Department Archives: School of Performing Arts

Broadway stars, Orlando Philharmonic and UCF alums will shine when the curtain goes up on the William Daniel Mills Theatre Company’s first major production May 20-21 at the Dr. Phillips Center for the 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.

UCF Celebrates the Arts 2023 welcomed audiences of all ages, abilities and interests with more events than ever before.

UCF Celebrates the Arts was awarded by the Downtown Orlando Partnership in the category of Arts & Culture on May 2, recognizing the festival’s economic and community impact on downtown Orlando.

Pegasus PlayLab offers a creative space for audiences to influence the development of plays by emerging playwrights through workshopped pieces and one fully staged production. This year’s festival also includes a devised piece, Building a Shared Home, giving opportunities for students with and without intellectual disabilities to participate.

Audience members jumped with excitement as fantasy creatures leaped from the screen during the “Terrific Beasts and Mystical Creatures” concert.

Sarah Nicholson ’21 spoke with Anyelina Izzo of Her Campus to discuss her career as a stage manager.

Jazz guitar instructor Bobby Koelble has been touring with tribute band Death to All.

Matt Palm of the Orlando Sentinel says UCF Celebrates the Arts is “definitely worth celebrating.” 

UCF’s Inclusive Knights concert series helps music education students learn how to teach diverse populations while providing a welcoming experience to people with autism and intellectual disabilities.