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Saturday, Apr 12, 2025, 11:00 a.m.
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Dinosaur Dance Party is a 30-minute celebration of dinosaurs, music, and movement. Get ready to party, because everyone knows dinosaurs love to dance!
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Saturday, Apr 12, 2025, 11:00 a.m.
- DeVos Family Room
- Purchase Tickets
- Jump to Program
Join Orlando Family Stage for a prehistoric adventure with Dinosaur Dance Party, a lively Theatre for the Very Young production designed for children ages 1 to 5. This 30-minute interactive show invites young audiences to stomp, clap, and groove alongside their favorite dinosaurs. With music, movement, and sensory play, Dinosaur Dance Party is more than just a performance—it’s a celebration of creativity and connection, encouraging caregivers and little ones to dance, laugh, and explore together. Perfect for first-time theatergoers, this multi-sensory experience ensures that even the tiniest dinos have a roaring good time!
Orlando Family Stage, Florida’s premier professional theatre for young audiences, is dedicated to empowering young people through high quality theatrical experiences. Committed to fostering bravery, empathy, and creativity, Orlando Family Stage brings stories to life for children and families. Learn more at OrlandoFamilyStage.com.
Theatre UCF partners with Orlando Family Stage through the MFA program in Theatre for Young Audiences. The arrangement offers students unique opportunities to blend academic studies with practical experience unlike any other TYA program in the nation. This collaboration enriches their learning through hands-on involvement in creating engaging, developmentally focused theatre for young audiences.
Orlando Family Stage
Dinosaur Dance Party
Artistic Director: Jeffrey M. Revels
Executive Director: Chris Brown
CREATIVE TEAM
Director/Playwright: Jennifer Adams-Carrasquillo
Choreographer: Chris Payen
Scenic Designer: Sarah Bender Allen
Costume Designer: Annie Trombo
Props Designer: Tara Kromer
Puppet Designer: Nic Parks
Stage Manager: TBD
Original Sound Design: Olivia Deiter
Original Direction by: Elizabeth Brendel Horn
CAST
Emily Lupfer: DJ
Tristen Hooks: Boogie
Francis Phimphivong: Woogie
Kelly Wolfe: Swing
Odra Chapman: Swing
Orlando Family Stage Staff
Executive Director: Chris Brown
Artistic Director: Jeffrey M. Revels
Administrative
Sr. Director of Marketing: Zac Alfson
Sr. Director of Development: Emily Freeman
Sr. Director of Education: Jennifer Adams-Carrasquillo
Director of Arts-Based Learning: Stacie Perez
Director of Youth Academy: Bryn Fussell
Director of MicheLee Puppets: Nic Parks
Education Program Manager: Ximena Gonzalez
Accounting & Human Resources Manager: Drew Simonsen
Social Media Manager: Bailey Hill
Development Coordinator: Melissa Maldonado
Front of House
Sr. Director of Operations: Kyle Wiehe
Patron Services Manager: Natazsa Roby-Smith
Group Sales Manager: Cerise Sweezey
Facility Manager: Brian Groth
Production
Sr. Director of Production: Carrie Kasten Smith
Company Manager: Calli Charlton-Moore
Director of Production and Scenery: Rachel Lann
Director of Production Technology: Justin Harmon
Props Manager: Tara Kromer
Production Technology Manager: Sammi Schneider
Costume Shop Manager: Alexandria Vazquez Myers
Costume Shop Coordinator: Mary Sienko
Scene Shop Coordinator: Chris Conte
Thank You to Our Supporters
Sponsored in part by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts.
- The Judith and David Albertson Endowment in the Arts
- Cartwright Family Humanities & Arts Endowment
- Phil and Jane Easterling
- LIFE at UCF
- Orlando Downtown Development Board
- OUC – The Reliable One
- Women’s Club at UCF, Inc.
Thank You to Our Festival Partners
- Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
- National Young Composers Challenge
- Orlando Family Stage
- Orlando Shakes
- Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
- UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences
- UCF School of Modeling, Simulation and Training