FSU School Of Theatre

We're excited to celebrate the incredible accomplishments of our School of Theatre family! Whether you're a current student, a proud alum, a dedicated staff member, or part of our inspiring faculty, your journey is a vital part of our story. We want to highlight the amazing things you’ve been doing on stage, behind the scenes, in the classroom, or out in the world. Use the link in our bio to submit your stories and get featured on our pages. 🎉

🎭 The curtain rises on FSU Theatre's 2025-2026 season! 🎭 Get ready for five extraordinary productions that will take you from spine-chilling thrills to side-splitting comedy: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Oct 17-26 | Fallon Theatre You On The Moors Now | Oct 31-Nov 9 | Lab Theatre Junie B. Jones The Musical | Nov 20-23 | Fallon Theatre Footloose | Feb 20-Mar 1 | Fallon Theatre The Play That Goes Wrong | Apr 10-19 | Fallon Theatre 🎟️ Season subscriptions available now | Single tickets available Sept 10th 🎟️ Don't miss your chance to experience this exhilarating season! Link in bio for tickets and season details.

Congratulations to @theatrefsu + @musicfsu alumna Christiani Pitts on her Tony Award nomination! Nominations were announced Tuesday, recognizing Pitts for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her role in “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).” “A 20+ year old dream has been fulfilled. I've been watching the Tonys since I can remember,” Pitts told New York Theatre Guide. “I have very vivid memories of watching the Tony Awards in summer stock theatres — we all crowded around the TV.” To read more about her nomination and work on Broadway, visit the link in our bio!

Highlights from the FSU Music Theatre Senior Showcase!🎭🎬🎼💃 Featuring our seniors Bo Bailey, Kyra Angelina Paternoster, Emma Kate Farlow, Christian J. Collins, Leah Faye, Nick Nasta, and Noah Sprague. Congratulations to an incredible showcase and a bright future ahead! We are so proud of our Noles! 👏👏👏

Congratulations to our CFA faculty who were recognized at the Faculty Awards Celebration on Tuesday! The award winners from our college are: - Casey Sammarco, Associate Teaching Professor and Stage Management Director from the School of Theatre (@theatrefsu ), receiving a Developing Specialized Faculty Award. - Aaron Thomas, Associate Professor and BA Program Director from the School of Theatre (@theatrefsu ), receiving an Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award. - Mikayla Blue, Academic Advisor for the College of Fine Arts, receiving an Outstanding Undergraduate Advising Award. - Meghan Mick, Assistant Professor from the Department of Interior Architecture & Design (@fsu_iad ), receiving an Innovation in Teaching Award Congratulations to all of the 2026 Faculty Award winners! To learn more and view the full list of 2026 Faculty Award winners, visit the link in our bio! [Pictured from left to right: Casey Sammarco, Aaron Thomas, College of Fine Arts Dean James Frazier, Mikayla Blue, Meghan Mick]

🎓👏 Class of 2026 Showcase Season is here! 👏🎓 So proud of our graduating students and all the hard work that brought them to this moment. 📺 Virtual MFA Acting Showcase — Available Now 📺 Virtual BFA Acting Showcase — Available May 5 🎭 Music Theatre Live Showcase — Mon, May 4, 2026 | 4:00 PM & 7:30 PM EST | 📍 Ailey Citigroup Theatre (NYC) Join us in cheering on these artists and celebrating everything they’ve accomplished. Bravo, we’re so proud! 👏💛 🔗Links in bio

Happy Closing! What a joy it was to watch this incredible cast, crew, and creative team bring controlled chaos to the stage! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the hilariously disastrous production of “The Play That Goes Wrong.”

#Bravo! Join us in celebrating the accomplishments of our School of Theatre Community! Keith Traver, (BA Theatre ’10) has been named the next Director of Education for Orlando Shakespeare Theatre. Recent projects include directing the Central Florida premiere of Rockefeller Studios’ "The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show" in Fall 2025, launching the The Young Company Alumni Show as a fundraiser for the education department in July 2025, and writing and directing "Cracking Open a Cold One" for New Generation Theatrical, which premiered in early March 2026. Casey Sammarco, (Director of BFA Stage Management Program, Associate Professor) has received the Developing Specialized Faculty Grant from the FSU Council on Research and Creativity. This award will support her research on effective stage management communication during the 2026–27 academic year. Aaron C. Thomas, (Director of BA Theatre Program, Associate Professor) was recognized with an FSU Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award for his excellence in graduate education for the 25-26 academic year. Ramone Nelson, (BFA Music Theatre ’21) made his Broadway principal debut as Anatoly in "Chess the Musical" on March 31, 2026, performing alongside Broadway legends Aaron Tveit and Lea Michele. We are so proud of our Community. Keep up the good work, Noles! Want to be featured next? Fill out the Student and Alumni Updates Survey linked in our bio. Your success inspires our Community.

FINAL WEEK! Don’t miss your chance to see "The Play That Goes Wrong," a murder mystery that unravels into nonstop, laugh‑out‑loud mayhem. Catch it before the curtain falls for good! 📍 Fallon Theatre NOW - April 19 🎟️ Get your tickets at tickets.theatre.fsu.edu ⚠️ Audience Advisory: mild adult humor and language, references to murder and suicide, firearm prop, loud noises, use of stage blood, flashing lights and strobe, fog/haze, and escalating violence.

Congratulations to the winners of our 2026 Staff Excellence Awards! Two outstanding employees, Megan Mellino (left), Office Administrator for the School of Theatre, and Sheri Patton (right), Business Administrator for the Department of Art History, were chosen as this year’s recipients. The winners were selected by a panel of their peers from a pool of nominations submitted by College of Fine Arts faculty and staff. “The hard work of our staff is what makes everything we do at the College of Fine Arts possible,” said Dean James Frazier. “We are grateful for each of them—the support they offer our students and faculty, their flexibility and willingness to go above and beyond, and their dedication to our community.” Learn more about the winners and the rest of the nominees at the link in our bio! Photo 1 from left: Megan Mellino, Tori Cole, Sheri Patton Photo 2 from left: Megan Mellino, James Frazier Photo 3 from left: Sheri Patton, James Frazier

🎭 Opening Night chaos in all the best ways! “The Play That Goes Wrong” officially opened, and the mishaps, mayhem, and nonstop laughter were everything we hoped for (and more)! 📍 Fallon Theatre NOW - April 19 🎟️ Get your tickets at tickets.theatre.fsu.edu ⚠️ Audience Advisory: mild adult humor and language, references to murder and suicide, firearm prop, loud noises, use of stage blood, flashing lights and strobe, fog/haze, and escalating violence.

Meet the cast! They make sure the play goes on, even when everything goes wrong! You won't want to miss a single disaster! 📍 Fallon Theatre April 10 - April 19. 🎟️ tickets.theatre.fsu.edu ⚠️ Audience Advisory: mild adult humor and language, references to murder and suicide, firearm prop, loud noises, use of stage blood, flashing lights and strobe, fog/haze, and escalating violence.