Northwest Florida State College Fine Arts Students Excel at 62nd Annual Florida Theatre Conference

NICEVILLE, FL- Students from Northwest Florida State College’s Humanities and Fine Arts Division attended the Florida Theatre Conference (FTC) at Santa Fe College in Gainesville on November 8-11  to showcase their singing, acting and performance abilities to more than 60 colleges and universities.

At the conference, students audition for callbacks, which indicate high interest from transfer universities. NWF State students collectively received 109 callbacks from 37 colleges.

 

Abrial Bonilla (Niceville) – 29 callbacks – American Musical and Dramatic Academy; The Atlantic Acting School; Broadway Artists Alliance; Borda A&M University; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Gulf Coast University; Florida International University; Florida School of the Arts; FSU; Greensboro College; Jacksonville University; LaGrange College; Lees-McRae College; New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts; New York Film Academy; NOVA; Palm Beach Atlantic; Ohio Northern University; Santa Fe; Roosevelt; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Florida; University of South Florida; University of Tampa; University of West Florida; The York Theatre; University of Montevallo; Valdosta State; University of Mobile

Michael Brooks (Crestview)– 6 callbacks –  Broadway Artists Alliance; Lees McRae College; Palm Beach Atlantic; University of Tampa; University of West Florida; The York Theatre

Abigayle Ferguson (Niceville) – 23 callbacks –  University of Florida; University of West Florida; University of South Florida; University of Tampa; University of Mobile; York Theater Company; Valdosta State College; Florida Southern; Greensboro; Jacksonville University; LaGrange; Lees McRae; Lynn University; Molloy College/CAP 21; New York Film Academy; Ohio Northern; Rollins College; Roosevelt University; AMDA; Atlantic Acting School; Broadway Arts Alliance; Florida Atlantic University; Manhattan School of Music 

Meghan Horrigan (Niceville)– 12 callbacks – LaGrange University; Jacksonville University; Lees McRae University; Lynn University; Palm Beach Atlantic; York Theatre Company; University of Florida; University of West Florida; University of Tampa; Florida Atlantic University; Chipola College, American Musical and Dramatic Academy

Jacob Smith (Crestview)– 3 callbacks – Lee’s McRae; New York Film Academy; York Theatre 

Madison Smith (Niceville)– 15 callbacks – Florida Atlantic University; American Musical and Dramatic Academy; The Atlantic Acting School; Molloy College/CAP 21; Lees McRae; The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts; Palm Beach Atlantic; Rollins College; UAB; University of Montevallo; University of Florida; University of Tampa; Winthrop; Valdosta State; The York Theatre

Zachary Sticha (Crestview)– 2 callbacks – Louisiana State University; Jacksonville University 

Valerie Trolian (Crestview)– 9 callbacks – University of West Florida; Chipola College; NOVA Southeastern University; Lynn University; Florida Southern College; Greensboro College; Florida Atlantic University; Jacksonville University; Florida School of the Arts

Dakota Welborn (Fort Walton Beach) – 10 callbacks – Florida Atlantic; Florida International; Lees-McRae; NYCDA; NSU; Palm Beach Atlantic; Winthrop; University of South Alabama; York Theatre Company; University of Florida 

 

NWF State offers a course specifically tailored to teach students how to be successful at college and university auditions, including how to choose appropriate literature, creating an individual portfolio to include a resume and headshots and personal marketing and other entrepreneurial skills.  The students in this course perform for each other in class, hold mock auditions and provide constructive feedback to their peers. 

For more information about NWF State’s Humanities and Fine Arts Division, please contact the Humanities and Fine Arts Division Chair Dr. Jeremy Ribando at ribandoj@nwfsc.edu or 850-729-6073.