FSCJ Summer Musical Theatre Experience

08/04/2024

07/31/2024

Thank you to everyone that participated or came out and supported our production of Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast'! We had an amazing summer!

When one show closes, another show gets started. We cannot wait for you to join us in 1934 aboard the SS American in next summer's production of the Cole Porter classic: 'ANYTHING GOES'

Keep an eye out for audition information, coming soon!

07/24/2024

Tickets are still available for all three shows this weekend!!! Only 28 seats left for Sunday, July 28!

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07/20/2024

Meet Matt! Matt has participated with SMTE for 5 years! Come see Matt as The Beast in our production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast!

Interview with 2024 SMTE cast member, Matt Salek (The Beast)

07/20/2024

Show #2 today! Tickets are still available for all shows! Only 10 seats left for our matinee on Sunday, July 21!

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The Summer Musical Theatre Experience (SMTE) provides the opportunity for local area high school students to work hands-on with some of the highest recognized local theatre professionals at the FSCJ Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts.

07/19/2024

Update: July 19 at 6:20pm ticketing system back online. Tickets for tonight must be purchased at the doors. Seats are still available. Visit our website to purchase tickets to all other performances.

Ticket update: July 19 at 1pm: our ticketing system is experiencing a national outage and tickets cannot be purchased at this time. Tickets are still available for all performances. If issue is not resolved for tonight's performance, please be prepared to pay with cash.

We will post any updates.

07/19/2024

IT'S OPENING NIGHT!!!! AHHH!!!! We can't wait to share this story with you.

Check out this interview with our Belle, Suliette! https://youtu.be/qp7KZfxMw8A

Link for tickets in comments.

Interview with SMTE 2024 cast member Suliette Ortiz

07/18/2024

Check out Belle and Lumiere at First Coast Living!
Come see our productuon of Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' opening this Friday (July 19) and running through July 28! Link for tickets in the comments.

07/10/2024

thanks for inviting me to rehearsal last night! so great seeing familiar faces back on the stage! rest up and break legs next week!

07/08/2024

See a sneak peek of our production of Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' on Saturday, July 13 at 10:30 a.m. at the Riverside Arts Market!

Purchase tickets to see the full production July 19 - 28 here: https://shop.fscjartistseries.org/overview/3862

07/06/2024

Here are the photos of the week!!! 🌹

Don’t forget to buy your tickets, just go to the link in our bio and be our guest 😉✨

07/03/2024

Countdown!!! -15 days ‼️

Please be our guest and come watch this amazing production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast 🌹🕯️

Starting Friday, July 19th at 7:00 PM, at the Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts.

Tickets are available in the link of our bio or by calling (904) 646-2222 📞

Don’t Miss it, It’s going to be MAGICAL ✨

06/26/2024

Beauty and the Beast tech crew is hard at work! Come see what they are working on July 19-28! www.fscjartistseries.org

06/21/2024

Check out SMTE Alum, Reece, in the Netflix series 'America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders'. The series follows her journey of auditioning to be a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader! CONGRATS REECE!

06/19/2024

Stage Combat workshop #2! Great job to the cast and crew of Beauty and the Beast!

Get your tickets now! www.fscjartistseries.org

06/18/2024

Half of the cast and a couple of the technicians of Beauty and the Beast had an amazing time in their fight workshop tonight! Other half gets to play on Tuesday!

06/17/2024

David Paul Kidder, on the right!!!

06/17/2024

https://youtu.be/BqGPSwiE4U4?si=_cAzsprExuLSVDgv

SMTE in the Tony’s last night. David Paul Kidder was in our first SMTE production, Guys and Dolls, in 2006.

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06/11/2024

This group of villagers went to hunt down a beast last night! Check out these cast members and many more in the SMTE production of Disney’s 'Beauty and the Beast' July 19 - 28, 20224. Call (904) 646-2222 or visit www.fscjartistseries.org for tickets

06/04/2024

We are excited to announce that the Friday, July 26 at 7 p.m. performance will have ASL Interpreters!

05/31/2024

Congratulations to the Cast of SMTE 2024 on completing their second week of rehearsal!! Check out these amazing students in Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' July 19 - 28!

05/23/2024

The crew is hard at work painting two new drops for our production of 'Beauty and the Beast'!

05/21/2024

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04/30/2024

04/29/2024

TODAY IS THE DAY! We will start calling the students that auditioned at 3:30pm! If you don't get a call today, don't fret! Everyone that auditioned will hear from us by 6pm on Wednesday, May 1. Be sure to check your voicemail!