FLORIDA Again a Winner at Setc

FALLFALL 2010 2010 FLORIDA FLORIDA THEATRE THEATRE CONFERENCE CONFERENCE NEWS NEWS

Volume 55 Issue 2 Volume 58 Issue II Fall 2010 Summer 2013

Inside this issue: Letter from FTC Executive Director...... 3 FLORIDA agaiN a Celebration of Life of Robert Ankrom...... 4 Festival 2013 Hotels...... 5 winner at SETC Festival 2013 Information...... 5-6 Festival Workshop application...... 7 FTC Membership Form...... 8 Spring Fling...... 9 Distinguished Career Award Ballot ...... 10 Lifetime Members...... 10 List of Distinguished Career Awards...... 11 FTC Board of Directors ...... 12 Schedule of Florida Theatres ..... 13

FLORIDATheatre is the official newsletter of the Florida Theatre Conference for theatres throughout the state of Florida. Steve Bayless with SETC President Jack Benjamin Once again, Florida Theatre Conference received many honors FLORIDATheatre is published at this year’s Southeastern Theatre Conference held March 6–9 in three times a year and is free of Louisville, KY. FTC’s new Executive Director Steve Bayless was charge. To be added to the mail- presented with the Suzanne M. Davis Award for Distinguished Ser- ing list, contact Steve Bayless at vice to SETC. Theatre Winter Haven’s production of Golda’s Balco- [email protected] ny, directed by Norm Small, was chosen to represent the southeastern President region at the National Festival to be held June 17–23 in Carmel, IN. Rick Kerby And Theatre Winter Haven’s Katrina Ploof won Best Actress Award Executive Director for her performance as Golda. Congratulations to all! Steve Bayless Steve Bayless currently is SETC Administrative Vice President Editor and has served as SETC Programming Vice President for three years. Susan M. Smith He received his BA from Florida State University and retired from www.flatheatre.org the Pinellas County School system after 38 years teaching music and music theatre at Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg, FL. He was selected as the Pinellas County Teacher of the Year in 1995 and served two terms as President of the Pinellas County Music Educators. Steve also served as State Representative for Florida for five

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Florida wins at SETC continued from Page 1 years and has served on ExCom as State Rep Repre- sentative for three years. He is on the FTC Board of Directors, and is Co-Chair of both the Florida Theatre Conference and the SETC Transfer/Undergraduate Au- ditions committees. Donna White, FTC Florida State Representative to SETC and FTC Secretary/Treasurer, presented Steve with the award at the SETC conference and spoke of their days teaching at Gibbs High School beginning in the 1970s. They became fast friends and artists. Their first musical together was “Dracula Baby” with a very large cast including lots of “Monsters”. And as the Katrina Ploof as Golda Meir in Golda’s Balcony years went by, their casts often got to 200 for a large Katrina is a native of the great State of Maine. musical. She described Steve as shy and organized. He She has been a theatre professional for 47 years and a described her as intense and driven! Over the 38 plus member of the Central Florida arts community since years teaching together, they were known as the “odd 1982. An accomplished actress, Katrina has toured couple” and/or the “dynamic duo”. extensively throughout the As the Pinellas County Teacher of the Year, Steve US and Canada, appearing had this to say: “The Arts are the only outlet kids have in Evita, Peter Pan, I Do! to express themselves. For much of the time, they sit I Do!, The Mikado, Dames in classes and regurgitate what they heard in a lecture. at Sea, and Annie, and most But in music, dance and theatre, they have to study fondly remembering her and practice and create. You just can’t cram the night months of touring the Mid- before the exam.” west in the middle of winter Michael Vasallo, Magnet Coordinator and Assis- as the back end of a cow in tant Principal at Pinellas County Center for the Arts Gypsy. She was a member (PCCA) at Gibbs High School and one of Steve’s of The Chekhov Project, former students says: “I know my path in life would a 15-month exploration of have been much different, had I not been enrolled in the works of the Russian his program at Gibbs High School. It exposed students playwright, for which she Norm Small, Director of to worlds they would have never dreamed of visiting, Winning Production at ultimately played the role SETC whether it was backstage at Disney, visiting college of Lyobov in The Cherry campuses, or performing for a black-tie affair. Beyond Orchard. Katrina now works almost exclusively as his classroom, his desire to improve educational op- a Director and her productions include works by portunities for students was never-ending. Congratula- George Bernard Shaw, Thornton Wilder, Stephen tions Mr. B!” Sondheim, Gabriel Garcia Lorca, George S. Kauff- Katrina Ploof, won the SETC Best Actress award man and the Southeastern Premier of Moises Kauff- for her portrayal of the indomitable Golda Meir, the man’s The Laramie Project. At Theatre Winter Haven Milwaukee schoolteacher who became Prime Minister she has directed more than 30 productions, including of Israel in 1969. From the pogroms of Russia to the Ragtime, A Member of the Wedding, My Fair Lady, halls of the Knesset, Meir’s life, and the play, encap- The Full Monty and this season’s Annie. Katrina lives sulate the dramatic story of the birth of Israel in the in Orlando with her eight-year-old dachshund, Ado wake of the Holocaust and its subsequent, seemingly Annie, and a garden that desperately needs some at- endless struggle for peace for much of the 20th Cen- tention. tury. The show’s message of humanity’s yearning for Norm Small, Producing Director at Theatre peace continues to strike a resonant chord with respect to today’s conflicts in the Middle East. continued on Page 7

2 SUMMER 2013 FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE NEWS Letter from FTC Executive Director

I would like to introduce myself to our member- of their students helped with set up and take down. ship. My name is Steve Bayless and for the past sever- Thanks gang! We were able to meet more than sev- al years I served as the Secretary/Treasurer for Florida enty teachers/sponsors who had heard of our organiza- Theatre Conference (FTC) and as the Vice President of tion but had not attended. It is our hope to have many Programming for the Southeastern Theatre Conference. of these new faces and their students with us in the I am delighted to have been selected to serve the fall. Florida Theatre Conference as the Executive Director. Of course, we can’t forget to mention our big Please feel free to contact me at any time. My co-work- winner at the Southeastern Theatre Conference in er in the FTC office is Liz Gress who has been with Louisville, KY, Norm Small and his production of us for the past three years serving as the bookkeeper, Golda’s Balcony. Their production took first place in Festival registrar, grant writer, and more recently as the the Community Theatre Play Festival and Golda was liaison with the seven Festival hotels in Gainesville. named The Best Actress of the Festival. We expect FTC has a new Central Office located at 5650 great news as they represent the State of Florida and Park Blvd, Suite 7, Pinellas Park, FL 33781 and a new the Southeastern Theatre Conference at the national telephone number (727)544-8915. Our office has 365 competition in Carmel, Indiana, June 17–23, 2013. square feet of space from where Liz and I are spread- Break-a-leg! ing the message about FTC to our current membership, Don’t forget to join us in Bradenton, FL, at the vendors, Educational Expo partners and are seeking new Manatee Players Theatre complex as we co-host new friends to add to our ranks. the “Celebration of Life Party” for our friend and We attended the Florida State Thespian Conference former Executive Director Robert Ankrom. The date in Tampa, FL on March 22 and 23, 2013 and manned is June 29 from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm. See Page 4 a Florida Theatre Conference table in the exhibit hall. for more details. Several of our members and their students helped Thank you for your cooperation and support. spread the word about our upcoming 2013 Annual Conference to take place November 13 - 16, 2013 in Thank you, Gainesville, FL. Margie Timmons, Ken Rush, Sandy Steve Bayless Cockrell, and Christine Chavers were our FTC mem- Executive Director bers who helped set up and man our table. And many

Steve Bayless and Liz Gress at Florida Thespian Conference in New FTC Office in Pinellas Park, FL Tampa

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Celebration of Life Party for former FTC Executive Director Bob Ankrom

June 29, 2013 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm at Manatee Players Theatre Complex 502 3rd Avenue West Bradenton, FL 34205 Tel: (941) 746-0111

Hosted by Florida Theatre Conference and Manatee Players Please RSVP to Steve Bayless at [email protected] by June 1

You are invited to an informal reception in the theatre lobby followed by a formal presentation in the theatre and a performance by Manatee Players vocalists. We invite former students and friends of Bob who have known him well over the years to share a brief word or two about our friend and colleague. If you would like to speak about Bob, please RSVP by June 1.

The Florida Theatre Conference Board of Directors has created a Robert Ankrom Memorial Fund in order to honor the memory of our former Executive Director and friend. We encourage everyone to send a donation in honor of Bob. You may bring your donation to the “Party” or mail a check to the FTC office at 5650 Park Blvd., Suite 7, Pinellas Park, FL 33781. If you have questions, please feel free to call (727) 544-8915.

Thank you in advance for your support.

SAVE THE DATE! November 13-16, 2013 2013 FTC Festival at Santa Fe College Campus in Gainesville, FL

4 SUMMER 2013 FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE NEWS Information for FTC Festival 2013 FTC Festival 2013 will be held November 13 - 16, 2013 at Santa Fe College, 3000 NW 83rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32606. (352) 395-5000 www.sfcollege.edu/ All forms for Festival 2013 are available on our newly designed website. Hotels

The hotels for FTC Festival are on the FTC website. The Country Inn and Suites Lodge at Gainesville and the Best Western /Gateway 4015 SW 43rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32608 Grand Hotel are the host hotels and the shuttle service Reservations: 352-375-1550 will run between the hotels and the Santa Fe College Website: countryinns.com/gainesvillefl campus. When making reservations, please be sure to $115/Double or $128/Suite Per Night use the appropriate ‘Group Code’. This will ensure you Includes complimentary breakfast bar get the blocked rate. Most of the rooms can accommodate Group Name: Florida Theatre (until 10/13/2013) up to four people per room. Marriott/ Springhill Suites The Lodge at Gainesville (Host Hotel) 4155 SW 40th Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32608 3726 SW 40th Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32608 Reservations: 352-376-8873 - Website: marriott.com Reservations: 352-375-2400, 800-843-8735 Group Code: Florida Theatre Conference ‘12’ Online reservations: cabotlodgegainesville.com $90/Night Group Code: Florida Theatre Conference, FTC1113 Includes complimentary hot breakfast $89/Night This rate cannot be guaranteed after 10/14/2013 Includes complimentary deluxe continental breakfast (rate guaranteed through 10/15/2013) The Baymont Inn and Suites Bus transportation from this hotel to the College 6901 NW 4th Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32607 Reservations: 352-332-8292, 800-337-2550 Best Western/Gateway Grand Hotel (Host Hotel) baymontgainesville.com (Group Code: FLTC) 4200 NW 97th Boulevard, Gainesville, FL 32606 $62/King, $67/Double Per Night Reservations: 877-464-2378, or 352-331-3336 Rate guaranteed until 10/13/2013 Group Code:Florida Theatre Conference (until 10/20/13) Includes complimentary breakfast Website: gatewaygrand.com $109/Double or $119/King Per Night Includes complimentary continental breakfast Closing Ceremony Bus transportation from this hotel to the College This year our guest artists Flying FX will coordinate with the Santa Fe College Theatre Department and Comfort Inn West several of our own workshop attendees to present a 3440 SW 40th Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32608 professional performance at the closing ceremony. Fly- Reservations: 352-264-1771 ing FX will also present workshops during the Festival Website: gainesvillecomfort.com on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. On the FTC web- $89/Night (Group Code: 1167142 until 10/18/13) site you will find the form that needs to be signed by Includes complimentary deluxe continental breakfast parents to give permission to participate in the Flying FX workshops. This form will be available on the FTC La Quinta Inn Gainesville website this summer (www.flatheatre.org). 920 NW 69th Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32605 Reservations: 352-332-6466 - Website: www.lq.com Group Code: Florida Theatre Conference continued on Page 6 $72/Night (This rate guaranteed only till 10/24/2013)

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Information for FTC Festival 2013

Design 2013 Festival T Shirt The late registration payment will include the Early Submit a design for the Festival T shirt and the win- Bird cost plus an additional $5.00 : ning designer receives a one-year free annual member- - per person ship and free 2013 Festival registration. - per each Secondary/Transfer audition candidate - per group registration. Seeking New Judges for Festival Please submit names of people willing to judge the vari- Late registration does not apply to the SETC ous competitions at the 2013 Festival to Glenn Breed at Preliminary Auditions Candidates! Their dead- [email protected]. lines and registration are set through the SETC website. SETC Preliminary Auditions Deadline The deadline to register for the SETC Preliminary Audi- All methods of payment should be made out to: tions at the Florida Theatre Conference is October 30, Florida Theatre Conference 2013. Register at www.setc.org. 5650 Park Blvd Suite 7 Pinellas Park, FL 33781 The deadline for those students from the Florida SETC Attention: Steve Bayless Preliminary Auditions who are approved for the SETC Conference in Mobile, AL, in 2014 is December 9, 2013. Register at www.setc.org. FTC Festival 2013 Sponsors Early Bird Registration Open July 1– October 1, 2013 A big thank you to our sponsors for their support All paperwork must be submitted to the Florida Theatre Conference Central Office by October 1, 2013. The check, money order, Pay Pal, or cash payment does not Publix have to accompany the paperwork, but must be paid by Alachua County October 14, 2013. Send to: 5650 Park Blvd. Suite 7 Pinellas Park, FL 33781.

The final check, money order, Pay Pal, or cash payment MUST arrive at the Central Office by October 14, 2013. If you miss either the paperwork or money deadline, or both, you will be paying for LATE Registration.

Late Registration begins October 2, 2013 and runs through October 14, 2013. All paperwork must be submitted between October 2 and October 14, 2013 together with the check, money order, Pay Pal or cash payment.

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FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE FESTIVAL 2013 November 13-16, 2013 WORKSHOP APPLICATION

Title of Workshop ______Presenter(s) and organization represented ______Division represented: ___ College/University ___ Community Theatre ___ Professional ___ Secondary Schools ___ Theatre for Youth Room Size: _____ Small _____ Medium ____ Large Address of Major Presenter ______City/State/Zip ______Phone Number ______Brief description of workshop for program: ______Brief bio of each participant for program: ______

Any special needs for the workshop: ______

Workshop appropriate for ___Secondary Students ___Adults ___Youth

I understand that my services are donated as a part of my community service.

ACCEPTED ______DATE ______

Fax completed form to: Steve Bayless 5650 Park Blvd. #7, Pinellas Park, Fl 33781

Deadline for entry is October 1, 2013

Florida wins at SETC continued from Page 2 1996, and the AACT David Bryant Award for Out- standing Service to Community Theatre in 2005. In Winter Haven since 1970, directed Katrina in Golda’s 1987 he won first place at the International Theatre Balcony. He has directed six Florida AACT-FEST Festival in Dundalk, Ireland. state winning productions. Founded in 1970, Theatre Located in central Florida, nestled among the Winter Haven marks its fifth appearance at the Na- orange groves and winter baseball, Theatre Winter tional AACTFest. For 38 years he taught Humanities Haven, a community-based theatre, has its home and Theatre at Polk State College. in a city-owned building consisting of a 332 seat He received the FTC Community Theatre Distin- proscenium theatre which houses a main-stage, guished Achievement in 1986, was named an Ameri- children’s and summer series. can Association of Community Theatre Fellow in

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Become a New Member or Renew your Current Membership of FTC 2013 Membership Renewal is Now Due! Please fill out this form and remit with payment to the address at bottom of the form. If you have already renewed, THANK YOU!

Individual or Organization ______

Mailing Address ______

City/State/Zip______

Phone: Home ( ___ ) ______Office ( ___ ) ______

E–mail: ______

Fax: ______Website Address:______

Organizational Affiliation or Contact Person ______

CHECK DIVISIONAL INTEREST: CHECK TYPE OF MEMBERSHIP: ______Theatre for Youth ______Individual $45 ______Community ______Organizational $60 ______Professional ______Life (Individual) $400 ______Secondary School ______University/College

With the decrease in funding for the arts from the State of Florida, your contributions are becoming increasingly important to allow us to continue providing services to the theatre institutions of Florida. Please include any (tax deductible) contribution you can.

Charitable Contribution: ______

Total Amount Enclosed: ______

PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE MAIL FORM AND CHECK TO: Florida Theatre Conference, 5650 Park Blvd, Suite 7, Pinellas Park, FL 33781 For more information please call (727)544-8915.

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FTC Community Theatre’s Spring Fling Spring Fling, one of the two events sponsored by the Community Theatre Division each year, was held April 27, 2013 at Theatre Winter Haven. We would like to thank Norm Small, Artistic Director of Theatre Winter Haven for hosting this event. The brunch was delicious and the fellowship was exceptional. There were 20 attendees from community theatres across Florida. A special note of appreciation goes to the facilita- tor, FTC Community Theatre Chair, Kristofer Geddie, who kept the meeting moving. Discussion topics ranged from the annual FTC Festival, to marketing your theatre and how to select a season. Spring Fling is a community theatre focused networking opportunity, hosted by a different community theatre each spring. This event is free to all FTC members.

L to R: Joel Hawkins and Susan Jordan from Firehouse Community L to R: Vanessa Logsdon, Shirley Kuzmaril, Michelle Jerchick from Theatre, Ron and Jacque from Okeechobee Community Theatre Highlands Little Theatre, and Murray Chase from Venice Theatre

Steve Bayless, FTC Executive Director, and Tammy Serebrin, Group Discussion FTC Vice President

Donna White, FTC Florida State Representative to SETC and Secretary/Treasurer for FTC Kristofer Geddie, Venice Theatre

9 SUMMER 2013 FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE NEWS Florida Theatre Conference Ballot 2013 Distinguished Career Award Deadline July 30, 2013

Send completed form to: Steve Bayless, 5650 Park Blvd. #7, Pinellas Park, FL 33781

Community Theatre /Affiliation...... Name and Address......

Theatre for Youth /Affiliation...... Name and Address......

Secondary School /Affiliation...... Name and Address......

University/College/ Affiliation...... Name and Address......

Professional Theatre/Affiliation...... Name and Address......

FTC Member submitting nominations...... Address......

In April 1986 the FTC Board of Directors voted to present an annual DISTINGUISHED CAREER AWARD to one individual from each of the five FTC divisions. The recipients are honored at the FTC Festival. If you are an FTC member, you are entitled to nominate a candidate(s) for the 2013 award. A master ballot will be compiled by the Chair and presented to the FTC Board of Directors for final selection for each division. The nomination of members should be based upon their service to the organization and field. The awards will be presented at Festival 2013 in Gainesville. If you should enter a name that the Board of Directors may not be familiar with, we ask that you include a short resume.

A list of past award winners since 1986 is on Page 11

LIFETIME MEMBERS OF FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE You may become a lifetime member by sending in the membership form on Page 8. The cost of an individual membership is $400. If you know of names that have been omitted, please contact Steve Bayless at [email protected] or (727)560-8879.

Saul Becker Coral Reef High School Irene Jurline Rebecca Rankin-Hopkins Mary Ann Bentley Drama Department Anita Kauffman Rene Sands Major Beatrice Bowman Donald Creason Jean Marie Layton Ralph Schaeffer Mary Boyle Clay Davis Donald L. Loeffler Walter B. Shipley Dale Carpenter Yvonne C. Dell Angus Macpherson William A. Shook Ralph Carruthers Marilyn Gardner Marty Martin Joan Taylor Sandra Q. Cockrell Matthew T. Gitkin Carol Sue Moore N. Jean Trammell Alvin Cohen Rita J. Hutchinson Terrance Olson Bobbie and Joyce Ward Don Jones, Jr. Robert Prescott

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Distinguished Career Awards 1986–2012

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE THEATRE SECONDARY SCHOOL THEATRE 1986 Al Wehlburg 1986 Christine Chavers 1987 Robert Kase 1987 Marty Hancock 1988 Harold Burris-Meyers 1988 Ellen Davis 1989 Judith Kase-Polisini 1989 Donna White 1990 Jim Wright 1990 Joe Boyd 1991 Gil Lazier 1991 Sheila Taylor 1992 Walter Shipley 1992 Don Jones 1993 H. Kenneth Walker III 1993 B. J. Leiter 1996 Robert Ankrom 1994 Debra Barnum 1998 Mary Ann Bentley 1997 Sandra Q. Cockrell 1999 Marilyn de Simone 1998 Ken Wiegers 2000 David Moberg 1999 Jay W. Jensen 2001 David Young 2001 Rick Adams 2002 Dr. Richard G. Hinners 2002 George Murray Mintz 2003 Barton Lee 2003 Beverly Blanchette 2004 Kenneth McCulough 2004 Carla Webster 2005 Ken Kurtz 2005 Bob Strickland 2006 Ben Wilson 2006 Karen Rugerio 2008 Donald Seay 2008 Charlotte Brown Seward 2009 Rosemarie O’Bourke 2009 Frank Venezia 2010 Ed Kelly 2010 Margie Timmons 2011 Mikell Pinkney 2011 Christa Whittaker 2012 Paul Hughes PROFESSIONAL THEATRE 1986 Richard Fallon THEATRE ARTS ADVOCATE 1987 Burt Reynolds 2000 Sherron Long 1988 Michael Hall 2008 Senator Evelyn Lynn 1989 Tippin Davidson 2009 Commissioner Bill Segal 1990 Bob Naismith 2012 Jeanne Reynolds 1991 Norman Easterbrook 1998 Lester Malizia THEATRE FOR YOUTH 1999 Howard Millman 1986 Nancy Yoje 2001 Ann Reinking 1987 Ruth Foreman 2004 Patrick Wilson 2006 Mark Chambers 1988 Linda DeGabrielle 2008 Gene Colombus 1989 Cornelia Dozier 2011 Bridget R. Bartlett 1990 Bill Petterson 2012 Judy Lisi 1991 Rene Sands 1993 V. Ann Nall COMMUNITY THEATRE 1995 Carole Ries 1986 Hazel Lewis 1998 Jerry Bickel 1987 Phyliss Walters 2000 Judith Delgado 1988 Angus McPherson 2002 Stephen D. Nelson 1989 Norman Small 2005 Doreen Heard 1990 Mario Sanchez 1991 Michael Fortner 2006 Jeff Revels 1992 Ken Garner 2008 Linda Downey 1993 Mary Ann Dean 2012 Earl Malden 1997 Mary Britt 1998 Fran Walker LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 1999 Rosemary Greene 1997 William H. Lockey, Jr. 2001 Dallas Zonkers 1998 Donald Creason 2002 Peg Brandon 2002 Robert E. Ankrom 2005 Tammy Serebrin 2004 James Randolph, Sr. 2006 Murray Chase 2006 Mary Ann Dean 2007 Janet Castro 2008 Mary Hausch 2008 Deborah and Dale Carpenter 2009 Sandra Cockrell 2009 Eric Hurst 2011 Don E. Jones, Jr. 11 SUMMER 2013 FLORIDA THEATRE CONFERENCE NEWS FTC BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2011 - 2013

PRESIDENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAIR Pensacola, FL 32514 Rick Kerby, Managing Artistic Director Margie Timmons W: (850) 857-6286 Manatee Players, Inc. Gulf Breeze High School [email protected] 502 3rd Avenue W 675 Gulf Breeze Parkway Bradenton, FL 34205 Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 Mary Britt, Executive Director W:(941) 748-0111 H:(941) 284-2651 W: (850) 916-4139 Ocala Civic Theatre Fax: (941) 750-9437 [email protected] 4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd. [email protected] Ocala, FL 34470 DraMature CHAIR H:(352) 694-2497 W:(352) 236-2851 VICE PRESIDENT Mary Britt, Executive Director [email protected] Tammy Serebrin Ocala Civic Theatre 1122 Kells Court 4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd. H. Scott Keys Lakeland, FL 33813 Ocala, FL 34470 Booker High School H: (863) 647-3670 H:(352) 694-2497 W:(352) 236-2851 3201 N Orange Avenue Fax: (863) 665-9606 [email protected] Sarasota FL 34234 [email protected] (941) 355-2967 TREASURER/SECRETARY UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE [email protected] Donna A. White Terry A. Klenk Retired Secondary School Teacher Professor/Theatre Director Ken Rush, Theatre Teacher 8401 W. Gulf Blvd Santa Fe College West Orange High School Treasure Island, FL 33706 3000 NW 83rd Street 1625 Beulah Rd. H: (727) 360-3477 Building FAH, Room 127-8 Winter Garden, FL 32787 [email protected] Gainesville, FL 32606-6200 H: (407) 522-9190 PAST PRESIDENT W: (352) 395-5092 H:(352) 377-9608 W: (407) 905-2400 ext. 2282 Jeff Revels [email protected] [email protected] Artistic Director Orlando Repertory Theatre PROFESSIONAL THEATre WEBMASTER 1001 E. Princeton Street TBA Randy Ford Orlando, FL 32803 RAF Web Designs & Hosting W: (407) 896-7365, ext. 216 SETC REPRESENTATIVE www.rafwebdesigns.com [email protected] Donna A. White (941)840-0RAF(0723) Retired Secondary School Teacher [email protected] COMMUNITY THEATRE 8401 W. Gulf Blvd Kristofer Geddie Treasure Island, FL 33706 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Director of Diversity H: (727) 360-3477 Stephen Bayless 4945 B 91st Avenue Venice Theatre [email protected] 140 W Tampa Avenue Pinellas Park, FL 33782 Venice, FL 34285 (727) 560-8879 W: (941) 488-1115 ext 247 SETC PRELIMINARY AUDITIONS [email protected] [email protected] Marci J. Duncan, Asst. Professor Theatre Florida A&M University ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT THEATRE FOR YOUTH 515 Orr Drive, Room 105 Elizabeth Gress Gary Cadwallader Tallahassee, FL 32307 11783 7th Lane N., Apt. 3 Education Director W: (850)412-5532 Cell: (850)524-1619 St. Petersburg, FL 33716 H: (727) 577-9613 Cell:(727) 430-5503 Orlando Repertory Theatre [email protected] 1001 E. Princeton Street [email protected] Orlando, FL 32803 DIRECTORS NEWSLETTER EDITOR W: (407) 896-7365, ext. 201 Susan M. Smith [email protected] Glenn Avery Breed Associate Professor of Theatre St. Thomas University Costume Design and Technology 16401 NW 37 Avenue The University of West Florida Miami Gardens, FL 33054 11000 University Parkway 82-288 W:(305)628-6661 [email protected]

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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 August 15 to: Susan M. Smith, 6520 S.W. 45 Street, Miami, FL 33155 or [email protected].

(850) 224–4596 or (866) 893-7972 FLORIDA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS NORTHWEST www.tallahasseelittletheatre.org 5001 St. Johns Avenue Mainstage: Palatka, FL 32177 The Miracle Worker (386) 312-4300 KALEIDOSCOPE THEATRE May 16–June 2, 2013 www.floarts.org P. O. Box 526 Two Gentlemen of Verona Lynn Haven, FL 32444 THEATRE A LA CARTE June 13–16, 2013 (850) 265-3226 1516 Copperfield Circle www.kt-online.org Tallahassee, FL 32312 LIMELIGHT THEATRE Lettice and Lovage (850) 385-6700 11 Old Mission Ave. May 3–19, 2013 www.theatrealacarte.org St. Augustine, FL 32084 Avenue Q (904) 825-1164 PENSACOLA LITTLE THEATRE June 21–30, 2013 www.limelight-theatre.org 400 South Jefferson Street Bloody Andrew Jackson ‘Til Beth Do Us Part Pensacola, FL 32502 October 18–27, 2013 April 19–May 12, 2013 (850) 432-2042 Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Re- www.pensacolalittletheatre.com YOUNG ACTORS THEATRE ally Reflect Up? Mainstage Theatre Series: 609 Glenview Drive May 31–June 30, 2013 Godspell Tallahassee, FL 32303 The Last Romance September 13–15, 19–22, 2013 (850) 386-6602 July 16–August 4, 2013 Fiddler on the Roof www.youngactorstheatre.com June 21–30, 2013 Mainstage: Special Production Legally Blonde the Musical CENTRAL The Tragedy of Macbeth June 21–July 7, 2013 June 7–9, 14–16, 2013 Treehouse AMERICAN STAGE Mr. Toad’s Mad Adventures 163 3rd Street North July 13–14, 20–21, 2013 NORTHEAST St. Petersburg, FL 33701 The Wizard of Oz (727) 823-PLAY August 2–4, 8–11, 2013 www.americanstage.org AMELIA COMMUNITY Mainstage Series: PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE THEATRE The Amish Project 1000 College Blvd 209 Cedar Street (PO Box 662) April 12–May 12, 2013 Pensacola, Florida 32504 Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 25th Annual Putnam County (850) 484-1807 (904) 261-6749 Spelling Bee www.pensacolastate.edu www.AmeliaCommunityTheatre.org April 26–May 26, 2013 Men Are Dogs Mainstage Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander May 17–19 & 24–26, 2012 Father of the Bride New England June13–29, 2013 May 31–June 30, 2013 TALLAHASSEE LITTLE The 25th Annual Putnam County Spell- THEATRE ing Bee 1861 Thomasville Rd. August 15–313, 2013 Tallahassee, FL 32303 Studio 209 Mailing address: P.O. Box 3262 Love, Loss and What I Wore Tallahassee, FL 32315 May 9–12, 2013

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BAY STREET PLAYERS GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY MELON PATCH PLAYERS at the Historic State Theatre PLAYHOUSE 311 N. 13th Street 109 N. Bay Street (at the Vam York Theater Leesburg, FL 34748 Eustis, FL 32726 4039 NW 16th Blvd.) (352) 787–3013 (352) 357-7777 P.O. Box 14233 www.melonpatch.org www.baystreetplayers.org Gainesville, FL 32604 Nunsense II - The Second Coming Mainstage: (352) 376-4949 August–September 1, 2013 Hairspray www.gcplayhouse.org Forever Plaid June 28–July 21, 2013 Moonlight and Magnolias September 22–October 13, 2013 Second Stage: May 17–June 2, 2013 The 39 Steps The Adventures of Tom Sawyer OCALA CIVIC THEATRE July 7, 14 & 21, 2013 July 12–August 4, 2013 4337 East Silver Springs Boulevard Young Peoples’ Theatre: Ocala, FL 33470 The Little Mermaid HIGHLANDS LITTLE THEATRE (352) 236–2274 August 1–4, 2013 356 W. Center Ave www.ocalacivictheatre.com Sebring, FL 33870 Signature Series: CARROLLWOOD PLAYERS (863) 382-2525 Guys and Dolls 4333 Gunn Highway (in Planta- www.highlandslittletheatre.org May 16–June 9, 2013 tion Plaza between Linebaugh and Mainstage: Les Miserables Casey) A Patriotic Review September 5–October 13, 2013 Tampa, FL 33688 July 4, 2013 Ovation Series: (813) 265-4000 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Almost Maine www.carrollwoodplayers.org the Forum October 17–27, 2013 Lend Me a Tenor July 17–28, 2013 Summer Classes begin June 10, 2013 May 16–June 8, 2013 Lost in Yonkers LAKELAND COMMUNITY ORLANDO REPERTORY July 12–August 3, 2013 THEATRE at Lake Mirror Theatre THEATRE Good Evening 121 South Lake Street in partnership with UCF June 21–29, 2013 Lakeland, FL 33801 1001 East Princeton Street (863) 603–7529 Orlando, FL 32803 FRANCIS WILSON PLAY- www.lakelandcommunitytheatre.com (407) 896-7365 ext. 1 HOUSE Aida www.orlandorep.com 302 Seminole Street July 19–28, 2013 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Clearwater, FL 33755 Les Miserables April 18–May 26, 2013 (727) 446-1360 October 25–November 17, 2013 The Amazing Adventures of Dr. Theatre for Youth: www.FrancisWilsonPlayhouse.org Wonderful (and Her Dog!) Aristocats for Kids Mainstage: July 27, 2013 June 14–16, 2013 Pippin Ivy + Bean The Musical May 9–26, 2013 MAD COW THEATRE September 5–October 6, 2013 Mind Games COMPANY The Adventures of Tom Sawyer June 8, 2013 54 West Church Street (new location) April 18–May 26, 2013 Lucky Still Orlando, FL 32801 July 25–August 4, 2013 (407) 297-8788 ORLANDO SHAKESPEARE www.madcowtheatre.com THEATER in partnership with UCF FREEFALL THEATRE Dreamgirls 812 E. Rollins St. 6099 Central Avenue June 7–July 7, 2013 Orlando, FL 32803 St. Petersburg, FL 33710 Collected Stories (407) 447-1700 (727) 498-5205 June 21–July 14, 2013 www.shakespearefest.org www.freefalltheatre.com Death of a Salesman Young Audiences: John and Jen August 2–25, 2013 Sleeping Beauty May 2–26, 2013 Other Desert Cities June 20–July 28, 2013 Spring Awakening September 27–October 27, 2013 A Night in New Orleans: A Magic July 18–August 18, 2013 Venus in Fur Tree House Adventure October 18–November 17, 2013 October 17–November 23, 2013

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Signature Series: The Velveteen Rabbit Loot The Taming of the Shrew Weekends July 12–21, 2013 January 2–19, 2014 September 11–October 6, 2013 Fame - The Musical Dracula, the Journal of Jonathan August 2–11, 2013 LEMON BAY PLAYHOUSE Harker Sex Please, We’re Sixty 96 W. Dearborn Street October 9–November 10, 2013 October 10–20, 2013 Englewood, FL 34223 Harriette’s New Play Series: (941) 475-6745 The Cortez Method THEATRE WINTER HAVEN www.lemonbayplayhouse.com August 29–September 22, 2013 Post Office Drawer 1230 Don’t Cry For Me, Margaret Mitchell Winter Haven, FL 33882-1230 June 12–30, 2013 RICHEY SUNCOAST THEATRE (863) 294–SHOW Sinners 6237 Grand Blvd. www.theatrewinterhaven.com September 4–22, 2013 New Port Richey, FL 34652 Musical Camp Theatre ‘13 The Good Doctor (727) 842-6777 June 10– 29, 2013 October 23–November 10, 2013 www.richeysuncoasttheatre.com Disney’s Cinderella Kids A Christmas Cactus Chorus Line Bugsy Malone Jr. December 4–22, 2013 May 9–26, 2013 Mainstage: Company Fiddler on the Roof MANATEE PLAYERS September 12–29, 2013 September 19–October 13, 2013 502 3rd Avenue West Amorous Ambassador Bradenton, FL 34205 October 17–November 3, 2013 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (941) 748-5875 School of Theatre and Dance www.manateeplayers.com SONNENTAG THEATRE Nadine McGuire Theatre and Dance Les Miserables at the Icehouse Theatre Pavilion August 8–25, 2013 1100 N. Unser Street 687 McCarty Dr. (P.O. Bos 115900) Grease Mount Dora, FL 32757 Gainesville, FL 32611 September 12–29, 2013 (352) 383-4616 (352) 273-0500 Always... Patsy Cline www.icehousetheatre.com www.arts.ufl.edu/theatreanddance September 19–October 6, 2013 Young Frankenstein Perfect Wedding Miss Witherspoon October 24–November 10, 2013 May 17–June 9, 2013 September 20–29, 2013 Our Town Oliver Never the Sinner October 31–November 17, 2013 July 19–August 4, 2013 October 4–13, 2013 Peter Pan Noises Off Guys and Dolls December 5–22, 2013 September 20–October 13, 2013 October 18–27, 2013 Agbedidi VENICE THEATRE ST. PETERSBURG CITY November 15–17, 2013 140 W. Tampa Avenue THEATRE Venice, FL 34285 4025 31 Street South (941) 488-1115 St. Petersburg, FL 33712–4047 SOUTHWEST www.venicestage.com (727) 866-1973 Mainstage: www.splt.org The Loveland Follies Doubt ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE May 30 - June 2, 2013 May 31–June 17, 2013 5555 North Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34243 Golda’s Balcony (941) 351-8000 or (800) 361-8388 June 10, 2013 STAGE WEST COMMUNITY www.asolo.org Becky’s New Car PLAYHOUSE Repertory Season: October 1-20, 2013 Noah Racey’s Pulse 8390 Forest Oaks Boulevard Hairspray May 23–June 16, 2013 Spring Hill, FL 34606 November 12 - December 8, 2013 My Brilliant Divorce (352) 683-5113 Stage II: June 26–July 14, 2013 www.stagewest.net Frankenstein FSU/Asolo Conservatory: Mainstage: October 10–27, 2013 The School for Lies The Producers Superior Donuts October 30–November 17, 2013 May 9–19, 2013 January 9 –26, 2014

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Family Fun Series: MARATHON COMMUNITY Scooby-Doo Live! THEATRE SOUTHEAST June 15 16, 2013 5101 Overseas Highway Disney’s Little Mermaid Marathon, FL 33050 ACTORS PLAYHOUSE AT THE July 11–12, 2013 (305) 743-0408 MIRACLE THEATRE Sesame Street Live (at Parker Playhouse) www.marathontheater.org 280 Miracle Mile September 27–29, 2013 Moon Over Buffalo Coral Gables, FL 33134 Grease (at the Parker Playhouse) May 2–18, 2013 (305) 444-9293 August 1–9, 2013 ta Dance - 5th Annual All Dance www.actorsplayhouse.org Teacher from the Black Lagoon Production Mainstage: October 19, 2013 August 23–25, 2013 The Fox on the Fairway Seussical May 8–June 2, 2013 December 7, 2013 MIAMI THEATRE CENTER Rated P for Parenthood (formerly the Playground Theatre) July 10–August 11, 2013 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 9806 NE 2nd Avenue Ruthless! The Musical UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF Miami Shores, FL 33138 October 9–November 2, 2013 THEATRE (305) 751-9550 Making God Laugh Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Performing www.mtcmiami.org December 4–29, 2013 Arts Center Inanna and the Huluppu Tree Childrens Theatre: 11200 SW 8th Street, WPAC131 May 1–June 2, 2013 National Children’s Theatre Miami, FL 33199 Musical Theatre Summer Camp Festival - April 24–May 25, 2013 (305) 348-2895 June 10–July 3, 2013 The Pied Piper www.fiu.edu July 15–August 9, 2013 June 27–August 3, 2013 As the Globe Warms July 6–21, 2013 NEW THEATRE ADRIENNE ARSHT CENTER 4120 Laguna Street 1300 Biscayne Blvd GABLESTAGE AT THE Coral Gables, FL 33146 Miami, FL 33132 BILTMORE (305) 443-5909 (305) 949-66722 1200 Anastasia Avenue www.new-theatre.org www.arshtcenter.org Coral Gables, FL 33134 Road Through Heaven Broadway in Miami: (305) 445-1119 May17–June 2, 2013 We Will Rock You www.gablestage.org December 10–15, 2013 Cock PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS Elf May 18–June 16, 2013 201 Clematis Street December 31, 2013 January 5, 2014 Good People West Palm Beach, FL 33401 City Theatre’s Summer Shorts July 20–August 18, 2013 (561) 514-4042 June 6–30, 2013 Sons of the Prophet www.palmbeachdramaworks.org XXVIII International Hispanic The- September 21–October 20, 2013 Dancing at Lughnasa atre Festival of Miami May 24–June 16, 2013 July 11–28, 2013 JERRY HERMAN RING Of Mice and Men THEATRE October 11–November 10, 2013 BROWARD CENTER FOR THE University of Miami The Lion in Winter PERFORMING ARTS P. O. Box 284273 December 6, 2013–January 5, 2014 201 SW Fifth Avenue Coral Gables, FL 33124 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312 (305) 284-3355 VERO BEACH THEATRE GUILD (954) 462-0222 www.miami.edu 2020 San Juan Avenue www.browardcenter.org Carrying Water in a Sieve Vero Beach, Florida 32960 Bank of America Broadway Across September 14–22, 2013 (772) 562-8300 America Series: Boeing, Boeing www.verobeachtheatreguild.com Chicago October 17–28, 2013 The Pirates of Penzance October 9–20, 2013 Girls Vs Boys July 18–21, 2013 The Book of Mormon November 1–18, 2013 Don’t Dress for Dinner November 26–December 22, 2013 September 12–22, 2013