{"id":151254,"date":"2026-03-02T12:22:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//?p=151254"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:34:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:34:55","slug":"orlando-family-stage-sets-the-mark-with-ucf-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//orlando-family-stage-sets-the-mark-with-ucf-collaboration/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//","title":{"rendered":"Orlando Family Stage Sets the Mark with Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not long ago, <strong>Ben Lowe /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201922 </news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//strong>was working as a lighting designer for Universal Creative, helping craft what would become the next big thing for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter: the Ministry of Magic at Universal Epic Universe.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>The realization hit him one day on the job. This project/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s legacy and impact were going to outlive him.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201cWhen I think back on every cool thing I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019ve gotten to do so far in my career, it does all kind of lead back to Orlando Family Stage,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201d Lowe says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>Lowe was 6 years old when his cub scout troop attended a show at the stage, which recently celebrated its 100th anniversary /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2014 the last 25 of those years in partnership with Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>He eventually went through its Youth Academy, interned as a <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//theatre-bfa/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/">Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ theatre student</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//a> on site, made industry connections and now regularly contracts work at the stage as a full-time lighting designer for Clair Global, a tech company that specializes in live production services.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>Lowe/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s story is just one example of the countless ripple effects that have materialized from Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s longstanding, collaborative partnership with a nationally recognized leader in the theater industry.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201cI/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019ve watched kids come in and they/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019re so shy and they can/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019t do anything. But by the time they leave, they/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019re not only signing up for the next show, they/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019re leading the next show,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201d says Paul Lartonoix, assistant dean for the <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//college/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//arts-humanities/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/">College of Arts and Humanities</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//a> and longtime Orlando Family Stage board member. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201cSometimes it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s amazing at what it does. There/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s no reason to not be proud of it. It/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s doing great things for families. 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of Orlando Family Stage)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<h2>A Partnership That Builds Community</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>Orlando Family Stage, founded in 1926 as part of the City of Orlando/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s Recreation Department, has evolved over the past 100 years while persevering through historic challenges including the Great Depression, World War II, the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ entered the picture in 2000 when former Orlando Mayor Glenda Hood and Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ President John C. Hitt formed a community coalition to bring the stage under Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s oversight. At the time, the theater needed a major overhaul /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2014 both to its physical home at Loch Haven Park and in programming /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2014 to ensure it could thrive in the new millennium.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<blockquote><p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201cI know with great confidence we would not be sitting here today without Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ on board. We wouldn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019t have survived./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201d /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2014 <strong>Chris Brown /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201905</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//strong>, Orlando Family Stage executive director and Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ theatre alum</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//blockquote>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201cWe wanted it because we thought that space was an exceptional,&nbsp;it had tremendous potential, and Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ should be a part of it.&nbsp;That&nbsp;really was the driving force,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201d says Lartonoix, who served as executive director on-loan and was instrumental in leading the early years of the partnership. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201cAnd when things worked, it was fantastic./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>The intervention proved to be a major catalyst for its impact in the community today, and for the world at large through the countless children and Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ graduates who have been affiliated with its programming and education.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201cI know with great confidence we would not be sitting here today without Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ on board. 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/">Nala Price &#8217;21 as Green Dog in Go, Dog. Go! at Orlando Family Stage. (Photo by Trisha Houlihan)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<h2>Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s Only Professional Theatre for Young Audiences</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>A major part of that partnership is Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//degree/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//theatre-mfa/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//theatre-for-young-audiences/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/">MFA in theatre for young audiences</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//a> program, which launched in 2004. The program has operated for the past two decades as Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s only professional theatre for young audiences and is one of the most distinctive programs in the country with its unique graduate-training residency.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>In addition to learning from the university/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s esteemed faculty, students gain practical experience with opportunities to work with professional artists and teach in Orlando Family Stage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s award-winning Youth Academy, which offers camps, classes and experiences for every age level from infancy through teens.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/"attachment_151260/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/" 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(Photo courtesy of Orlando Family Stage).</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>The MFA program has seen graduates go on to work at some of the most prestigious theaters in the country, become educators at universities as far as Dublin and help run community theaters across the United States.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>In addition to his leadership role, Brown teaches theatre management courses on Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s campus. He says he believes an important part of his responsibility as an educator is to expand his students/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019 idea of where a career in the arts can take them.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201cWe/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019re helping them recognize that arts administration is creative work,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201d he says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201cWriting a grant narrative, crafting a brand voice, planning a touring route or stewarding a donor relationship all require the same storytelling skills they bring to performance and production roles./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/"attachment_151266/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/" 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data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//03/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//ucfYoHoHo_OrlandoFamilyStage_PRODUCTION_PhotoAshleighAnnGardner-37.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/">A production of Yo, Ho, Ho! Let/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s Go! (Photo courtesy of the Orlando Family Stage)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<h2>Instilling Bravery in Children</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>The stage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s mission is to empower young people to be brave and empathetic.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>Sure it sounds good, but more importantly, there/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s truth to the claim. Recent research by the Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Department of Psychology provides evidence to support it.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>The Orlando Family Stage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s education team collaborated with associate professor Valerie Sims and senior lecturer Matthew Chin and more than a dozen undergraduate students from the Applied Cognition and Technology Lab along with associate professor of musical theatre <strong>Tara Deady /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201907MFA</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//strong> on a study, which they are currently working on publishing. The study aimed to determine if the stage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s programming delivers on its promise to promote creative engagement and bravery in children ages 1-5.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>Because of the young age of the participants, traditional survey tools and written questionnaires wouldn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019t work. The team needed to get creative in a research approach that matched how children experience theatre.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>The research team meticulously observed second by second footage of children and parent engagement during performances of <em>Yo, Ho, Ho! Let/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s Go!</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//em> /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2014 an interactive, multi-sensory original production created by the stage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s senior director of education <strong>Jennifer Adams-Carrasquillo /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201911MFA</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//strong>.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<blockquote><p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201cWe have evidence that theater participation really is beneficial to these very young kids./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201d /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2014 Matthew Chin, Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ psychology senior lecturer</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//blockquote>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>They logged and quantified data through body language and audience responses. Early on, Sims and Chin say, children needed to be prompted by their parents to participate. However, as the show progressed, you can clearly see children initiating the participation on their own and parental involvement decreasing.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201cWith this study we are able to say that it isn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019t just this thing that we <em>think</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//em> is true /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2014 we have evidence that theater participation really is beneficial to these very young kids,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201d Chin says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>In 2024-25 alone, more than 4,770 audience members attended Theatre for the Very Young productions like <em>Yo, Ho, Ho! 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data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//03/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½-PercyJacksonandtheLightningThief_OrlandoFamilyStage_PRODUCTION_PhotoAshleighAnnGardner-02.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/">Mandi Jo John as Sally Jackson, Clarisse &amp; Others in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical at Orlando Family Stage. (Photo by Ashleigh Ann Gardner)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<h2>The Next 100 Years</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>As the stage commemorates this special milestone in its history, it also acknowledges the scope of possibilities and impact ahead.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>This year, when Gershwin Entertainment Group, who owns the theatrical rights for <em>A Charlie Brown Christmas</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//em>, needed a national touring partner to bring the show to life on stage around the country, they turned to the Orlando Family Stage to deliver. It became the highest revenue-generating show in the history of the organizatoin/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s performances in Orlando /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2014without counting the 32 cities it visited from New York City to Vancouver, Canada.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>A partnership with the Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Department of History is enabling the stage to create an archive of its materials from the last century as part of the <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//ucfs-new-digital-repository-to-track-central-floridas-past/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/">RICHES Mosaic Interface</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//a>, an online resource dedicated to collecting and sharing the stories of Central 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/">Props Manager Tara Kromer /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201815MFA provides professional development to Orange County Public Schools teachers at Orlando Family Stage. (Photo by Ashleigh Ann Gardner)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>Another is the inaugural Florida Children/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s Book Festival in partnership with Writer/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s Block Book Store and WÂ鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½, which they hosted in February and plan to host annually to celebrate literature and the link between books, storytelling and live theater.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<blockquote><p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201cWe all need to be aware of how special this place is. And we need to be so proud that our community has something like this./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201d /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2014 <strong>Chris Brown /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u201905</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//strong>, Orlando Family Stage executive director and Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ theatre alum</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//p></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254//blockquote>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/n<p>They look to expand the reach of Mind Matters, a program the stage initiated with Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151254/u2019s psychology department and national playwrights to produce 10 original short plays about geared for teens about depression, anxiety, loneliness, isolation and other mental health challenges they face today. 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