Tyler Simons
Aspiring Theatre Director and Dramatic Arts Educator
KCACTF Award Winning and Two-time KCACTF-nominated Student Director
Grad School!
UCF School of Performing Arts
HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!! I will be continuing my UCF journey in the Master of Fine Arts in Theatre for Young Audiences program. The aim of "Why?" I decided to start this program is best described by the Theatre UCfs website catalog description:
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"The Master of Fine Arts in Theatre for Young Audiences track is designed for students who demonstrate the artistic and intellectual capacity and evidence of professional promise to pursue careers in professional and academic theatre. This track is for all theatre disciplines and offers opportunities to create work with and for youth, including community-based applied theatre, teaching artistry and education, devised theatre and directing."
Rumors
Freedom High School | Orlando, FL
My debut in directing High School theatre!
I would first like to say none of this project would have been possible without the amazing Sara Skinner-Probst (pictured with me on the left). She was my co-director and has been a mentor for years and continues to be. She provided me this amazing opportunity and it was an absolute BLAST! This has been one of the most creative and just one of those "fun" projects to work on!! I'm so thankful for this show and the learners I was able to impact!
Race To Infinity
Project Spotlight | Alexis and Jim Pugh Theatre
My debut in Stage Management!
Project Spotlight presents Race to Infinity, a play that unpacks Sara’s shaky upbringing in a Latin household and struggle to find her worth when faced with expectations that seem impossible to reach.
All her life, Sara recalls being second to her brother, Samuel. However, when she discovers a new version of the video game she played with him growing up, Sara begins a quest to prove herself to those around her.
*Cinematographer: Ryan Johnston
*Video Editor: Jessica Compton
Working
Theatre UCF | 2022-23 Season
"With a variety of plays and musicals ranging from Shakespeare to bluegrass, Theatre UCF’s 2022-23 season looks at the relationship between individuals and institutions, exploring themes of power structures, corruption and social systems, as well as lighter moments of comedy and love."- Theatre UCF
Affinity Lunch Minutes
Theatre UCF | 2022
"At the fourth annual Pegasus PlayLab, a festival dedicated to developing plays by emerging playwrights, you’re invited to hear three staged readings and experience a full production of a new play first workshopped at Orlando Shakes’ PlayFest 2021."- Theatre UCF
Tyler Simons is a Orlando-based aspiring theatre director and dramatic arts educator with a passion for musicals and new play development.
Recent credits include Director: Thaddeus Blair: Werewolf Hunter (Project Spotlight 10-Minute Play Festival) and First Day (Celebrate TYA's 24-hour Play Festival), Assistant Director: Working (Theatre UCF) and Affinity Lunch Minutes (Theatre UCF), Acting: Once Upon a Mattress (Sir Harry), They Eat Sunshine Not Zebras (Grass 5-negative), Smile (Ted Farley). Educational Theatre: Seussical (Orlando Shakes), The Tempest (Orlando Shakes), Pokemon (Orlando Shakes), and It's Okay to be Different (Orlando Shakes). Tyler Simons is a Senior in the B.A. Theatre Studies program with and Education Minor.