2019-2020 Season
Please Note: Bye Bye Birdie and Twelve Angry Jurors are not included in the 2019-2020 Season Package
About CFCArts Theatre
In 2015, Central Florida Community Arts launched the first full season of the Theatre Program. Different than the Summer Broadway Series, the year-round Theatre program is housed in a small Blackbox Theatre setting, giving patrons a more intimate, in-your-face theatrical experience. CFCArts Theatre, under the direction of Donald Rupe, seeks to produce Theatre that appeals to a wide variety of audiences. In each production, our director looks for a fresh perspective in already established plays and musicals. The 5th season of CFCArts Theatre will begin in July with Bye Bye Birdie, followed by Next to Normal, Twelve Angry Jurors, Sweeney Todd, A Christmas Story, and The Lion in Winter. We will then be producing the 2019 Orlando Fringe Smash Hit From Here Written and Directed by Donald Rupe with Music by Jason Bailey and Donald Rupe. We will end the season with the Disney Classic Cinderella. For audition information please visit our Audition Page to reserve an audition time.
About the Directors
- Donald received his Master’s Degree in Applied Theatre from New York University and has enjoyed a career directing and teaching Theatre ever since. He was a celebrated High School Theatre teacher for 8 years, and he continues to teach Acting and Theatre at Valencia College and Stetson University today.He is also the writer and director for many hit Musicals including Once I Laughed- a new musical about the Andrew Sisters (2011 Orlando Fringe Patrons Pick), and From Here (2019 Watermark award for Best Show, Best Director, and Best Writer), which will premiere at the CFCArts Blackbox Theatre later this season.
- Jake is a graduate from Rollins College and has worked with many different theater companies in the Orlando area for the last 8 years. He co-founded his own theater company, Point Blank Productions, in 2011 and has directed and starred in many productions throughout the Central Florida Area as well as many productions here at CFCArts including A Few Good Men, Metamorphoses, Almost, Maine, Rumors, and Noises Off .