Department Archives: School of Performing Arts

The UCF College of Arts and Humanities’ annual staff awards recognize employees who have delivered exemplary service to their department, the university and the community.

At the end of April, four Theatre UCF students made their way to Washington, D.C. for The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), a national theater program involving 18,000 students annually from colleges and universities across the country.

We’re thrilled to introduce the ten talented students beginning their Theatre UCF journey with us this Fall as part of the Master of Fine Arts in Acting. This NAST-accredited program fosters both practical and theoretical excellence, preparing artists for the demanding world of professional acting.

Faculty, staff and students from the College of Arts and Humanities were recognized at UCF’s Founders Day on April 3.

This year’s Faculty Authors’ celebration recognized faculty from across eight colleges, the library and the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, with 19 of the 53 awards belonging to Arts and Humanities faculty.

Two projects focused on collaboration within diverse communities have been named winners of the 2023 Pabst Steinmetz Foundation Arts and Wellness Innovation Awards. The project teams comprising UCF researchers and community partners were granted $25,000 to help fund their respective initiatives.

The Flying Horse Big Band has released its eighth album, A Message from the Flying Horse Big Band, The album celebrates the music of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. The band — which comprises UCF students under the direction of UCF Director of Jazz Studies Jeff Rupert — performs songs composed by Horace Silver, Benny Golson, Wayne […]

UCF students, faculty and alumni have been recognized by the Orlando Sentinel for their work in theatres across Central Florida.

Theatre student Cory Kennedy Barrow placed in the top three at UCF’s annual Three Minute These (3MT) competition.

Themed Experience Program Director Peter Weishar interviewed several members of his Advisory Council for InPark Magazine.