2020 Spring Newsletter
Florida Theatre Conference 2020
November 4 - 7
Gainesville, FL
2020 Conference Registration Begins:
College/University/Conservatory - March 1
Youth Theatre/Middle School/High School - April 1
State College/Inclusion - July 1
2019 FTC Winners
FTC is always proud of the exceptional level of talent that grace its stages year after year. This is why FTC exists!

Click here for a complete list of winning shows and other conference photos.
Scholarship Winner
Steve Bayless
Musical Theatre Scholarship
Congratulations to Jacob Atkins our first recipient of the
Steve Bayless Musical Theatre Scholarship . Jacob is a student at Alonso High School (Teacher: Lisa Vorreiter).
This $2,000 scholarship is designated for a high school senior entering a college or university musical theatre program to a school of their choice.

Congrats Jacob on a job well done and Break Legs in your future endeavors.
FTC Represents at the 2020 SETC
The 2020 Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) was staged in Louisville, KY (February 26 - March 1). Congratulations to our Florida winners and honorees.
Blake Croft
Windermere High
Outstanding Actor
Esteban Alverez III
Gainesville Community Playhouse
Outstanding Playwright
Elizabeth Brendel Horn
University of Central Florida & FTC Board of Directors
Other Award Winners
All Star Cast
  • Sarah Rushing - Gulf Breeze High School
  • Emma Chestney - Gulf Breeze High School
  • Ava Madara - Windermere High School

Judges Choice Award
  • Windermere High School

Outstanding Tech Crew
  • Windermere High School
High School One-Acts
Windermere High School
"Arkansaw Bear"
Gulf Breeze High School
"Runaways"
Youth Actors Residency
aactWORLDFEST is a celebration of community theatres from around the world.
This year, the Young Actors Residency will offer a scholarship to four students for this unique opportunity. This two-week summer world theatre residency is from June 11-28, 2020 in Venice, FL. 

Students must be age 16-19 (at the time of the festival) to participate.
This year’s exclusive youth workshop is a week-long Chinese Opera Masterclass taught by Dr. Chua Soo Pong ( right ) , founder of the Chinese Opera Institute (COI). You need not be an opera singer to benefit from the workshop! Topics will include stylized movement, Chinese make-up technique and vocal work. 
aactWorldFest
International Amateur Theatre Festival
An international party in our own backyard.

  • A world-wide week-long community theatre festival in Venice, FL.
  • Delight in performances from top-quality theatre troupes from around the globe. Many perform in their native language, but it’s easy to follow what’s happening because the language of theatre is universal!
  • Enjoy a variety of learning experiences involving an array of theatre forms.
  • Delightful dinners, after-glow gatherings, impromptu drum circles, and “lobby gabs” make up the recipe for life-long, global friendships!
  • Who can attend? Anyone with a love of theatre! You’ll have the time of your life at this Festival in Paradise!
Florida Theatre Conference is financed in part by a Conference Grant through the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners and Publix Super Markets Charities
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