The Ensemble Company - in residence at Imagine Performing Arts Center

The Ensemble Company - in residence at Imagine Performing Arts Center A repertory company in residence at Imagine Performing Arts Center, located within the Oviedo Mall

Winner! 2025 Tony Award for Best Revival of a PlayWinner! 2025 Drama League Award for Outstanding Revival of a PlayWinne...
08/30/2026

Winner! 2025 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play
Winner! 2025 Drama League Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play
Winner! 2025 Drama Desk Award for Best Revival of a Play

EUREKA DAY, Jonathan Spector's play about one school with too many principles, makes its Central Florida debut in a production from the award-winning Ensemble Company, opening Friday, September 4th!

The Eureka Day School in Berkeley, California, is a bastion of progressive ideals: representation, acceptance, social justice. In weekly meetings Eureka Day’s five board members develop and update policy to preserve this culture of inclusivity, reaching decisions only by consensus. But when a mumps outbreak threatens the Eureka community, facts become subjective and every solution divisive, leaving the school’s leadership to confront the central question of our time: How do you build consensus when no one can agree on truth?

“Gaspingly funny!” – New York Magazine

“Spector… extract[s] comic gold from the little tugs-of-war for control among the members of the committee. This comedy of manners yields to a serious probing of interpersonal responsibility and the limits of consideration... Even as it stakes out a moral position on its subject, Eureka Day avoids the kind of lording dismissal that, in too much of our social-media lives, has become epidemic.” – Time Out New York

Tickets available at the link in the comments (on Facebook!) or in our bio (on Insta!).

CENTRAL FLORIDA PREMIERE OF JONATHAN SPECTOR'S TONY AWARD-WINNING PLAY!Bradley is an actor and director whose focus lies...
08/28/2026

CENTRAL FLORIDA PREMIERE OF JONATHAN SPECTOR'S TONY AWARD-WINNING PLAY!

Bradley is an actor and director whose focus lies in the development of new plays. Fresh off of Rob & Renie Productions’ AUTOMATIC ORCHESTRA at Orlando Fringe, he is incredibly excited to make his debut with The Ensemble Company. He is a seasonal performer at Universal Orlando Resort and has helped develop more than 15 original plays and themed experiences with Whiskey Theatre Factory, Playwright’s Round Table, Project Spotlight, and FAV Productions. Catch him this holiday season in The Ensemble Company’s INK.

See Bradley in EUREKA DAY beginning September 4th, with a strictly limited run through September 13th!

Tickets available at the link in the comments (on Facebook) or at the link in our bio (on Insta)!

CENTRAL FLORIDA PREMIERE OF JONATHAN SPECTOR'S TONY AWARD-WINNING PLAY!Janine has been a theater teacher and director fo...
08/27/2026

CENTRAL FLORIDA PREMIERE OF JONATHAN SPECTOR'S TONY AWARD-WINNING PLAY!

Janine has been a theater teacher and director for over 30 years and a performer for as long as she can remember. Her life's passion has been split between being on the stage and mentoring young talent. Janine has been honored to be listed in Orlando Sentinel’s Best of Orlando Theater for the past four years for her acting. Favorite roles: Martha in WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, Dr. Julianna Smithton in THE OTHER PLACE, Hannah Pitt in ANGELS IN AMERICA, and Toni in APPROPRIATE. She is a founding member, and currently the president of GOPAR, Greater Orlando Performing Arts Relief.

See Janine in EUREKA DAY beginning September 4th, with a strictly limited run through September 13th!

Tickets available at the link in the comments (on Facebook) or at the link in our bio (on Insta)!

THROWBACK THURSDAY:Eleanor Burgess's THE NICETIES put The Ensemble Company on the map back in September 2019 during our ...
08/27/2026

THROWBACK THURSDAY:

Eleanor Burgess's THE NICETIES put The Ensemble Company on the map back in September 2019 during our debut season. The production starred Roberta Emerson as Zoe and Missy Barnes as Professor Janine Bosko and was directed by producing artistic director Matthew MacDermid.

Matt Palm of the Orlando Sentinel said: "THE NICETIES is compelling, issue-oriented theater at its finest. Burgess is firing on all cylinders as she presents a simple opening — a college student getting feedback on a paper from her history professor — and then explodes her premise into a dizzying examination of race in contemporary America."

In his year-end Best of Orlando Theater honors, THE NICETIES was nominated for Leading Actress in a Drama (both Barnes and Emerson) as well as Direction of a Drama for MacDermid. It was named as one of 2019's Top Productions.

Photo by Mike Kitaif

CENTRAL FLORIDA PREMIERE OF JONATHAN SPECTOR'S TONY AWARD-WINNING PLAY!David is thrilled to be making his fourth appeara...
08/27/2026

CENTRAL FLORIDA PREMIERE OF JONATHAN SPECTOR'S TONY AWARD-WINNING PLAY!

David is thrilled to be making his fourth appearance with The Ensemble Company, having previously appeared as James Wicker in IT'S ONLY A PLAY (Orlando Sentinel Critic's Pick nominee for Leading Actor in a Comedy), George in WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, James Tyrone in LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (Orlando Sentinel Critic's Pick nominee for Leading Actor in a Drama), and Dr. Toby Sealey in THE EFFECT. Most recently, he appeared at Orlando Shakes as the understudy for Herr Schultz in CABARET, performing the role twice. Other favorite credits include 54, NOSFERATU, and THE OFFICE HOLIDAY PARTY MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA SHOW at the Renaissance Theatre Company; ASSASSINS and BLOOD BROTHERS with the Florida Theatrical Association; FLYING LESSONS at the New York Musical Theatre Festival; FUN HOME and THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at Mad Cow Theatre; BILLY ELLIOT, RAGTIME, and two performances at Orlando Shakes in MAN OF LA MANCHA, where he had the privilege of covering Broadway's Davis Gaines as Don Quixote. He can currently be seen monthly at the Renaissance Theatre Company in Musical Mondays and The Office Holiday Party Sings LES MIZ and in NOSFERATU.

See David in EUREKA DAY, opening September 4th and running a strictly limited engagement through September 13th!

Grab your tickets at the link in the comments (on Facebook!) or at the link in our bio (on Insta!).

CENTRAL FLORIDA PREMIERE OF JONATHAN SPECTOR'S TONY AWARD-WINNING PLAY!Krystal Glover is an actress and director based i...
08/26/2026

CENTRAL FLORIDA PREMIERE OF JONATHAN SPECTOR'S TONY AWARD-WINNING PLAY!

Krystal Glover is an actress and director based in Orlando, FL. She is most lit-up by work that explores identity, healing, and the inner lives of complex, often underrepresented characters. She is excited to work with the team at The Ensemble Company! When she’s not creating, you’ll likely find her in nature or spending time with her furbaby, Kingley.

See Krystal in EUREKA DAY beginning September 4th, with a strictly limited run through September 13th!

Tickets available at the link in the comments (on Facebook) or at the link in our bio (on Insta)!

CENTRAL FLORIDA PREMIERE OF JONATHAN SPECTOR'S TONY AWARD-WINNING PLAY!Jessica is thrilled to be making her debut with T...
08/24/2026

CENTRAL FLORIDA PREMIERE OF JONATHAN SPECTOR'S TONY AWARD-WINNING PLAY!

Jessica is thrilled to be making her debut with The Ensemble Company as Meiko. This production marks her return to the stage after spending the past few years working on film projects. Previous theater credits include A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING with The Shakespeare Theatre in Phoenix as well as FATHER OF THE BRIDE and BYE BYE BIRDIE in her home state of Florida.

See Jessica in EUREKA DAY beginning September 4th, with a strictly limited run through September 13th!

Tickets available at the link in the comments (on Facebook) or at the link in our bio (on Insta)!

THROWBACK THURSDAY:Sarah Ruhl's Pulitzer finalist play, IN THE NEXT ROOM (OR THE VI****OR PLAY) hit The Ensemble Company...
08/20/2026

THROWBACK THURSDAY:

Sarah Ruhl's Pulitzer finalist play, IN THE NEXT ROOM (OR THE VI****OR PLAY) hit The Ensemble Company's stage in March 2024. Directed by associate artistic director Gabriel Garcia, the production starred Sarah Malfara as Mrs. Givings, Brenna Arden as Mrs. Daldry, Marc Lucia as Dr. Givings, Roy Hamlin as Mr. Daldry, Bridgitte Batista as Elizabeth, Scott Leavitt as Leo, and Briana Small as Annie.

“Based on her IN THE NEXT ROOM (OR THE VI****OR PLAY), Sarah Ruhl obviously understands that the best comedy lies in truth. And leading The Ensemble Company’s sparkling production of the very funny play, director Gabriel Garcia clearly understands that, as well.” - Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel

The production was an Orlando Sentinel Critic's Pick, and was recognized in the Orlando Sentinel's 2024 Best of Orlando Theater honors with nominations for Leading Actor in a Comedy (Sarah Malfara), Featured Actor in a Comedy (Brenna Arden and Scott Leavitt), Direction of a Comedy (Gabriel Garcia), and Sound Design (Gabriel Garcia). It was named a 2024 Top Production, and it won the year for Best Comedy and Leading Actor in a Comedy (Malfara).

Photo by Matthew MacDermid

JONATHAN SPECTOR: WHAT THE PLAY WANTSAn interview with the playwright of EUREKA DAY about creating the play in a pre-Cov...
08/18/2026

JONATHAN SPECTOR: WHAT THE PLAY WANTS

An interview with the playwright of EUREKA DAY about creating the play in a pre-Covid world and seeing the show anew through a changed society.

Link in the comments!

See the Central Florida premiere of EUREKA DAY in a new production from The Ensemble Company, running September 4-13, 2026 in the Barbara Lynn Johnson Theatre at their home at Imagine Performing Arts Center.

THROWBACK THURSDAY:In November 2023, Taylor Mac's absurd realism play about a changing America, HIR, took to The Ensembl...
08/13/2026

THROWBACK THURSDAY:

In November 2023, Taylor Mac's absurd realism play about a changing America, HIR, took to The Ensemble Company's stage. Directed by Tara Kromer, and featuring an extraordinary company of actors, HIR was an audacious production that set a standard for the type of storytelling our company chooses to produce time and again.

HIR was brought to life by Jeanine Henry as Paige, Emmitt Williams as Max, Daniel Molina as Isaac, and Thomas Muniz as Arnold.

Pictured: Emmitt Williams as Max

Photo by Caroline Hull

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