Wekiva River Players

Our Mission

The mission of Wekiva River Players is to provide the community with theatrical entertainment, to provide the residents of the area with opportunities to participate in theatrical productions and to encourage the education, growth, development and interest in theater through support of the performing arts.

In pursuit of our mission, Wekiva River Players continuously recognizes and adheres to the values described below:

Community - WRP both serves and supports the performing arts interests of its community, which is Central Florida in general, and Seminole County in particular.
Service - WRP provides opportunities and support to other charitable organizations within its community. Although WRP is a charitable organization itself, WRP provides charities an opportunity to promote themselves in conjunction with WRP productions and may elect to donate a portion of WRP proceeds to the charities.
Diversity - Membership in the Wekiva River Players is open to all persons regardless of race, color, gender, age, religion, ancestry, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, or handicap.
Volunteerism - WRP survives on the skills and dedication of volunteers. In many cases, WRP encourages volunteer support over paid positions.
Quality - WRP productions and education services are to be of the highest quality commensurate with the skills of its volunteers and needs of its audience and members.
Respect - WRP recognizes the importance of the skills of its members and volunteers and the efforts they put forth to benefit the organization.
Security - WRP values the safety of its members and participants and attempts to provide an environment that is safe, free from harassment and a secure environment for children.

History of Wekiva River Players

Wekiva River Players is Seminole County's longest-running theater ensemble, performing continuously since 1993. From its beginnings WRP has served the community, not just providing theatrical entertainment, education and opportunities, but also giving back creatively to support important local causes through donations of time, money and talent. Over the years we've worked with a variety of charitable organizations, including our recent and ongoing involvement with Music for Melons, raising funds for breast cancer research.

To date, WRP has performed more than 90 shows and has evolved into primarily an educational theater program. Each year we produce shows for elementary and middle school performers as well as a full-length production for our high school performers. Currently, WRP uses a variety of venues including the Lake Mary High School and Eastmonte Civic Center in Altamonte Springs. We are confident that with a great deal of hard work, combined with support from the community, we will continue to provide Central Florida with education, opportunities, and most importantly, theatrical entertainment that is second to none.

Board of Directors

Liaisons

	Jon Lynch, President 2014 was the first year Jon began his work with WRP. Throughout the years following he has been a Director/Music Director on many of the WRP seaonal productions, as well as being a parent to three students who have since graduated from our programs. One of those, his daughter, has returned to Direct and Choreograph several shows herself. In addition to WRP, Jon has helped produce and direct shows with E2Y Players, Spotlight Theatre, Creative Sanford, and Breatkthrough Theatre. Every now and then you may also get a glimpse of Jon performing for local charities and productions such as "Music for Melons" or Christmas Dreams. By day, Jon works as a Services Sales Support Manager for a global software company. He also is a proud husband and father of 5, plus three dogs.
	Hallie Elduff, Vice President Hallie has been involved with WRP since 2019. As a parent of a student within WRP, Hallie has had the perspective of participant and board member to help guide the organization. Hallie has been involved with nonprofits for many years; including Girl Scouts, PTA, PTSA, 4-H, and community events with the Wekiva HOA. The unique dynamic of nonprofits is where she finds her passion for volunteering and holds dearly in her heart the following: “Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that ever has.” ~ Margaret Mead
	Stacy Mason, Treasurer Stacy Mason is an elementary school special education teacher and a graduate of the University of Florida with Bachelor’s, Master’s and Specialist’s degrees in Special Education and Educational Leadership. Stacy has two daughters, Jordan (26 years old), who is currently living and working as a production coordinator in California and Jenn (19 years old), who is a sophomore BFA Musical Theatre student at Nazareth University in New York. Stacy has served on the WRP Board since January, 2018 and will be serving her second year as Treasurer. Stacy was involved with WRP for 8 years with her daughter, Jenn, who performed with the elementary, middle and high school troupes, and 1 year with Jordan who performed with WRP back in 2005. In her spare time, Stacy enjoys traveling, reading, dining with family and friends and going to local theme parks. She is excited to continue serving as the WRP Treasurer for this upcoming season with the new WRP board!
	Konnie Kubec, Secretary Konnie has been on the board of Wekiva River Players since January of 2020 but has been involved with the organization since her daughter joined in August of 2019. She is a graduate of the University of Central Florida and Grand Canyon University. Konnie is an elementary school teacher in Orange County, Florida and has served on many different committees in both her personal and professional lives. She immensely enjoys working within the organization and the theater community at large and looks forward to continuing to watch WRP grow.
	Mariana O'Rear, Public Relations Mariana has been a WRP parent volunteer with the Elementary School Troupe since Spring 2023. Her daughter has enjoyed being a part of the productions and her family has been involved in helping with anything needed from sets to costumes. Mariana brings her years of hospitality leadership and customer service skills to the Board in the hopes to help continue growing the youth theatre troupe. She loves WRP’s culture of family and is passionate in being a part of its continued growth.
	Cyndi Hayes, Board Member At Large Cyndi Hayes joined WRP as a parent, when her son Christopher was Kristof in the Summer Stock performance of “Frozen Jr” in June of 2021. She caught a glimpse of theater life as Jocasta in “Oedipus” in 7th grade (this is no kids musical!); the spot light operator for “The Mouse that Roared” in 8th grade; singing in choir in school as a student, or in church as an adult, and she’s generally dramatic in all she sings (catch her at a red light). She has a degree from Penn State in a totally unrelated field. She was a Boy Scout committee member for almost 15 years, PTA/PTSA board member for both elementary and middle school, as well as a board member for Teague’s band boosters. She currently works at Wekiva Elementary as the Front Desk secretary, loves volunteering in her Pastor’s library at church, and loves her time with family and community. Christopher is currently in the middle school troupe for WRP and Teague Middle school, and she loves supporting his love of theater. This is her first year as a WRP board member, hoping to make WRP a great experience for all the students, as well as a joy for the community.
	Heather Bogstad, Board Member At Large
	Sheryl Shaffer, Honorary Board Member Sheryl is an elementary special education teacher. She has been involved with WRP since 2010, when her youngest son joined the program in his 2nd grade year. Sheryl has volunteered for a variety of committees and board positions over the years and loves supporting such a positive theatre community.

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