Joyful Drama is the creative home of Terry LeCompte, founder of Community Stages and your joyful drama lady! She is the heart of a growing movement that brings the transformative power of theatre into classrooms, workplaces, and everyday life.
Rooted in decades of experience in professional theatre and arts education, Joyful Drama
uses play, performance, and purposeful storytelling to build real-world communication skills & real-life connections!
Sparked by Terry. Powered by joy. Growing everywhere.
Whatever your arena…
You can command the stage.
Hi, I’m Terry LeCompte—performer,
director, educator, and founder of
Community Stages. I’m building Joyful Drama to be a creative home: a space where I share the tools, training, and joyful experiences
that help us all grow in confidence, communication, and connection.
Whether we’re working with kids in a library, speaking from a podium, performing for a crowd, or energizing a workplace —
good drama belongs everywhere.
Play is the thing.
Skills for All Life's Stages
Play isn’t just for kids. If you believe better communication, stronger connection, and a little laughter can change the world—you’re in the right place. From conferences to classrooms, boardrooms to retreats, we help people of all ages grow expressive, confident, and joyful.
Work can be playand play can be powerful.
Theatre skills are life skills.
Seussical Jr.
Ocala Civic Theatre
Classroom Presence
Columbia University
Drama Camps at
The Cornerstone School
ArtiFacts
Community Stages
Confidence
From taking the stage to speaking in meetings, we help people show up fully and believe in
their voice.
Communication
Through vocal work, storytelling, and movement, learners of all ages develop
tools to express themselves
with clarity
and purpose.
Collaboration
Joyful Drama builds ensemble thinking—skills for working together, listening deeply, and building creative solutions in real time.
Community
Whether in a classroom, a park, or a team retreat, theatre brings people together. We create spaces where everyone belongs and contributes.
Know Now!
Timely sparks for what's new and what's next at Joyful Drama & Community Stages.
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Theatre Classes for Every
Age and Every Stage of Life!
Classes begin the week
of January 12, 2026
Theatre Skills Are Life Skills!
Expressive Humans Grow Here!
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Train with professional
teaching artists -
Act, sing, move
& create together -
Skill-building with
real-world impact -
Confidence, creativity
and collaboration
grow here
Auditions for Winter
Performance Class!
2 casts & 4 stories
Ages: 9 - 12 & 13 - 18
Stories for the Ages!
Told with Joy!
Everyone Shines!
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Audition-based youth performance troupe
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Ensemblestorytelling
& touring performances -
Perform throughout
Marion County -
Supportive, skill-building
rehearsal process Led by professional -
theatre artists
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Confidence, leadership
& stagecraft grow here
Play On! 2 Locations!
A playful, laughter-filled theatre experience
for adults who want to move, laugh, and connect.
FREE Games.
FREE Laughter.
FREE Connection.
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No experience needed
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Play-based
theatre games -
Laughter, movement
& connection -
Led by a professional
teaching artist -
Low-pressure,
high-joy experience
Joy in Action
Prefer to reach
out directly?
(352) 707-8243
(Our phones don't just light up on cue! They ring!)
Let’s stay connected—onstage and online.
Life’s a stage. Let’s make it joyful.
Posts from Terry LeCompte—your joyful drama lady—
sharing real scenes of joy, play, and creative
connection on Facebook.
Joyful Drama – Work can be play. Play can be powerful. Theatre arts for all the stages of life
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