Brevard County Fact Book 2018 - 2019

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Historic Cocoa Village
Playhouse presented “42nd
Street,” a musical set on
Broadway in the 1930s.
TIM SHORTT/FLORIDA TODAY
Performing Arts
NONPROFIT GROUP
Brevard Cultural Alliance: Brevard
County’s designated local arts agency
serving cultural organizations, individual
artists and the community. As a
501(c)(3), nonprofit organization, the
BCA’s mission is to build and sustain a
vibrant and dynamic arts and cultural
sector integral to Brevard’s quality of
life. BCA serves the entire county and
all artistic disciplines, in partnership
with like-minded organizations, to
support the arts and cultural community,
321-690-6817; artsbrevard.org
THEATER
Brevard Theatrical Ensemble:
Presents storytelling with theatrical
presentation and music, 321-676-
0697; brevardensemble.com
Eastern Florida State College:
The college has regular acting classes
and a performance season, 1519
Clearlake Road, Cocoa, 321-632-1111,
www.easternflorida.edu
Florida Tech College Players:
Student group produces shows in the
Gleason Performing Arts Center at
Florida Tech, 321-674-8767; cp.fit.edu
Henegar Center for the Arts:
Features a 500-seat theater, studio
space, gallery space and meeting
rooms, and presents classical music
and touring theatrical productions,
children’s theater and the Henegar’s
Red Carpet Productions, 625 E. New
Haven Ave., Melbourne, 321-723-8698;
henegar.org
Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse:
Produces musicals and runs the
Stars of Tomorrow children’s program,
300 Brevard Ave., Cocoa, 321-636-
5050; cocoavillageplayhouse.com
King Center for the Performing Arts:
From concerts, dance, theater, comedy
and variety, the 2,000-seat center
presents a wide array of shows. This
has become the go-to place for area
residents to see big-name performers
such as Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Lambert,
Loretta Lynn and more. In addition, the
King Center runs an active children’s
theater program and off-beat Studio
Theater and rents its rotunda and
black-box facilities to weddings,
receptions and more. The King Center
is at 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne,
321-242-2219; kingcenter.com
Melbourne Civic Theatre: Produces
shows year-round at 817 E. Strawbridge
Ave., Le Galerie, Melbourne,
321-723-6935; e-mail info@mymct.org;
mymct.org
Playwrights Workshop: Solicits plays
by area playwrights and performs
three one-act plays three times a year
at Surfside Playhouse, 301 Ramp Road,
Cocoa Beach, 321-961-1988;
playwrightsworkshopbrevard.org
Special Spotlight Theatre:
Presents a production featuring
special-needs entertainers at the
Henegar Center for the Arts,
625 E. New Haven Ave., Melbourne;
specialspotlight@yahoo.com
Surfside Players: Produces a full
season of comedies, musicals and a
drama. Produces a summer production
of an original play by a local playwright.
Runs Surfside Youth Players, which has
children’s acting classes and productions
at 301 Ramp Road, Cocoa Beach,
321-783-3127; surfsideplayers.com
Titusville Playhouse: Produces dramas,
comedies and musicals. Runs the
Rising Stars Theatre for children and
hosts a children’s summer camp at
Emma Parrish Theatre, 301 Julia St.,
Titusville, 321-268-1125;
titusvilleplayhouse.com
MUSIC
Brevard Chorale: More than 80
community members ages 16 and
older; chorale celebrating more than
50 years of performing. Led by Jim
Boyles, the chorale is a function of
Eastern Florida State College;
brevardchorale@yahoo.com
Brevard Youth Chorus:
Singers in fourth through 10th grades
perform across Brevard,
321-432-2770;
brevardyouthchorus.org
Brevard Community Chorus:
Led by Robert Lamb, professional
musicians present classical concerts
at the King Center, 321-433-7689;
brevardcommunitychorus.org
Eastern Florida State College Concert
Band: Student ensemble, conducted
by James Bishop, performs year-round,
321-433-7385; easternflorida.edu
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