburg, FL 34748 Gainesville, FL 32604 (352) 787–3013 (352) 376-4949 CARROLLWOOD PLAYERS www.melonpatch.org www.gcplayhouse.org 4333 Gunn Highway (in Plantation The Music Man Born Yesterday Plaza) March 6–22, 2015 Tampa, FL 33688 January 13–February 15, 2015 Little Shop of Horrors (813) 265-4000 ORLANDO REPERTORY March 27–April19, 2015 www.carrollwoodplayers.org THEATRE The Game’s Afoot Sherlock Holmes and the Case of in partnership with UCF May 29–June 14, 2015 the Jersey Lily 1001 East Princeton Street The Wizard of Oz February 13–March 7, 2015 Orlando, FL 32803 July 17–August 9, 2015 Looking (407) 896-7365 ext. 1 March 20–April 4, 2015 www.orlandorep.com HIGHLANDS LITTLE THEATRE Breaking Legs The Magical Adventures of Merlin 356 W. Center Ave April 17–May 9, 2015 January 23–February 23, 2014 Five Women Wearing the Same Sebring, FL 33870 (863) 382-2525 Dress ORLANDO SHAKESPEARE www.highlandslittletheatre.org June 5–27, 2015 THEATER in partnership with UCF Duos and Duets The Musical Comedy Murders of 812 E. Rollins St. February 13 & 14, 2015 1940 Orlando, FL 32803 The Men of Mah Jongg July 10-August 1, 2015 (407) 447-1700 February 20–22, 2015 http://orlandoshakes.org 18 FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE NEWS WINTER 2015
Young Audiences: Bad Dog THEATRE WINTER HAVEN The True Story of the Three Little Pigs April 8–May 3, 2015 Post Office Drawer 1230 March 27–April 27, 2014 Young Audiences: Winter Haven, FL 33882-1230 Signature Series: James and the Giant Peach (863) 294–SHOW The Life and Adventures of Nicholas March 19–April 26, 2015 www.theatrewinterhaven.com Nickelby Mainstage: Annie Get Your Gun January 22–March 9, 2014 OSCEOLA CENTER FOR THE ARTS February 19–March 15, 2015 2411 East Irlo Bronson Highway Becky’s New Car OCALA CIVIC THEATRE Kissimmee, FL 34744 April 9–26, 2015 4337 East Silver Springs Boulevard 407-846-6257 Ocala, FL 33470 www.ocfta.com UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (352) 236–2274 Singing in the Rain School of Theatre and Dance www.ocalacivictheatre.com February 27–March 15, 2015 Nadine McGuire Theatre and Dance The Amorous Ambassador Noises Off Pavilion March 29–April 10, 2015 April 10–26, 2015 687 McCarty Dr. (P.O. Bos 115900) Legally Blonde Gainesville, FL 32611 OKEECHOBEE COMMUNITY May 8–24, 2015 (352) 273-0500 THEATRE www.arts.ufl.edu/theatreanddance 1414 S. Parrot Avenue RICHEY SUNCOAST THEATRE Gator Tales Okeechobee, FL 34974 6237 Grand Blvd. February 13–22, 2015 (863) 763-1307 New Port Richey, FL 34652 Comedy of Errors www.okeechobeecommunitytheatre.com (727) 842-6777 April 3–12 (Constans Theatre) Egad, It’s Rotten Rodney www.richeysuncoasttheatre.com March 20–28, 2015 State Fair March 5-22, 2015 SOUTHWEST ORLANDO REPERTORY Bye Bye Birdie THEATRE May 14–31, 2015 ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE in partnership with UCF 5555 North Tamiami Trail 1001 East Princeton Street SONNENTAG THEATRE Sarasota, FL 34243 Orlando, FL 32803 at the Icehouse Theatre (941) 351-8000 or (800) 361-8388 (407) 896-7365 ext. 1 1100 N. Unser Street www.asolo.org www.orlandorep.com Mount Dora, FL 32757 Repertory Season: Something’s Afoot (352) 383-4616 Repertory Season: February 5–March 29, 2015 www.icehousetheatre.com The Matchmaker Tom, Dick & Harry I Do! I Do! January 6–April 11, 2015 March 19–April 12, 2015 January 23–February 15, 2015 Good People The Amorous Ambassador Hank Williams:Lost Highway January 14–February 26, 2015 March 29–April 10, 2015 March 20–April 12, 2015 Both Your Houses My Fair Lady Barefoot in the Park January 21–April 12, 2015 May 1–June 7, 2015 May 15–June 7, 2015 FSU/Asolo Conservatory: [Title of Show] ORLANDO SHAKESPEARE STAGE WEST COMMUNITY February 17–March 8, 2015 THEATER in partnership with PLAYHOUSE 8390 Forest Oaks Boulevard UCF Spring Hill, FL 34606 LARGO CULTURAL CENTER 812 E. Rollins St. (352) 683-5113 Resident Theatrical Group: The Eight Orlando, FL 32803 www.stagewest.net O’Clock Theatre (407) 447-1700 Mainstage: www.eightoclocktheatre.com http://orlandoshakes.org Oklahoma! 105 Central Park Drive To Kill a Mockingbird February 12–22, 2015 Largo, Florida 33771 January 21–March 8, 2015 I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change www.largoarts.com The Merry Wives of Windsor April 9–19, 2015 (727) 587-6793 February 4–March 7, 2015 The Adams Family Henry V March 6–22, 2015 February 18–March 22, 2015 Company May 22–31. 2015
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LEMON BAY PLAYHOUSE First Date GABLESTAGE AT THE BILTMORE 96 W. Dearborn Street March 18–April 12, 2015 1200 Anastasia Avenue Englewood, FL 34223 The Book Club Play Coral Gables, FL 33134 (941) 475-6745 May 13–June 2, 2015 (305) 445-1119 www.lemonbayplayhouse.com Childrens Theatre: www.gablestage.org Lettice and Lovage Alice in Wonderland Choir Boy January 21–February 15, 2015 January 16–March 19, 2015 January 24–February 22, 2015 Don’t Dress for Dinner Charlotte’s Web New Jerusalem March 11–April 5, 2015 May 9–23, 2015 March 28-April 26, 2015 Oh Mama! No Papa! Casa Valentina Hansel and Gretel May 30–June 28, 2015 April 29–May 17, 2015 June 25–July 25, 2015 JERRY HERMAN RING THEATRE MANATEE PLAYERS ADRIENNE ARHST CENTER FOR University of Miami 502 3rd Avenue West THE PERFORMING ARTS P. O. Box 284273 Bradenton, FL 34205 Coral Gables, FL 33124 (941) 748-5875 1300 Biscayne Blvd. (305) 284-3355 www.manateeplayers.com Miami, FL 33132 www.miami.edu Into The Woods (305) 949=6722 The Women February 12–March 1, 2015 www.arshtcenter.org February 18–28, 2015 Agnes of God Broadway in Miami: Oklahoma! February 19–March 8, 2015 Into the Woods (with Dreamcatcher Theatre) April 15–26, 2015 Jesus Christ Superstar January 22–February 15, 2015 March 19–April 5, 2015 Newsies MARATHON COMMUNITY THEATRE ROYAL PALM PLAYERS February 3–8, 2015 P.O. Box 954 Wicked 5101 Overseas Highway Boca Grande, FL 33921 March 11–29, 2015 Marathon, FL 33050 (941) 964-2670 Sister Act (305) 743-0408 www.royalpalmplayers.com April 14–19, 2015 www.marathontheater.org Rumors The Producers February 12–15 2015 BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PER- March 5–April 4, 2015 Oklahoma! FORMING ARTS The Fox on the Fairway May 7–23, 2015 March 12–15 2015 500 E. Broward Blvd. MIAMI THEATRE CENTER Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33394 (formerly the Playground Theatre) VENICE THEATRE (800) 764-0700 140 W. Tampa Avenue 9806 NE 2nd Avenue Venice, FL 34285 broadwayinfortlauderdale.com Miami Shores, FL 33138 (941) 488-1115 Motown The Musical (305) 751-9550 www.venicestage.com Februaray 24–March 8, 2015 www.mtcmiami.org Mainstage: Pippin Twitter @MTCMiami Mary Poppins March 31–April 12, 2015 Facebook/MiamiTheaterCenter February 17–March 15, 2015 Anything Goes The Seven Year Itch Ring of Fire May 5–17, 2015 February 19–March 15, 2015 February 6–March 1, 2015 Spring Break Mini-Camp Road to Nirvana FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL March 23–27, 2015 March 12–29, 2015 UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF Musical Theatre Summer Camp THEATRE June 8–26 & July 13–31, 2015 Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Performing NEW THEATRE SOUTHEAST Arts Center at the South Dade Cultural Center 11200 SW 8th Street, WPAC131 10950 SW 211 Street ACTORS PLAYHOUSE AT THE Miami, FL 33199 Cutler Bay, FL 33189 MIRACLE THEATRE (305) 348-2895 (305) 443-5909 280 Miracle Mile www.fiu.edu www.new-theatre.org Coral Gables, FL 33134 Six Characters in Search of anAuthor Twelve Angry Men (305) 444-9293 January 23–February 1, 2015 February 6–March 1, 2015 www.actorsplayhouse.org Rumors Women Playing Hamlet Mainstage: February 27–March 8, 2015 April 3–26, 2015 Ragtime Clybourne Park January 28–February 22, 2015 May 29–June 21, 2015
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PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS Memories of Festival 2014 201 Clematis Street continued from Page 15 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (561) 514-4042 then I saw adults years older than I am perform the edgy show Extremi- www.palmbeachdramaworks.org ties. On the last night of the festival there was an amazing talent show Les Liaisons Dangereuses with voluntary participants from almost every group or school attending January 30–March 1, 2015 the festival. Buried Child However, the most exciting and most rewarding part of the trip for me March 27–April 26, 2015 was winning the $1,000 Vern Bryant Scholarship! By attending FTC, I Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill May 15–June 7, 2015 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. RED BARN THEATRE I want to express my gratitude to the FTC Board Members and judges 319 Duval Street (rear) for choosing me for this prestigious award. I feel honored and blessed. Key West, FL 33040 Thank you so much! (305) 296-9911 Going to FTC was very rewarding for me, and even if you are home- www.RedBarnTheatre.com schooled or are attending alone the conference is still fun and very, very Clark Gable Slept Here beneficial. I gained a wealth of knowledge and even made some new February 3–March 7, 2015 Lets Get Lost friends and contacts. I encourage everyone to take part in this wonderful March 18–April 18, 2015 Festival. Outside Mullingar March 22–April 14, 2015 Venus in Fur University/College Award - Kevin Marshall April 29–May 23, 2015 continued from Page 15
VERO BEACH THEATRE GUILD many articles and presented papers on Theatre Management topics par- 2020 San Juan Avenue Vero Beach, Florida 32960 ticularly on marketing for the arts at conferences throughout the country. (772) 562-8300 Before his tenure at UF, he taught for 16 years at the University of www.verobeachtheatreguild.com Alabama where he developed the highly successful graduate program in Whose Wives Are They Anyway? Theatre Management/Arts Administration in conjunction with the Ala- January 15–25, 2015 bama Shakespeare Festival. Gypsy March 12–29, 2015 Kevin received his MFA in Directing from Ohio University. He has You Can’t Take It With You co-produced and directed several productions in New York City and has May 14–24, 2015 been on the staff of the Manhattan Theatre Group and the Alabama Shake- speare Festival and has managed small theatre companies in the south and WATERFRONT PLAYHOUSE on the east coast. He has served on the board of trustees of the Associa- Mallory Square Key West, FL tion of Arts Administration Educators, Appalachian Council for the Arts, (305) 294-5015 Tennessee Arts Commission and for five years served as treasurer for www.waterfrontplayhouse.org the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. He is an accomplished Next Fall director and has directed plays professionally as well as for academic and February 12–28, 2015 community theatres. Me & Jezebel April 30–May 16, 2015
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