Hotel Information
When planning for FTC 2026, please consider staying at one of recommended hotels outlined in the slideshow below for your trip to the conference.
Home 2 Suites by Hilton Winter Haven
Address: 6015 Cypress Gardens Blvd
Winter Haven, Florida 33884
Group Code: 90L
Arrival Date: 11/5/2026
Departure Date: 11/7/2026
(Several rooms available for 11/4/2026 arrival and 11/8/2026 departure)
Cut Off for Reservations: 10/7/2026
Room Rate: $179 per night (plus tax)
For Groups of 5 rooms or more, please contact:
Sarah Lynch, Sales Coordinator
239-219-1350
Featured Events and Performances
FTC offers a variety of workshops daily, but something that FTC goers enjoy each year are the performances and events that they get to experience with us each November. See below for a select few of these experiences. Click on a logo for more info!
Opening Celebration
Thursday 11/5/26 @ 7pm • Tickets Required (no charge)
Theatre Winter Haven Mainstage
Meal included (served from 5:30 pm to 6:45 pm)
featuring a performance of
Ordinary Days
Music and Lyrics by Adam Gwon
Directed by Matthew Buffalo
Music Directed by Sammy Mishkin
Presented by
New World School of the Arts
BFA College Studio Musical
Ordinary Days is a refreshingly humorous and inspiring musical about making simple
connections in a chaotic city. Written by one of musical theater's most exciting new
composers, Ordinary Days tells the story of four young New Yorkers whose lives
intersect in unexpected ways as they search for success, happiness, love, and taxis.
Content Advisory
This production contains brief mentions of the September 11 terrorist attacks,
significant themes of grief and loss, and adult language. Ages 12 and up.
Performance Time: 90 minutes
"Opening Days" is presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals
ROM-COM
Conceived by Terrance Jackson;
Directed by Joz Vammer
Presented by AsoloRep on Tour
Friday 11/6/26 @ 7pm • Tickets $5
Theatre Winter Haven Mainstage
What makes Shakespeare’s romantic comedies so funny - and still fun to watch today? Shakespeare45: Rom-Com is a fast-paced, 45-minute celebration of Shakespeare at his most charming, filled with witty banter, mistaken identities, physical comedy, and unforgettable lovers and fools. Featuring iconic scenes, sonnets, soliloquies, and songs, the show highlights the humor and playful chaos that define Shakespeare’s romantic comedies, where romance is only part of the fun. Recommended for grades 7 through adults.
This exciting improvisational theatre piece will be presented by Playback-UCF in the Theatre Winter Haven Second Stage Space
Friday, 11/6/26 @ 6:30 pm • Tickets $5
Theatre Winter Haven Second Stage
Location
Please see below for links regarding our location for the conference this year.
