Orlando, FL – This season, the Valencia College School of Arts and Entertainment creates a vibrant calendar of live performances across multiple arts venues as it showcases the talent of students, faculty and special guests for the community.
Unless otherwise noted, all events will take place on Valencia College’s East Campus, at 701 N. Econlockhatchee Trail, Orlando, FL 32825.
Many performances are free for the community and discounted packages are available for theater performances and dance concerts.
Tickets to these events may be purchased at https://valenciacollege.edu/campaign/arts/ or by calling the college box office at 407-582-2900.
MUSICAL PERFORMANCES
For more info, contact the college box office at 407-582-2332.
Symphonic/Jazz Band Halloween Concert
- Oct. 31, 2024, at 11:30 a.m.
- Mall Area
- East Campus
- Admission: Free
This fun-filled holiday tradition celebrates the Halloween spirit with an outdoor concert and musicians dressed in costumes. and is a fan favorite each year.
Jazz Concert
- Nov. 19, 2024, at 7:30 p.m.
- Performing Arts Center
- East Campus
- Admission: Free
Fall House Band Concert
- Nov. 20, 2024, at 7:30pm
- Performing Arts Center
- East Campus
- Admission: Free
Winter Choral Concert
- Nov. 21, 2024, at 7:30 p.m.
- Performing Arts Center
- East Campus
- Admission: Free
Music Department Holiday Show
- Nov. 26, 2024, at 7:30 p.m.
- Performing Arts Center
- East Campus
- Admission: Free
20th Anniversary Opera Theatre Workshop
- Dec. 5-7, 2024, at 7:30 p.m.
- Performing Arts Center
- East Campus
- Admission: Free
Spring Jazz Band Concert
- Feb. 18, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
- Performing Arts Center
- East Campus
- Admission: Free
The high-octane Valencia Jazz Band will open the doors for the community to swing and groove to timeless classics from a host of jazz legends.
Symphonic Band Community Concert
- Feb. 20, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
- Performing Arts Center
- East Campus
- Admission: Free
Master Music/Humanities Speaker Series
- Feb 24-27, 2025
- Performing Arts Center
- East Campus
- Admission: Free
House Band Concert
- April 9, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
- Technical Theater Lab (Building 2, Room 164)
- East Campus
- Admission: Free
Spring Choral Concert
- April 8, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
- Performing Arts Center
- East Campus
- Admission: Free
Art and Music Band Concert
- April 2, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
- Performing Arts Center
- East Campus
- Admission: Free
This marks the 12th year of our popular Live Music, Live Art Concert. In this unique artistic experience, Valencia’s Symphonic and Jazz Band musicians perform concert compositions while artists, lining the front of the stage with easels, create artwork before a live musical backdrop.
Spring Opera Theatre Workshop
- April 17-19, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
- April 17, 2025 at 2 p.m.
- Performing Arts Center
- East Campus
DANCE PERFORMANCES
For information, contact the box office at 407-582-2900.
Choreographers’ Showcase
- Nov. 8-9, 2024 at 8 p.m.
- Performing Arts Center
- East Campus
- Admission: $15 for adults; $10 for Valencia College faculty, staff, senior citizens & military; $7 for children 12 and under
- Tickets: https://valenciacollege.edu/campaign/arts/ or 407-582-2900.
4 in Motion
- Jan. 24, 2025 at 8 p.m.
- Performing Arts Center
- East Campus
- Admission: $15 for adults; $10 for Valencia College faculty, staff, senior citizens & military; $7 for children 12 and under
- Tickets: https://valenciacollege.edu/campaign/arts/ or 407-582-2900.
In its 22nd year, this joint performance brings four dance companies to one stage with the Valencia College Dance Theatre, Dr. Phillips High School Dance Magnet Program, projectALCHEMY and Yow Dance.
Valencia Spring Dance Concert
- March 14-15, 2025 at 8 p.m.
- Performing Arts Center
- East Campus
- Admission: $15 for adults; $10 for Valencia College faculty, staff, senior citizens & military; $7 for children 12 and under
- Tickets: https://valenciacollege.edu/campaign/arts/ or 407-582-2900.
Valencia Dance Summer Repertory Concert
- July 11-12, 2025 at 8 p.m.
- Performing Arts Center
- East Campus
- Admission: $15 for adults; $10 for Valencia College faculty, staff, senior citizens & military; $7 for children 12 and under
- Tickets: https://valenciacollege.edu/campaign/arts/ or 407-582-2900.
The concert will showcase the work of high-school students who participated in the Valencia Summer Dance Institute, as well as Valencia College A.A. in Dance Performance Degree Pathway majors.
THEATER PERFORMANCES
For information about prices, discounts and to purchase tickets for theater events, please visit valenciacollege.edu/arts or call the Theater Box Office at 407-582-2900.
“Return to the Forbidden Planet” (Musical)
- Book, Lyrics, and Music by Bob Carlton
- Oct. 17-19, 2024 at 7:30 pm
- Oct. 20, 2024 at 2 p.m.
- Performing Arts Center
- East Campus
- Admission: $15 for adults; $10 for Valencia College faculty, staff, senior citizens & military; $7 for children 12 and under
- Tickets: https://valenciacollege.edu/campaign/arts/ or 407-582-2900.
Inspired by of Shakepeare’s “The Tempest,” this high-energy, gleeful jukebox musical blends sci-fi and golden-oldies rock ‘n’ roll. Starring a sinister scientist, a robot on roller skates and an uncontrollable monster, the musical is packed with the classics such as “Great Balls of Fire,” “Good Vibrations,” “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” “Young Girl” and “Gloria.”
Presented by arrangement with ConcordTheatricals.www.concordtheatricals.com.
“Hamlet”
- By William Shakespeare
- An immersive production directed by Bobbie Bell
- Feb. 14, 15, 17, 20, 21 and 22, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
- Feb. 16, 2025 at 2 p.m.
- Black Box Theater, Building 3
- East Campus
- Admission: $15 for adults; $10 for Valencia College faculty, staff, senior citizens & military; $7 for children 12 and under
- Tickets: https://valenciacollege.edu/campaign/arts/ or 407-582-2900.
“White Rabbit, Red Rabbit” (Experimental Theater)
- By Nassim Soleimanpour
- March 13, 2025
- Building 3 – Lobby Atrium
- East Campus
- Admission is free, as part of the “Let There Be Theatre!” fifth anniversary global event.
Forbidden to leave his country, Iranian native and playwright Nassim Soleimanpour distilled the experience of contemporary Iran and his generation in this original artistic performance. Since its global premiere in 2011, it has been translated into 30 different languages and performed over 3,000 times by legendary artists including John Hurt, Whoopi Goldberg, Nathan Lane, Stephen Rea, Sinead Cusack, Marcus Brigstocke, Dominic West and film director Ken Loach. In this unique piece of experimental theater, there are no rehearsals, no director, no set. A different actor reads the script cold for the first time at each performance.
“Green Day’s American Idiot” (Musical)
- Music by Green Day
- Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong
- Book by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer
- April 4, 5, 7, 10, 11 and 12, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
- April 6, 2025 at 2 p.m.
- Black Box Theater, Building 3
- East Campus
- Admission: $15 for adults; $10 for Valencia College faculty, staff, senior citizens & military; $7 for children 12 and under
- Tickets: https://valenciacollege.edu/campaign/arts/ or 407-582-2900.
This two-time, Tony Award-winning hit musical take the American musical where it’s never gone before, with a high-octane show that includes every song from Green Day’s Grammy-winning, multi-platinum album, American Idiot, as well as several songs from its follow-up release, 21st Century Breakdown.
** Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI); all authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com.
Student Directed One Acts 2025
- Florida Playwright Competition
- April 18-19, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
- Black Box Theater, Building 3
- East Campus
- Admission: Free
Talented acting and directing students produce two public performances of student-directed, one-act plays each spring.
“Bash: Latterday Plays”
- By Neil LaBute
- June 6, 7, 9, 12, 13 and 14, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
- June 8, 2025 at 2 p.m.
- Black Box Theater, Building 3
- East Campus
- Admission: $15 for adults; $10 for Valencia College faculty, staff, senior citizens & military; $7 for children 12 and undeTickets: https://valenciacollege.edu/campaign/arts/ or 407-582-2900.
This collection includes three related one-act plays that are unblinking portraits of the complexities of evil in everyday life: a woman tells of her complex and ultimately tragic relationship with her junior high school English teacher; a Utah businessman confides in a stranger in a Las Vegas hotel room, confessing a most chilling crime; and a young Mormon couple separately recounts the violent events of an anniversary weekend in New York City. ** Produced by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC, www.broadwayplaypublishing.com.
VISUAL ARTS
For more information, contact Faren LeJeune at 407-582-2178.
All opening receptions are from 6 to 8 p.m. on the opening day of the show, unless noted.
Vince Sansone: The Message Within
- Sept. 19 – Oct. 18, 2024
- Anita S. Wooten Gallery
- East Campus
- Admission: Free
Selected Fine Arts Faculty
- Nov. 7 – Dec. 6, 2024
- Anita S. Wooten Gallery
- East Campus
- Admission: Free
Susan Currier: Imperfect Lines- Harmonious Existence
- Jan, 16 – March 7, 2025
- Anita S. Wooten Gallery
- East Campus
- Admission: Free
Annual Juried Student Exhibition
- April 10 – May 23, 2025
- Anita S. Wooten Gallery
- East Campus
- Admission: Free
- Student Awards Ceremony
- April 10, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
- Performing Arts Center
Robert Aiosa: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
- June 19 – Aug. 8, 2025
- Anita S. Wooten Gallery
- East Campus
- Admission: Free
FILM
For more information, contact the film production office at 407-582-2799.
30th Annual Film Celebration
- March 1, 2025
- Screening blocks 2 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
- Film Screening Theater
- School of Arts & Entertainment
- East Campus
- Admission: $15 general admission; $10 for Valencia College faculty, staff, senior citizens and military; free to Valencia College students with current ID.