Valencia College Theater

11/13/2025

VALENCIA COLLEGE THEATRE AUDITIONS FOR RADIUM GIRLS!
Valencia College Students only (from any department)
See details below!

10/09/2025

Thank you Matt Palm and the Orlando Sentinel for a great review! Only 3 more shows!
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/06/valencia-college-theatre-yaga-review/
Length: 2:35, including intermission
Where: Valencia College’s Black Box Theater on the east campus, 701 N. Econlockhatchee Trail in Orlando
When: Through Oct. 11
Cost: $15 ($10 for senior citizens and Valencia employees and alumni, $8 for Valencia students)
https://events.valenciacollege.edu/event/yaga-by-kat-sandler

At Valencia College Theatre, atmostpheric “Yaga” puts a classic witch at the center of a modern thriller.

10/03/2025

OPENING TONIGHT
Kat Sandler's YAGA - A Florida Premiere!
A detective arrives in a small, isolated town with one question: what does the disappearance of a young heir to a yogurt empire have to do with a strange bit of local lore about an old witch?
Partnered with a reluctant local sheriff, a university professor with a weakness for younger men, and an eccentric cast of townsfolk, he soon finds himself unraveling more than just a missing person’s case. As the investigation unfolds, the Slavic myth of Baba Yaga twists into a dark, tangled web of secret lives, ancient magic, and more suspects than answers.
"Sandler has triumphantly reclaimed the evil-woman myth. Move over, Wicked and Maleficent, and welcome Yaga to the sisterhood." - Martin Morrow, The Globe and Mail
Recommended for ages 16 and up.
Yaga contains mature themes, strong language, and some dark or violent content that may not be suitable for younger audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 2025 @ 7:30pm / October 5, 2025 @ 2:00pm
East Campus Black Box Theater
For Tickets and Info: https://ticketpeak.co/valenciacollege/events/10798-YAGA%20by%20Kat%20Sandler
*Contact the box office for groups of 10 or more: boxoffice@valenciacollege.edu*
Concessions will be available for a donation benefiting Valencia College Theatre.

09/29/2025

KAT SANDLER'S YAGA OPENS THIS WEEK!
A detective arrives in a small, isolated town with one question: what does the disappearance of a young heir to a yogurt empire have to do with a strange bit of local lore about an old witch?
Partnered with a reluctant local sheriff, a university professor with a weakness for younger men, and an eccentric cast of townsfolk, he soon finds himself unraveling more than just a missing person’s case. As the investigation unfolds, the Slavic myth of Baba Yaga twists into a dark, tangled web of secret lives, ancient magic, and more suspects than answers.
"Sandler has triumphantly reclaimed the evil-woman myth. Move over, Wicked and Maleficent, and welcome Yaga to the sisterhood." - Martin Morrow, The Globe and Mail
Recommended for ages 16 and up.
Yaga contains mature themes, strong language, and some dark or violent content that may not be suitable for younger audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 2025 @ 7:30pm
October 5, 2025 @ 2:00pm
East Campus Black Box Theater
FOR TICKETS: https://ticketpeak.co/valenciacollege/events/10798-YAGA%20by%20Kat%20Sandler
*Contact the box office for groups of 10 or more: boxoffice@valenciacollege.edu*

09/18/2025

SHARING FOR OUR AMAZING FRIENDS AT OPERA ORLANDO!
LA BOHÈME [波希米亞人]
music by Giacomo Puccini with a libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
sung in Italian with English and Spanish supertitles
Friday | October 3, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday | October 5, 2025 at 2 p.m.
This production is graciously sponsored by AdventHealth.
A star-studded cast takes the stage as Puccini’s lovesick, young bohemians in this original production that launches Opera Orlando’s 10th Anniversary season. La Bohème is the definitive depiction of the joys and sorrows of love and loss, and this production transports this beloved story from Paris, France to the “Paris of the East,” 1930s Shanghai. Enjoy Puccini’s glorious music at the world-renowned Steinmetz Hall and see the opera that has inspired multiple generations over its 130 year existence, even serving as the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Rent.
Purchase in person on site at Dr. Phillips Center, call (407) 839-0119, ext. 0, or online here:

Opera Orlando opens its 10th Anniversary Season with Puccini’s timeless masterpiece La Bohème, October 3 & 5, 2025 at Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center Orlando. Starring Bizhou Chang, Yi Li, Seunghyeon Baek, and Ruoxi Bian with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra.

09/15/2025

09/05/2025

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08/12/2025

AUDITION - VALENCIA COLLEGE THEATRE
YAGA by Kat Sandler – Directed by Rebekah Lane
(Open to students, Alumni, and members of the Community)
Thursday, August 21, 2025: 6pm - 9pm
Friday, August 22, 2025: 2pm - 5pm
(Callbacks if needed) Saturday, August 23, 2025: 4pm - 7pm
East Campus: Screening Theatre in the School of Arts and Entertainment building.

Please register for an audition slot by visiting: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BA5AE23A6FFCE9-57725289-yaga #/

Please bring a hard copy of your headshot and resume. If you do not have a headshot, please bring a recent photo of yourself.

Plan to arrive 15 minutes early for your time slot. Upon arrival to the building lobby, check in with the stage manager. You will hand them your headshot and resume, and complete the audition application.

Please prepare a one-minute, contemporary monologue.
If you do not have a monologue prepared, a monologue will be available at the School of Arts and Entertainment Office.
A script will be available to read ahead of the audition at the School of Arts and Entertainment Office.
Both script and monologue will be available at the front desk starting Monday, August 4, 2025. Ask for Ana Cruz Pena or Jackie Harris.

Description:
Baba Yaga is a legend, usually known as that elderly woman who lives alone in the woods and grinds the bones of the wicked. But what if she was actually a sexy, smart, modern woman operating off of morally ambiguous motives? This thrilling whodunit fuses detective noir with comedic fairy tale to give voice to an antihero of epic proportions. From now on, you’ll remember the name Baba Yaga for the right reasons.

Roles: We will be double casting this show, two opportunities for each character.
KATHERINE - University Professor. Has an affinity for sleeping with younger men and possibly her students. Brilliant, confident, sexy. (Doubles as Yaga / Geena / Elena /Janice / Siddle)
CARSON- Police Detective working to solve a missing person’s case along with Detective Rapp. Pretty, tough, athletic. (Doubles as Truly / Pamela / Lily / Anna / Murphy)
RAPP - Private Detective working to solve a missing person’s case along with Detective Carson. Handsome, clever, affable. (Doubles as Henry - cocky and entitled.)

Rehearsals begin on Monday, August 25, 2025 with performances October 3 – 11.

(As a Valencia College Production, this is an unpaid project / non-union. Valencia College is an Equal Opportunity Institution, and Valencia College Theatre is dedicated to an open casting process that does not discriminate in regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, sex/gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, pregnancy and any other factor prohibited under applicable federal, state, and local civil rights laws, rules, and regulations.)
(Photo courtesy of Avalon_Art / Pixabay)