CF's Theatre Department presents “The Great Gatsby,” Thursday-Saturday, March 5-7, starting at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8, at 3 p.m., in the Dassance Fine Arts Center. This play is directed by Dr. Kathleen Downs, CF associate professor of Theatre, and presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service Inc. in New York. ... Read more
The College of Central Florida’s Musical Theatre Department presents “Chicago,” Friday-Saturday, April 3-4, starting at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 5, at 3 p.m., in the Dassance Fine Arts Center. The musical explores the themes of celebrity, scandal and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age. “Chicago” centers on two murderesses, a vaudevillian and a ... Read more
The College of Central Florida’s Musical Theatre Department presents “Chicago,” Friday-Saturday, April 3-4, starting at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 5, at 3 p.m., in the Dassance Fine Arts Center. The musical explores the themes of celebrity, scandal and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age. “Chicago” centers on two murderesses, a vaudevillian and a ... Read more
CF's Theatre Department presents “Intimate Apparel,” Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 15-18, starting at 7:30 p.m. online. This play by Lynn Nottage is directed by Dr. Kathleen Downs, CF associate professor of Theatre, and presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service Inc. in New York. Set in 1905, the play is a deeply moving portrait of Esther, ... Read more
CF’s Musical Theatre Department will present “In Willowbark Woods,” Friday, Nov. 20, starting at 7:30 p.m. online. This production, with book, music and lyrics by Joshua Mazur, is directed by Jason Longtin, CF associate professor of Music. “In Willowbark Woods” is a theatrical cycle of songs and monologues exploring the people found on a very ... Read more
CF’s Visual and Performing Arts Department presents “Sorry, Wrong Number,” Tuesday, Dec. 1, starting at 7:30 p.m. online. This classic radio thriller is about a woman driven to the edge of madness as she tries to prevent a murder she accidently overhears being plotted over the telephone. The play is being presented for free by ... Read more
CF's Visual and Performing Arts Department presents “Motherhood Out Loud,” Friday-Sunday, March 12-14, starting at 7:30 p.m. online. If you have a mother, know a mother, are a mother or are even thinking of becoming a mother, you need to see “Motherhood Out Loud.” Conceived by Susan R. Rose and Joan Stein, the play is ... Read more
The VPA Department proudly presents its spring musical, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” April 7-10 in the Dassance Fine Arts Center at the Ocala Campus. A talented cast of 11 CF students bring to life the iconic "Peanuts" comic strip characters we all know and love, with live music and five production dance numbers. ... Read more
CF's Musical Theatre Department will host a virtual spring production of “Now. Here. This.” Friday-Sunday, May 7-9, at 7:30 p.m. online. The show, under direction of Dr. Jason Longtin, follows the evolution and adventures of a group of friends as they journey through time, from the present to the past and back again. They share ... Read more
Students are invited to audition for the spring musical, "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." Auditions will be held Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 2 p.m. in the Dassance Fine Arts Center. Please come prepared with 45-60 seconds of a contemporary musical theatre song (Bluetooth speaker available) and a one-two minute contemporary/comic monologue. Questions? Email Professor ... Read more
The talent of our Visual Arts and Digital Media students in on display at the Webber Gallery on the Ocala Campus March 28-May 5. This juried show includes awards for best in show and first through third places with honorable mentions. Student works will be selected for purchase awards, and one student artist's work will ... Read more
On Tuesday, April 12, the CF Vocal Department will present An Evening of Solos and Choral Music at 7:30 p.m. Conducted by Dr. Jason Longtin, the program will feature music from multiple eras and from around the world. The CF Patriot Singers will be joined by collaborative pianist Dr. John Lowe and guest artists Marina ... Read more
Don't miss the original American gothic ghost story, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," live on stage Oct. 27-30. CF Visual and Performing Arts students invite you to get in the Halloween spirit with Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman. Director and CF Theatre Assistant Professor Nonalee Davis calls the show "a fantastic mix of comedy ... Read more
Catch the swinging sounds of the CF Jazz Band at their free fall concert, "A Night of Jazz," on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Dassance Fine Arts Center. Directed by Conductor and Associate Professor John D. Ash, the group will perform jazz selections by composers including Christopher Artau, Bill Chase, Michele Fernandez, ... Read more
The CF Wind Symphony and CF Patriot Singers invite you to their free fall concert, "Water," now taking place Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dassance Fine Arts Center. This collaboration includes musical selections that celebrate our connection to water – from the Mississippi River to the bottom of Lake Superior to a ... Read more
The talent of our Visual Arts and Digital Media students in on display at the Webber Gallery March 27-May 4. This juried show includes awards for best in show and first through third places with honorable mentions. Student works will be selected for purchase awards, and one student artist's work will become part of CF's ... Read more
Have you seen the level of talent displayed in the 2023 CF Student Art Exhibition? Artworks created by CF students are on view at the Webber Gallery through May 4. This Wednesday, April 12, the exhibition judge, Nicholas Kalemba, will give an artist talk from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Webber Gallery. Kalemba is a contemporary ... Read more
The stage at the Dassance Fine Arts Center has been transformed into a roller disco! CF Theatre presents “Xanadu” live on stage April 13-16. Performances times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 13-15, and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 16. The Tony Award-nominated musical comedy is based on the 1980 film, which starred Olivia ... Read more
The College of Central Florida Wind Symphony and Vocal Ensembles will present a free fall concert on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Charles R. Dassance Fine Arts Center. The Patriot Singers will present music relating to beginnings, endings and everything in between, while the Vocal Jazz Ensemble will perform a set of ... Read more
Join us Monday, March 4, 5-7:30 p.m. in the Reid Black Box Theatre. Born in Cuba and raised in Venezuela, Pedro Castillo has been considered a musical icon in the Venezuelan music business for more than three decades. During his career, he's had the opportunity to work with many of the best musicians and advertising ... Read more
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