Where Passion Meets Purpose: Pineapple Theatre Cultivates Community and Leadership Beyond the Stage

Authors

Kaitlyn Jadevaia, University of Central FloridaFollow
Analiesa Chavez, University of Central FloridaFollow
Isabella De Araujo Mota, University of Central FloridaFollow
Madison Rhubart, University of Central FloridaFollow
Aleksandra Jegede, University of Central FloridaFollow

Streaming Media

Files

Course Code

LDR

Course Number

2002

Faculty/Instructor

Dr. Haley Winston

Faculty/Instructor Email

Haley.Winston@ucf.edu

About the Author

All the authors are are first year Lead Scholars: Analiesa Chavez (Advertising/Public Relations), Isabella De Araujo Mota (Marketing), Aleksandra Jegede (Economics), Kaitlyn Jadevaia (Theme Park and Attraction Management/Hospitality Management), & Madison Rhubart (Physical Therapy).

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Dr. Winston and our LDR 2002 class for their invaluable feedback on our project. A special thank you to Olivia Skvarenina and Andrew Sickles for their warm welcome and insights into Pineapple Theatre Club. We also appreciate the Lead Scholars for their generous support in printing various aspects of our project. Finally, a big thank you to the students in the cast and crew of “Legally Blonde” whose hard work and passion made this collaboration so enjoyable.

Abstract, Summary, or Creative Statement

The University of Central Florida’s campus is large with countless opportunities. However, not for non-theatre majors hoping to be a part of the performing arts on campus. This is where Pineapple Theatre Company comes in! It’s a registered student organization on the Rosen College of Hospitality Management campus.

Founded in 2018, Pineapple Theatre Club started as a small club with the missions to “create, entertain, and inspire” starting with 15 members. Since then, it has dramatically grown in size to a creative community. We explored the organization in our Cultural Audit service-learning project for our Lead Scholars Class (LDR 2002) with the intention to get a better understanding of the community and see if there espoused values were actually enacted on.

We chose Pineapple Theatre because we were inspired by their inclusive and passionate approach to allowing UCF students to get involved with theatre. As volunteers, we assisted with helping the organization better align with their mission statement by encouraging marketing around campus and helping with general production tasks for their production of “Legally Blonde”.

Keywords

Pineapple Theatre Company; Performing Arts; Theatre; LEAD Scholars; Rosen College of Hospitality Management; Creativity; Actors; Crew

Recommended Citation

Jadevaia, Kaitlyn; Chavez, Analiesa; Mota, Isabella De Araujo; Rhubart, Madison; and Jegede, Aleksandra, "Where Passion Meets Purpose: Pineapple Theatre Cultivates Community and Leadership Beyond the Stage" (2025). High Impact Practices Student Showcase Spring 2025. 1.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hip-2025spring/1