Orlando Family Stage board members celebrate during the signing ceremony marking the theater’s official acquisition of MicheLee Puppets, during a reception Tuesday, November 28, 2023. The puppeteer troupe —a favorite in Central Florida performing arts for nearly 40 years— joins OFS after the death of founder and CEO Tracey Conner in June. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Orlando Family Stage board members Kate Martin and R.J. Manchester sign documents marking the theater’s official acquisition of MicheLee Puppets, during a reception Tuesday, November 28, 2023. The puppeteer troupe —a favorite in Central Florida performing arts for nearly 40 years— joins OFS after the death of founder and CEO Tracey Conner in June. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Orlando Family Stage executive director Chris Brown delivers remarks during the signing ceremony marking the theater’s official acquisition of MicheLee Puppets, during a reception Tuesday, November 28, 2023. The puppeteer troupe —a favorite in Central Florida performing arts for nearly 40 years— joins OFS after the death of founder and CEO Tracey Conner in June. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Orlando Family Stage board member Justine Espinal meets a character at the signing ceremony for the theater’s official acquisition of MicheLee Puppets, during a reception Tuesday, November 28, 2023. The puppeteer troupe —a favorite in Central Florida performing arts for nearly 40 years— joins OFS after the death of founder and CEO Tracey Conner in June. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

At Orlando Family Stage, character puppets herald the signing ceremony for the theater’s official acquisition of MicheLee Puppets, during a reception Tuesday, November 28, 2023. The puppeteer troupe —a favorite in Central Florida performing arts for nearly 40 years— joins OFS after the death of founder and CEO Tracey Conner in June. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Orlando Family Stage board members Kate Martin and R.J. Manchester sign documents marking the theater’s official acquisition of MicheLee Puppets, during a reception Tuesday, November 28, 2023. The puppeteer troupe —a favorite in Central Florida performing arts for nearly 40 years— joins OFS after the death of founder and CEO Tracey Conner in June. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Orlando Family Stage board members celebrate during the signing ceremony marking the theater’s official acquisition of MicheLee Puppets, during a reception Tuesday, November 28, 2023. The puppeteer troupe —a favorite in Central Florida performing arts for nearly 40 years— joins OFS after the death of founder and CEO Tracey Conner in June. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Orlando Family Stage’s Ashley Willsey adjusts one of the character puppets during the signing ceremony for the theater’s official acquisition of MicheLee Puppets, during a reception Tuesday, November 28, 2023. The puppeteer troupe —a favorite in Central Florida performing arts for nearly 40 years— joins OFS after the death of founder and CEO Tracey Conner in June. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

At Orlando Family Stage, character puppets herald the signing ceremony for the theater’s official acquisition of MicheLee Puppets, during a reception Tuesday, November 28, 2023. The puppeteer troupe —a favorite in Central Florida performing arts for nearly 40 years— joins OFS after the death of founder and CEO Tracey Conner in June. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

At Orlando Family Stage, character puppets watch the signing ceremony for the theater’s official acquisition of MicheLee Puppets, during a reception Tuesday, November 28, 2023. The puppeteer troupe —a favorite in Central Florida performing arts for nearly 40 years— joins OFS after the death of founder and CEO Tracey Conner in June. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)