Four recent graduates of the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training in Sarasota are appearing in summer productions of Shakespeare & Company, based in Lenox, Massachusetts this summer and a fifth is directing in their education program. The Company has a long history of connections to the Conservatory.

Andrei Malaev-Babel has been selected as director of the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training, the Florida State University College of Fine Arts and School of Theatre announced.

A series of showcases this spring highlighted the talents of seniors from the undergraduate Music Theatre and Acting programs, as well as the graduate students from the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training in Sarasota. In New York City, Los Angeles and online, these talented young actors demonstrated their talents before alums, donors and industry professionals.

The halls, outdoor spaces and lobbies of FSU’s Fine Arts Building came to life April 13-15 as FSU School of Theatre presented its first SOT Fringe. Aaron Thomas, Assistant Professor

FSU School of Theatre hosted a symposium on Saturday, February 26 centered on Global Blackface and Global Minstrelsy. Moderated by Assistant Professor Kellen Hoxworth, the hybrid event featured four panelists,

Nina West as Edna Turnblad and Faith Northcutt (’21) as Tracy Turnblad. 2021 Music Theatre graduate Faith Northcutt is on the road with the national tour of the musical Hairspray