UCF School of Performing Arts

10/13/2026

Invest in Knights today! 💫

Your support of the School of Performing Arts during KnightBoost will help fund this annual series of master classes to connect our creative Knights with world-class entertainers to:

• Develop new skills by learning directly from professionals working at the highest levels of theatre and music.
• Strengthen ties between classroom training, professional practice and Orlando's performing arts community.
• Meet accomplished show business professionals and learn about their craft and career path.

This is a limited-time campaign. Make your gift by October 17 to support students in the School of Performing Arts!

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06/23/2026

📞Hold that thought...

Our box office is closed June 23-28, 2026 (Theatre UCF, UCF Music).

Tickets and details for upcoming events are available at cah.ucf.edu/events.

04/09/2026

Your support takes center stage on UCF Day of Giving! 💫🖤 The 24-hour celebration of Knight Nation has officially begun.

Explore ways to give now at the link in the first comment.

01/26/2026

✨Faculty Spotlight✨

Richard Crawley, assistant professor for UCF’s Musical Theatre program, will make his Opera Orlando debut in its production of SILENT NIGHT next month!

01/21/2026

Alumnus Chris Baird '18 was one of the snare drummers at this week's college football championship game 🏈🥁

Baird is a percussionist with the Ceremonial Brass, and while at UCF, he was part of the UCF Percussion Studio!

Read more about UCF percussion alumni who've landed roles with premier military ensembles: https://www.ucf.edu/news/from-the-drumline-to-the-armed-forces/

12/02/2025

💫 Learning from the best!

Grateful for the best alumni network and professional community. These mentors provide invaluable insights and resources to our students, who are on their way to becoming industry professionals 💛🖤

11/19/2025

✨UCF researchers are hoping to learn more about how music can benefit aging brains. "Music and the Brain," a popular course taught by UCF professors Kiminobu Sugaya (head of neuroscience) and Ayako Yonetani (professor of violin and viola), is now a clinical trial and concert series through a partnership between UCF’s School of Performing Arts’ Pegasus String Quartet and the College of Medicine.

Pegasus String Quartet, a graduate music ensemble led by Yonetani, will put on the second in a series of concerts for those enrolled in the trial and the general public, this Friday, Nov. 21 in Lewis Auditorium at the College of Medicine. Another event in the series will be held at the highly anticipated UCF Celebrates the Arts 2026 at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts this April.

Learn more in Central Florida Public Media's article linked below.✨

The University of Central Florida’s School of Performing Arts and College of Medicine are working together on an experiment to better understand how music affects and can help dementia patients.

10/30/2025

✨Congratulations to Tim Brown, associate professor and coordinator of Theatre UCF’s design tech program!

09/19/2025

✨Abby Jaros, UCF alumna (BFA, Musical Theatre), plays the role of Kendra in Netflix’s new series “Black Rabbit,” which premieres today! 🎥🎭

Congratulations, Abby!