Ocala Civic Theatre

Did your kids have an amazing time in this summer's Arts For All camp? ☀ Did you have a great time in this summer's Theatrix classes? Keep the momentum going... registration is open now for ALL of Season 74! 📚🎭

We have after-school classes and daytime classes for our homeschooled students this fall and winter. Most youth classes are broken down into age groups 6-8, 9-12, and 13-17. Our special Tech Lab class in the fall is for ages 9-17. Our spring performance opportunity, JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, is for ages 11-17. 🍑 Workshops (other than pre-audition workshops) are for ages 16+. Theatrix classes are for adults (ages 18+). And our long-time OCT friends & family will be frightfully pleased to see that MACABARET is back this fall for our teens! 🎃

And we're very excited this season to offer classes in TWO locations for the first time: at OCT as well as Academy West at Mary Sue Rich Community Center at Reed Place. This is a great way to make our programs more accessible for everyone in our city and (very large!) county. We are grateful to the City of Ocala for their collaboration in this new endeavor.

Classes will fill up quickly, so sign up ASAP!

⭐️ LEARN MORE:https://ocalacivictheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Season-74-Academy-brochure-WEB.pdf

⭐️ REGISTER NOW: https://ocalacivictheatre.com/the-academy/

What happens in fight club (usually) stays in fight club... unless it's a Stage Combat demonstration to (literally) kick off our SUMMER SHOWCASE this Saturday. And it isn't just a demonstration of all the stage combat techniques our 10 students have learned this summer. In theatre, we tell stories with our fights. Come see this cast of characters perform a whirlwind of fight highlights of five plays in 15 minutes. From the works of Neil Simon to Shakespeare to more Shakespeare -- this time with zombies -- it's quite the throwdown showdown! Then Directors Lab is next in the ring to perform their four 10-minute plays. (Maybe with fewer headlocks.)

The showcase is FREE! All are welcome to attend. Donations will be gratefully accepted for the Darrell G. Riley Memorial Scholarship Fund. RSVP here: https://forms.office.com/r/qWr4E8vt1r

So who will you see in this Saturday's THEATRIX SUMMER SHOWCASE? ☀ Here's who's been calling the shots, who's going to act up as directed, and who's going to come out swinging... Come see four great 10-minute plays by our DIRECTORS LAB class (taught by Greg Thompson) and several thrilling fight scenes from our STAGE COMBAT students (taught by Kiara Feliciano and Nic Santana).

The showcase is FREE! All are welcome to attend. Donations will be gratefully accepted for the Darrell G. Riley Memorial Scholarship Fund. 🌺 Come enjoy a fun afternoon of Theatrix and support your friends and The Academy. 🎭📚

RSVP here: https://forms.office.com/r/qWr4E8vt1r

Join us THIS Saturday, July 27 at 2 p.m. for our Summer Showcase! ☀ Come see what our Theatrix adult students have been learning this summer in Stage Combat and Directors Lab.

What happens in fight club usually stays in fight club. However, our 10 Stage Combat students will perform a thrilling demonstration of all the ways they've safely and convincingly learned to kick butt on stage, taught by Kiara Feliciano and Nic Santana. It will be a dramatic display that pulls no punches.

Then, we'll shine the spotlight on our four Directors Lab students and the directorial skills they've developed while learning from OCT Executive & Artistic Director Greg Thompson. Our four students also have been directing 16 volunteer actors in four 10-minute plays from the Humana Festival of New American Plays at the Actors Theatre of Louisville. These plays will be brought to life on the OCT stage by our student-directed actors in a production called "The View From Here."

This entertaining afternoon of celebrating theatre education is FREE and all are welcome to attend. Donations will be gratefully accepted for the Darrell G. Riley Memorial Scholarship Fund.

RSVP here: https://forms.office.com/r/qWr4E8vt1r

Lift your hands and sing praise for the cast of GODSPELL! 🕊

They prepared ye the way and rehearsed day by day,
Their light they shone bright for two days and one night,
The people were blessed -- it was all for the best. 💙

GODSPELL
July 19-21, 2024

JESUS: Joshua Michel
JOHN THE BAPTIST/JUDAS: Benjamin Burnette
NICK: Kaitlyn Nast
LINDSAY: Jalis Redmond
ANNA MARIA: Alessandra Mastroserio
GEORGE: Shelbie Darden
ENSEMBLE: Cadence Czarny,
Peyton Greenbaum, Leighton Lightbody,
Cadi Mulligan, Scarlett Reynolds,
Emma Rose Vazquez-Diaz, Josie Weldon,
Chloe West, Elizabeth Widmann
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT: Asher Weldon

Director: Sarah Curtis / Music Director: Greg Doss / Choreographer: Lisa Hamilton / Scenic, Props & Projections Designer: Nikki Bonfiglio / Costume Designer: Chloe Curtis / Lighting Designer: Katherine “Jack” Foust / Sound Designer: Jazmine Whipple / Stage Manager: Greg Doss

PHOTO: Dave Schlenker

Last chance to get in the spirit for GODSPELL, today at 2 p.m.! 🕊 Only a few tickets left! Buy now at ocalacivictheatre.com. Our Arts For All Too students (ages 6-8) will begin the performance with a divinely delightful sharecase all their own. ☀️ Join us to be inspired this afternoon as Arts For All ends on a high note this summer!

Director: Sarah Curtis / Music Director: Greg Doss / Choreographer: Lisa Hamilton / Scenic, Props & Projections Designer: Nikki Bonfiglio / Costume Designer: Chloe Curtis / Lighting Designer: Katherine “Jack” Foust / Sound Designer: Jazmine Whipple / Stage Manager: Greg Doss

PHOTOS: Dave Schlenker

Opening night of GODSPELL was divine! 🙏 Today's 2 p.m. matinee is almost full, so get your tickets online ASAP at ocalacivictheatre.com. Get in the spirit! 🕊

GODSPELL is live on stage July 19-21 at Ocala Civic Theatre.

TICKETS: (352) 236-2274 / ocalacivictheatre.com

Director: Sarah Curtis / Music Director: Greg Doss / Choreographer: Lisa Hamilton / Scenic, Props & Projections Designer: Nikki Bonfiglio / Costume Designer: Chloe Curtis / Lighting Designer: Katherine “Jack” Foust / Sound Designer: Jazmine Whipple / Stage Manager: Greg Doss

PHOTOS: Dave Schlenker

Getting in the GODSPELL spirit at tech rehearsal... opening night TONIGHT! 🕊

GODSPELL is live on stage July 19-21 at Ocala Civic Theatre.

TICKETS: (352) 236-2274 / ocalacivictheatre.com

Director: Sarah Curtis / Music Director: Greg Doss / Choreographer: Lisa Hamilton / Scenic, Props & Projections Designer: Nikki Bonfiglio / Costume Designer: Chloe Curtis / Lighting Designer: Katherine “Jack” Foust / Sound Designer: Jazmine Whipple / Stage Manager: Greg Doss

Whether for the first time or all over again, tonight's the night to reach out and connect with GODSPELL. 💙🕊 Join us at 7:30 p.m. for opening night of this summer's Arts For All musical! This inspirational show celebrates the power of faith and friendship through favorite songs and imaginatively told parables. Bring friends and family, and come be with us for the one and only weekend of this beloved classic. Shows are at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Get in the spirit!

GODSPELL is live on stage July 19-21 at Ocala Civic Theatre.
TICKETS: (352) 236-2274 / ocalacivictheatre.com

Director: Sarah Curtis / Music Director: Greg Doss / Choreographer: Lisa Hamilton / Scenic, Props & Projections Designer: Nikki Bonfiglio / Costume Designer: Chloe Curtis / Lighting Designer: Katherine “Jack” Foust / Sound Designer: Jazmine Whipple / Stage Manager: Greg Doss

Candlelight is back to light up the night at OCT! 🔥 Performed by the Listeso String Quartet in the gentle glow of candlelight, music will fill the darkness in two magical 65-minute experiences on Friday, July 26. First, THE BEST OF THE BEATLES takes you back to yesterday at 6 p.m., then A TRIBUTE TO ADELE says hello at 8:30 p.m. Enjoy a special summer night with either concert -- or both!

🔥 THINGS TO KNOW
Doors open 45 minutes prior to the start time. Late entry is not permitted. Guests must be ages 8+. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

🔥 TICKETS
BEATLES: https://ocalacivictheatre.com/event/candlelight-the-best-of-the-beatles/
ADELE: https://ocalacivictheatre.com/event/candlelight-a-tribute-to-adele-2/

Bravo, bravo! And way to go!
Applause, applause -- and one more round
For the best of the Seussiest Shakespeare in town!
The shows were three, and now are done
But oh! the laughs! The joy! The fun!
A tip of the hat (of the infamous Cat)
To the cast who charmed audiences right where they sat.
To the Arts For All team, a standing ovation
From marrying Shakespeare with Seussification! 💘

THE SEUSSIFICATION OF ROMEO AND JULIET
July 14-16, 2024

• NARRATOR #1: Lilly Gonzalez
• NARRATOR #2: Boston Summer Pineau
• PROLOGUE: Robin Ford
• GREGORY/SERVANT OF CAPITULATE: Josie Hill
• ABRAM/MONK LARRY: Sarah Roy
• CAPITULATE (LORD): Jacob Demos
• LADY CAPITULATE: Isabella Angus
• MONOTONE (LORD): Greyson Sweet
• THE PRINCE: Sophia Upham
• ROMEO: Thomas Hill
• BENVOLIO: Rebecca Andrews
• LADY MONOTONE/PARIS: Liam Ortiz
• NURSE: Madacyn Padot
• JULIET: Kyleigh Wilkinson
• MERCUTIO: Kinsley Bowman
• TYBALT: Kathryn Goldberg
• TECHNICAL ASSISTANT: Harper Nieb

Director: Dani Moreno-Fuentes / Scenic, Props & Projections Designer: Nikki Bonfiglio / Costume Designer: Chloe Curtis / Lighting Designer: Katherine “Jack” Foust / Sound Designer: Jazmine Whipple / Stage Manager: Greg Doss

PHOTOS: Dave Schlenker

More faces of Verona! From the Capitulates to the Monotones, the colorful characters of THE SEUSSIFICATION OF ROMEO AND JULIET are lighting up the stage one last time tonight at 7:30 p.m. Don't miss the funniest twist on Shakespeare's classic romance... as if Dr. Seuss rewrote it and Thing One & Thing Two told the tale. Our Arts For All kids have done an amazing job on this witty and whimsical play! 💘

TICKETS: (352) 236-2274 / ocalacivictheatre.com

Director: Dani Moreno-Fuentes / Scenic, Props & Projections Designer: Nikki Bonfiglio / Costume Designer: Chloe Curtis / Lighting Designer: Katherine “Jack” Foust / Sound Designer: Jazmine Whipple / Stage Manager: Greg Doss

PHOTOS: Dave Schlenker

RSVP today to join us tomorrow night for our annual meeting!

In accordance with the By-Laws of Ocala Civic Theatre, Inc. (revised August 2023), Article IV, Section 1: The ANNUAL MEETING OF OCALA CIVIC THEATRE, INC. will be held on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at Ocala Civic Theatre, 4337 East Silver Springs Boulevard, Ocala, Florida. Registration and light refreshments will start at 5:30 p.m. Concessions will be open for beer and wine purchases.

In accordance with the By-Laws, Article V, Section 2: Number, Term and Qualifications, and Section 3: Nomination of Directors, the following slate will be presented.

The following board member served two terms and is eligible to serve a third two-year term per exception by Board vote:

· Jackie Eastman

The following board member filled a vacancy and is nominated for a first two-year term and will be eligible to serve a second term:

· Lori Cotton

The following board member candidate is nominated for a first two-year term and will be eligible to serve a second term:

· Amy Sampson

The By-Laws, Article III, Section 4: Voting, read as follows: “In any election, or on any question presented at any annual or special meeting of the membership called pursuant to Article IV, Section 2, each member, 18 years of age or older and a member in good standing in any category at least thirty (30) days prior to said annual or special meeting, will be entitled to one vote.”

Note: Classes of membership are Active Participating Member (Marion Player), Patron Member (Season Ticket Holder), and Honorary Member and Director Emeritus.

All are encouraged to attend. Please click here to RSVP by Tuesday, July 16: https://forms.office.com/r/sW9x3rYyxh

Welcome to Verona, as you've never seen it before! It's Shakespeare with a twist: The tale of the Capitulates and the Monotones is told by Thing One and Thing Two. We fight with balloon swords. And it's all a whole lot more magical than tragical. Fall hard for the Bard with THE SEUSSIFICATION OF ROMEO AND JULIET, live on stage July 14-16 at Ocala Civic Theatre. 💘 Catch it tonight at 7:30 p.m.!

TICKETS: (352) 236-2274 / ocalacivictheatre.com

Director: Dani Moreno-Fuentes / Scenic, Props & Projections Designer: Nikki Bonfiglio / Costume Designer: Chloe Curtis / Lighting Designer: Katherine “Jack” Foust / Sound Designer: Jazmine Whipple / Stage Manager: Greg Doss

PHOTOS: Dave Schlenker

The cast, crew, and creative team of THE SEUSSIFICATION OF ROMEO AND JULIET are in tech rehearsal today, getting the show shiny-bright and ready for you to see tomorrow through Tuesday night! Join us for a whimsical wild ride through Verona's most famous romance, as told by Thing One and Thing Two and the whole Seussy crew. 💘 Get your tickets now at ocalacivictheatre.com.

Chalkboard words of wisdom from the GODSPELL cast today in rehearsal. 🕊 Prepare ye the way to love this inspiring musical from our Arts For All kids, live on stage July 19-21!

GET YOUR TICKETS: https://ocalacivictheatre.com/event/godspell/2024-07-19/

Tech is underway for THE SEUSSIFICATION OF ROMEO AND JULIET! From this Sunday 7/14 through Tuesday 7/16, our Arts For All kids will be bringing the whimsy and wonderful wit of what happens when Shakespeare meets Dr. Seuss. Come see the delightful throwdown between the Capitulates and the Monotones in a lighthearted romance more magical than tragical. 💘

GET YOUR TICKETS: https://ocalacivictheatre.com/event/the-seussification-of-romeo-and-juliet/2024-07-14/

Our Cinderella recently made a visit to our fairy godmother, Amanda Jones, to find a tiara fit for a princess!
We can hardly wait to start rehearsals! Stay tuned!

Ocala Civic Theatre will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. The box office will reopen on Friday, July 5 with regular M-F business hours of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. You can buy tickets online any time at ocalacivictheatre.com.

Whether you're cooking out or lighting up the night, we hope you have a happy, safe, and sparkly holiday! 🌟

Congratulations to OCT Resident Costume Designer Amanda Jones for stepping into the spotlight in Ocala Magazine's "40 Under 40" feature! 🌟 We love the beauty and color her costumes bring to our stage, and we so appreciate her work, vision, and creative contributions to the theatre. What a great person to have with us! Thanks to Ocala Magazine for featuring this vital member of our staff. Check out their July issue here: https://issuu.com/ocalamag/docs/ocalamagazine_0724_digital?cta=post-publish-view-live

Meet the casts of THE SEUSSIFICATION OF ROMEO AND JULIET and GODSPELL, and the ARTS FOR ALL TOO gang! ☀ Our Arts For All summer campers are on break this week for their Independence Day holiday, and we miss having their smiling faces and happy voices in the building. They have been sounding great and having a wonderful time. Next week they will hit the ground running to get ready for their performances! Call (352) 236-2274 or visit ocalacivictheatre.com to get your tickets now.

After a fairytale-perfect audition turnout, we are charmed to announce the cast of CINDERELLA. ✨ Thank you and bravo to everyone who auditioned, and congratulations to all who are coming to the ball this fall!

ELLA: La’Nya O’May Solomon
TOPHER: Hunter Freilich
LORD PINKLETON: Daniel Boodoo
SEBASTIAN: Brandon Crawford
MARIE: Ashlyn Gibbs
JEAN-MICHEL: John Larance
MADAME: Kiara Feliciano
GABRIELLE: Marilyn Lauryn Shafferman
CHARLOTTE: Courtney Curtis

ENSEMBLE: Jamille Lea Brewster, Janik Buranosky, Benjamin Burnette, Angelina Canter, Lily Capote, Cristian A. Cardoso, Chelsea Dellinger, Tom Ferreira, Valynn C. Flaherty, Adrienne Hebert, Janea King, Hunter Leary, Adrianah Lee, Michael David Lesousky, Joan Elizabeth McDonald, Joshua Michel, Kaitlyn Nast, Josiah Naed Santiago

DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER: Steven Flaa
MUSIC DIRECTOR: Jason Bartosic
STAGE MANAGER: Greg Doss

PERFORMANCES: September 5-22
TICKETS ON SALE: August 12

CALLING ALL SUPPORTERS OF OCALA CIVIC THEATRE:

As many of you know, on Wednesday, June 12, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the 2024-2025 State of Florida budget into law. This budget included line-item vetoes totaling more than $32 million, which represents a mere 0.02% of the total state budget and the complete elimination of grant funding for arts and culture across the state. Ocala Civic Theatre is among those directly impacted by this unprecedented decision.

A complete veto of the long-standing Florida Division of Arts and Culture Grants program is unprecedented and came without warning. These cuts are effective immediately and are already impacting more than 600 organizations just like ours. With this cut, we must now work to fill the gap created by the loss of our largest grant of $90,000 just as we begin our new season and our new fiscal year.

Learn more here from OCT Executive & Artistic Director Greg Thompson and find out how you can help support OCT during this vital time: https://ocalacivictheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FL-arts-grant-funding-cut-Support-OCT.pdf

In accordance with the By-Laws of Ocala Civic Theatre, Inc. (revised August 2023), Article IV, Section 1: The ANNUAL MEETING OF OCALA CIVIC THEATRE, INC. will be held on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at Ocala Civic Theatre, 4337 East Silver Springs Boulevard, Ocala, Florida. Registration and light refreshments will start at 5:30 p.m. Concessions will be open for beer and wine purchases.

In accordance with the By-Laws, Article V, Section 2: Number, Term and Qualifications, and Section 3: Nomination of Directors, the following slate will be presented.

The following board member served two terms and is eligible to serve a third two-year term per exception by Board vote:

· Jackie Eastman

The following board member filled a vacancy and is nominated for a first two-year term and will be eligible to serve a second term:

· Lori Cotton

The following board member candidate is nominated for a first two-year term and will be eligible to serve a second term:

· Amy Sampson

The By-Laws, Article III, Section 4: Voting, read as follows: “In any election, or on any question presented at any annual or special meeting of the membership called pursuant to Article IV, Section 2, each member, 18 years of age or older and a member in good standing in any category at least thirty (30) days prior to said annual or special meeting, will be entitled to one vote.”

Note: Classes of membership are Active Participating Member (Marion Player), Patron Member (Season Ticket Holder), and Honorary Member and Director Emeritus.

All are encouraged to attend. Please click here to RSVP by Tuesday, July 16: https://forms.office.com/r/sW9x3rYyxh

Get your tickets now for this Saturday's Candlelight concerts by Fever! These are magical hour-long concerts of a string quartet performing by the gentle glow of candlelight on the OCT stage. A TRIBUTE TO ADELE at 6 p.m. is almost s🔥o🔥l🔥d 🔥 o🔥u🔥t, and tickets for A TRIBUTE TO COLDPLAY at 8:30 p.m. are selling fast. Visit Feverup.com for tickets to light up your night.

Only a few more hours until the clock chimes the time for CINDERELLA auditions! If you couldn't attend last night, sign up for your slot for tonight. There might be a fairytale ending in store for you! 👑✨

Tonight's the night to see if the shoe fits! (Tomorrow night too -- we throw a ball for TWO nights in this kingdom.)

Have you reserved your audition spot yet? You may do so here: [email protected]" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://outlook.office365.com/book/[email protected]

CALLBACKS: June 26
REHEARSALS: July 18 – September 4
PERFORMANCES: September 5-22
DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER: Steven Flaa
MUSIC DIRECTOR: Jason Bartosic
ROLES AVAILABLE: Four men, five women, and ensemble. All roles ages 16+.
ABOUT THE SHOW: Poor Ella, overworked and mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters. When a royal ball is announced – to find a bride for the prince! – could she ever dream of attending? Nothing’s impossible in a fairytale, especially when you have a magical godmother on your side. As lovely as a glass slipper in the moonlight, this fresh and funny spin on the classic 1957 musical breathes new life into “once upon a time…” You’ll fall in love with this charming romantic fantasy long before the stroke of midnight. This new Broadway adaptation is a contemporary take on the classic tale. It features Rodgers & Hammerstein's most beloved songs, including “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible/It's Possible,” and “Ten Minutes Ago,” along with new songs and an up-to-date, hilarious, and romantic libretto by Tony Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane.

FULL DETAILS:https://ocalacivictheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/June-2024-Cue-Sheet-2.0.pdf

Tonight's the night to see if the shoe fits! (Tomorrow night too -- we throw a ball for TWO nights in this kingdom.)

Have you reserved your audition spot yet? You may do so here: [email protected]" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://outlook.office365.com/book/[email protected]

CALLBACKS: June 26
REHEARSALS: July 18 – September 4
PERFORMANCES: September 5-22
DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER: Steven Flaa
MUSIC DIRECTOR: Jason Bartosic
ROLES AVAILABLE: Four men, five women, and ensemble. All roles ages 16+.
ABOUT THE SHOW: Poor Ella, overworked and mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters. When a royal ball is announced – to find a bride for the prince! – could she ever dream of attending? Nothing’s impossible in a fairytale, especially when you have a magical godmother on your side. As lovely as a glass slipper in the moonlight, this fresh and funny spin on the classic 1957 musical breathes new life into “once upon a time…” You’ll fall in love with this charming romantic fantasy long before the stroke of midnight. This new Broadway adaptation is a contemporary take on the classic tale. It features Rodgers & Hammerstein's most beloved songs, including “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible/It's Possible,” and “Ten Minutes Ago,” along with new songs and an up-to-date, hilarious, and romantic libretto by Tony Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane.

FULL DETAILS:https://ocalacivictheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/June-2024-Cue-Sheet-2.0.pdf

Tonight at 6:30 p.m.! Don't be late for the ball!

Want to see if the shoe fits you for CINDERELLA? Led by Director/Choreographer Steven Flaa and Resident Music Director Jason Bartosic, this practical workshop is ideal for both newcomers and experienced performers to meet the show’s creative team, learn about the audition process, and practice your audition song. Bring your sheet music so you can rehearse your audition song before auditions on June 24-25.