One year after COVID-19 brought live entertainment to a screeching halt, Central Florida arts and entertainment leaders are looking forward to better days. But, they say, there’s no going back and the local performing-arts scene has been forever changed.
Orlando Repertory Theatre holds camps for students on spring break
‘Kids are feeling stress,’ education director says
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Repertory Theatre is welcoming students who are on spring break this week to its camps.
“Kids are so excited to be here. We’re having classes from first grade through 12th grade right now,” said Jenn Adams-Carrasquillo, senior director of education. “Kids are feeling the same stress everyone is, related to school, related to whatever is going on at home. And being able to come here and step into the shoes of another character and see something from someone else’s point of view, I think, it’s giving them a little bit of a break and much needed jazz-up to the mind and get it going again.”
Mark Brotherton educated Central Florida theater students for 25 years, while also making his mark on local stages and behind the scenes as director, writer and choreographer.But more than a mentor or colleague, Brotherton was remembered Thursday on social media as an approachable, warmhearted instructor who gave his students the confidence boost they needed to pursue a career in the unpredictable world of the performing arts.
A critically acclaimed costume designer, AJ Garcia worked in high-school, college, community and professional theaters across Central Florida and last year saw one of his costumes put on display at Walt Disney World. He died Sunday at age 47.
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