Orlando Family Stage
Lauren Jewell currently serves as Choir Director at Freedom Middle School since August 2021, and as a Teaching Artist with Orlando Family Stage since June 2023. Prior experience includes serving as Assistant Director for the Indiana University Children's Choir from January 2020 to January 2023 and as a Choral Scholar at Trinity Episcopal Church from October 2019 to January 2023. Additionally, Lauren Jewell was a Student Manager at IU Auditorium from August 2018 to January 2023 and held the position of New Leaders Intern at Michigan State University Community Music School for a brief period in 2018. Lauren Jewell earned a Bachelor of Music Education in Choral Music Education from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and Indiana University Bloomington, completing the degree in June 2021.
Orlando Family Stage
Orlando Family Stage is Central Florida's foremost professional family theatre where audiences of all ages experience the adventure and wonder of watching their favorite stories come to life on stage. With a mission to empower young people to be brave and empathetic by creating quality theatrical experiences, Orlando Family Stage recognizes its obligation to connect students to literature and theatre, and find ways to fill the arts void in local schools and communities – particularly those classified as low-income or underserved. The award-winningYouth Academy provides classes and workshops for children, along with professional development opportunities for classroom teachers. Housed in a three-theatre complex in Loch Haven Park, Orlando Family Stage is also home to the University of Central Florida’s MFA in Theatre for Young Audiences graduate program, training the next generation of theatre for young audiences leaders - the only program of its kind in the Southeast.