TheatreLab is the black box performance space for the productions of the FGCU Theatre Program. The theatre is located in the Arts Complex on the FGCU campus, seats up to 90, and the configuration often changes depending on the production, so every play has a unique feel.
Important Information About 2021/22 TheatreLab Season
The Bower School of Music & the Arts would like to welcome you to the TheatreLab page. We are excited to welcome the public back on campus for events throughout the 2021/22 Season, and ask that you check the website often for any possible updates.
The Bower School of Music & the Arts would like to thank our streaming partner, WGCU Public Media
2021-22 TheatreLab Season
| name | image | day | month | year | time | duration | color | location | description | image_alt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purvis Young: This is the Life I See | /cas/bsma/art/images/Purvis_Young_325x225.jpg | 14 | 1 | 2022 | 10:00a | 1 | 3 | ArtLab, west side of the Library, FGCU Campus |
January 14 – February 17, 2022 In 2009, the FGCU Art Galleries first presented its collection of Purvis Young’s work to the university and community as a celebration of a gift from Miami’s Rubell Family Collection. This year, in celebration of African American talent, history and art, the galleries are presenting Purvis Young’s work in two arenas: the FGCU ArtLab and the Black History Museum of Fort Myers. Purvis Young worked with materials that he found, recycled, put together, recreated and constructed. His contextually uncluttered approach to art made no assumptions about what should or should not be used to produce his works, or how such materials should be combined. Born in 1943 in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood, Young is most associated with the Overtown neighborhood where he settled in his 20s. Young’s work touched on social and racial themes, depicting the struggles and joys of Miami’s poor black community, but the story he recorded in paint is the story of everywhere. His concerns were universal. His view from the street was the view of the people. Heads, figures, animals and icons appear within the abstractions of his layered and complex compositions. Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public MediaThe Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Purvis Young, American (1943 – 2010), Untitled (Horses and Figures), c. 1985-1999; Paint on board, 19 x 35 x 25 in.; 2010.0001.0028; Gift of Rubell Family Collection, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries |
Purvis Young |
| Purvis Young: This is the Life I See | /cas/bsma/art/images/Purvis_Young_325x225.jpg | 18 | 1 | 2022 | 10:00a | 4 | 3 | ArtLab, west side of the Library, FGCU Campus |
January 14 – February 17, 2022 In 2009, the FGCU Art Galleries first presented its collection of Purvis Young’s work to the university and community as a celebration of a gift from Miami’s Rubell Family Collection. This year, in celebration of African American talent, history and art, the galleries are presenting Purvis Young’s work in two arenas: the FGCU ArtLab and the Black History Museum of Fort Myers. Purvis Young worked with materials that he found, recycled, put together, recreated and constructed. His contextually uncluttered approach to art made no assumptions about what should or should not be used to produce his works, or how such materials should be combined. Born in 1943 in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood, Young is most associated with the Overtown neighborhood where he settled in his 20s. Young’s work touched on social and racial themes, depicting the struggles and joys of Miami’s poor black community, but the story he recorded in paint is the story of everywhere. His concerns were universal. His view from the street was the view of the people. Heads, figures, animals and icons appear within the abstractions of his layered and complex compositions. Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public MediaThe Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Purvis Young, American (1943 – 2010), Untitled (Horses and Figures), c. 1985-1999; Paint on board, 19 x 35 x 25 in.; 2010.0001.0028; Gift of Rubell Family Collection, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries |
Purvis Young |
| Purvis Young: This is the Life I See | /cas/bsma/art/images/Purvis_Young_325x225.jpg | 24 | 1 | 2022 | 10:00a | 5 | 3 | ArtLab, west side of the Library, FGCU Campus |
January 14 – February 17, 2022 In 2009, the FGCU Art Galleries first presented its collection of Purvis Young’s work to the university and community as a celebration of a gift from Miami’s Rubell Family Collection. This year, in celebration of African American talent, history and art, the galleries are presenting Purvis Young’s work in two arenas: the FGCU ArtLab and the Black History Museum of Fort Myers. Purvis Young worked with materials that he found, recycled, put together, recreated and constructed. His contextually uncluttered approach to art made no assumptions about what should or should not be used to produce his works, or how such materials should be combined. Born in 1943 in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood, Young is most associated with the Overtown neighborhood where he settled in his 20s. Young’s work touched on social and racial themes, depicting the struggles and joys of Miami’s poor black community, but the story he recorded in paint is the story of everywhere. His concerns were universal. His view from the street was the view of the people. Heads, figures, animals and icons appear within the abstractions of his layered and complex compositions. Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public MediaThe Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Purvis Young, American (1943 – 2010), Untitled (Horses and Figures), c. 1985-1999; Paint on board, 19 x 35 x 25 in.; 2010.0001.0028; Gift of Rubell Family Collection, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries |
Purvis Young |
| Travis Somerville: Burden of Consequences | /cas/bsma/art/images/Travis_Somerville_325x225.jpg | 28 | 1 | 2022 | 10:00a | 1 | 3 | Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex |
January 28 – March 3, 2022 Social injustice and the economic and political structures that perpetuate oppression, racism in America, the refugee crisis and the current global political environment, are all issues that have been subjects in Travis Somerville’s work. He often uses stereotypical and confrontational racial imagery for its nostalgic familiarity, asking the viewer to confront their internal feelings about racism and class struggle. Somerville grew up in the Southern United States in the tumultuous 1960's and 70's surrounded by the Southern gentility that harbored underlying racism and hostility. These social dualities, contradictions and hypocrisies are exposed in his work paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations. Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public MediaThe Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Travis Somerville, Year of Our Lord, 2020; Acrylic, collage, and gesso on found truck tarp, 118 x 123 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Maus Contemporary |
Travis Somerville |
| Krzysztof Biernacki, baritone with Michael Baron, piano Nisita Concert Series | /concerts/images/krzysztof_biernacki_325x225.jpg | 30 | 1 | 2022 | 3:00p | 1 | 1 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus | Join baritone Krzysztof Biernacki and pianist Michael Baron for a masterworks recital
featuring outstanding selections from 19th and 20th-century art song repertoire. Dr.
Biernacki appeared in principal roles with opera companies and symphony orchestras
in North America and Europe and is an accomplished recitalist performing a wide range
of vocal repertoire in numerous languages. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the
artist who also serves as the Director of the Bower School of Music & the Arts. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available at fgcu.edu/concerts 239-745-4268 |
Krzysztof Biernacki |
| Travis Somerville: Burden of Consequences | /cas/bsma/art/images/Travis_Somerville_325x225.jpg | 31 | 1 | 2022 | 10:00a | 5 | 3 | Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex |
January 28 – March 3, 2022 Social injustice and the economic and political structures that perpetuate oppression, racism in America, the refugee crisis and the current global political environment, are all issues that have been subjects in Travis Somerville’s work. He often uses stereotypical and confrontational racial imagery for its nostalgic familiarity, asking the viewer to confront their internal feelings about racism and class struggle. Somerville grew up in the Southern United States in the tumultuous 1960's and 70's surrounded by the Southern gentility that harbored underlying racism and hostility. These social dualities, contradictions and hypocrisies are exposed in his work paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations. Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public MediaThe Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Travis Somerville, Year of Our Lord, 2020; Acrylic, collage, and gesso on found truck tarp, 118 x 123 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Maus Contemporary |
Travis Somerville |
| Purvis Young: This is the Life I See | /cas/bsma/art/images/Purvis_Young_325x225.jpg | 31 | 1 | 2022 | 10:00a | 5 | 3 | ArtLab, west side of the Library, FGCU Campus |
January 14 – February 17, 2022 In 2009, the FGCU Art Galleries first presented its collection of Purvis Young’s work to the university and community as a celebration of a gift from Miami’s Rubell Family Collection. This year, in celebration of African American talent, history and art, the galleries are presenting Purvis Young’s work in two arenas: the FGCU ArtLab and the Black History Museum of Fort Myers. Purvis Young worked with materials that he found, recycled, put together, recreated and constructed. His contextually uncluttered approach to art made no assumptions about what should or should not be used to produce his works, or how such materials should be combined. Born in 1943 in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood, Young is most associated with the Overtown neighborhood where he settled in his 20s. Young’s work touched on social and racial themes, depicting the struggles and joys of Miami’s poor black community, but the story he recorded in paint is the story of everywhere. His concerns were universal. His view from the street was the view of the people. Heads, figures, animals and icons appear within the abstractions of his layered and complex compositions. Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public MediaThe Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Purvis Young, American (1943 – 2010), Untitled (Horses and Figures), c. 1985-1999; Paint on board, 19 x 35 x 25 in.; 2010.0001.0028; Gift of Rubell Family Collection, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries |
Purvis Young |
| Wind Orchestra | /concerts/images/windorchestra_325x225.jpg | 3 | 2 | 2022 | 7:30p | 1 | 2 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus |
This concert is free and open to the public |
Wind Orchestra |
| Frank Almond, violin with Michael Baron, piano Nisita Concert Series | /concerts/images/frank_almond_325x225.jpg | 5 | 2 | 2022 | 7:30p | 1 | 1 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus | For 25 seasons, Frank Almond was the Concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
He held similar positions with the Rotterdam Philharmonic and the London Philharmonic
Orchestra. A prizewinner of the Paganini and Tchaikovsky competitions, his most recent
series of recordings, A Violin’s Life, chronicles the history and lineage of his current
violin, the 1715 Lipiński Stradivarius. The instrument has direct ties to Giuseppe
Tartini, Edvard Grieg, Johannes Brahms, and Robert and Clara Schumann. A concert not
to be missed. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available at fgcu.edu/concerts 239-745-4268 |
Frank Almond |
| Travis Somerville: Burden of Consequences | /cas/bsma/art/images/Travis_Somerville_325x225.jpg | 7 | 2 | 2022 | 10:00a | 5 | 3 | Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex |
January 28 – March 3, 2022 Social injustice and the economic and political structures that perpetuate oppression, racism in America, the refugee crisis and the current global political environment, are all issues that have been subjects in Travis Somerville’s work. He often uses stereotypical and confrontational racial imagery for its nostalgic familiarity, asking the viewer to confront their internal feelings about racism and class struggle. Somerville grew up in the Southern United States in the tumultuous 1960's and 70's surrounded by the Southern gentility that harbored underlying racism and hostility. These social dualities, contradictions and hypocrisies are exposed in his work paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations. Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public MediaThe Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Travis Somerville, Year of Our Lord, 2020; Acrylic, collage, and gesso on found truck tarp, 118 x 123 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Maus Contemporary |
Travis Somerville |
| Purvis Young: This is the Life I See | /cas/bsma/art/images/Purvis_Young_325x225.jpg | 7 | 2 | 2022 | 10:00a | 5 | 3 | ArtLab, west side of the Library, FGCU Campus |
January 14 – February 17, 2022 In 2009, the FGCU Art Galleries first presented its collection of Purvis Young’s work to the university and community as a celebration of a gift from Miami’s Rubell Family Collection. This year, in celebration of African American talent, history and art, the galleries are presenting Purvis Young’s work in two arenas: the FGCU ArtLab and the Black History Museum of Fort Myers. Purvis Young worked with materials that he found, recycled, put together, recreated and constructed. His contextually uncluttered approach to art made no assumptions about what should or should not be used to produce his works, or how such materials should be combined. Born in 1943 in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood, Young is most associated with the Overtown neighborhood where he settled in his 20s. Young’s work touched on social and racial themes, depicting the struggles and joys of Miami’s poor black community, but the story he recorded in paint is the story of everywhere. His concerns were universal. His view from the street was the view of the people. Heads, figures, animals and icons appear within the abstractions of his layered and complex compositions. Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public MediaThe Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Purvis Young, American (1943 – 2010), Untitled (Horses and Figures), c. 1985-1999; Paint on board, 19 x 35 x 25 in.; 2010.0001.0028; Gift of Rubell Family Collection, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries |
Purvis Young |
| Symphonic Band | /concerts/images/symphonicband_325x225.jpg | 10 | 2 | 2022 | 7:30p | 1 | 2 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus |
This concert is free and open to the public |
Symphonic Band |
| Chamber Choir & Symphony Orchestra | /concerts/images/choir_325x225.jpg | 11 | 2 | 2022 | 7:30p | 1 | 2 | Naples United Church of Christ, 5200 Crayton Rd, Naples |
This concert is free and open to the public |
Choir |
| Priscila Navarro, piano Nisita Concert Series | /concerts/images/priscilanavarro337x261.jpg | 13 | 2 | 2022 | 3:00p | 1 | 1 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus |
The brilliant Peruvian pianist Priscila Navarro (’15, Music) will perform an exciting solo piano recital containing works by Bach/Busoni, Haydn, Brahms, Albeniz and Gershwin. A scintillating performer, Dr. Navarro is the recipient of important competition prizes from all over the world. A proud alumna of Florida Gulf Coast University, we are proud to present this popular artist back to our stage. Please note that this concert will be replacing Santiago Rodriguez, piano. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available at fgcu.edu/concerts 239-745-4268 |
Priscila Navarro |
| Travis Somerville: Burden of Consequences | /cas/bsma/art/images/Travis_Somerville_325x225.jpg | 14 | 2 | 2022 | 10:00a | 5 | 3 | Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex |
January 28 – March 3, 2022 Social injustice and the economic and political structures that perpetuate oppression, racism in America, the refugee crisis and the current global political environment, are all issues that have been subjects in Travis Somerville’s work. He often uses stereotypical and confrontational racial imagery for its nostalgic familiarity, asking the viewer to confront their internal feelings about racism and class struggle. Somerville grew up in the Southern United States in the tumultuous 1960's and 70's surrounded by the Southern gentility that harbored underlying racism and hostility. These social dualities, contradictions and hypocrisies are exposed in his work paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations. Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public MediaThe Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Travis Somerville, Year of Our Lord, 2020; Acrylic, collage, and gesso on found truck tarp, 118 x 123 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Maus Contemporary |
Travis Somerville |
| Purvis Young: This is the Life I See | /cas/bsma/art/images/Purvis_Young_325x225.jpg | 14 | 2 | 2022 | 10:00a | 4 | 3 | ArtLab, west side of the Library, FGCU Campus |
January 14 – February 17, 2022 In 2009, the FGCU Art Galleries first presented its collection of Purvis Young’s work to the university and community as a celebration of a gift from Miami’s Rubell Family Collection. This year, in celebration of African American talent, history and art, the galleries are presenting Purvis Young’s work in two arenas: the FGCU ArtLab and the Black History Museum of Fort Myers. Purvis Young worked with materials that he found, recycled, put together, recreated and constructed. His contextually uncluttered approach to art made no assumptions about what should or should not be used to produce his works, or how such materials should be combined. Born in 1943 in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood, Young is most associated with the Overtown neighborhood where he settled in his 20s. Young’s work touched on social and racial themes, depicting the struggles and joys of Miami’s poor black community, but the story he recorded in paint is the story of everywhere. His concerns were universal. His view from the street was the view of the people. Heads, figures, animals and icons appear within the abstractions of his layered and complex compositions. Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public MediaThe Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Purvis Young, American (1943 – 2010), Untitled (Horses and Figures), c. 1985-1999; Paint on board, 19 x 35 x 25 in.; 2010.0001.0028; Gift of Rubell Family Collection, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries |
Purvis Young |
| Jazz Ensemble | /concerts/images/jazz_325x225.jpg | 17 | 2 | 2022 | 7:30p | 1 | 2 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus |
This concert is free and open to the public |
Jazz |
| Travis Somerville: Burden of Consequences | /cas/bsma/art/images/Travis_Somerville_325x225.jpg | 21 | 2 | 2022 | 10:00a | 5 | 3 | Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex |
January 28 – March 3, 2022 Social injustice and the economic and political structures that perpetuate oppression, racism in America, the refugee crisis and the current global political environment, are all issues that have been subjects in Travis Somerville’s work. He often uses stereotypical and confrontational racial imagery for its nostalgic familiarity, asking the viewer to confront their internal feelings about racism and class struggle. Somerville grew up in the Southern United States in the tumultuous 1960's and 70's surrounded by the Southern gentility that harbored underlying racism and hostility. These social dualities, contradictions and hypocrisies are exposed in his work paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations. Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public MediaThe Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Travis Somerville, Year of Our Lord, 2020; Acrylic, collage, and gesso on found truck tarp, 118 x 123 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Maus Contemporary |
Travis Somerville |
| Ryan Little, horn with Michael Baron, piano Nisita Concert Series | /concerts/images/ryan_little_325x225.jpg | 27 | 2 | 2022 | 3:00p | 1 | 1 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus | Ryan Little, Principal Horn of the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra and Instructor at
the Bower School of Music joins pianist Michael Baron in a recital of rare gems form
the horn repertoire. This is a rare opportunity to hear a master of this beautiful
and difficult instrument perform lyrical and virtuoso pieces in the acoustically exquisite
U. Tobe Recital Hall. A concert not to be missed. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available at fgcu.edu/concerts 239-745-4268 |
Ryan Little |
| Travis Somerville: Burden of Consequences | /cas/bsma/art/images/Travis_Somerville_325x225.jpg | 28 | 2 | 2022 | 10:00a | 4 | 3 | Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex, FGCU Campus |
January 28 – March 3, 2022 Social injustice and the economic and political structures that perpetuate oppression, racism in America, the refugee crisis and the current global political environment, are all issues that have been subjects in Travis Somerville’s work. He often uses stereotypical and confrontational racial imagery for its nostalgic familiarity, asking the viewer to confront their internal feelings about racism and class struggle. Somerville grew up in the Southern United States in the tumultuous 1960's and 70's surrounded by the Southern gentility that harbored underlying racism and hostility. These social dualities, contradictions and hypocrisies are exposed in his work paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations. Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public MediaThe Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Travis Somerville, Year of Our Lord, 2020; Acrylic, collage, and gesso on found truck tarp, 118 x 123 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Maus Contemporary |
Travis Somerville |
| Wind Orchestra | /concerts/images/windorchestra_325x225.jpg | 3 | 3 | 2022 | 7:30p | 1 | 2 | Lehigh Senior High School, 901 Gunnery Rd, Lehigh Acres |
This concert is free and open to the public |
Wind Orchestra |
| Pat Collins: Action, Reaction, Interaction | /cas/bsma/art/images/Pat_Collins_325x225.jpg | 4 | 3 | 2022 | 10:00a | 1 | 3 | ArtLab, west side of the Library, FGCU Campus |
March 4 – April 7, 2022 Pat Collins looks for public art opportunities to create projects involving viewer participation, to expand the visibility of art in the community. Combining the carnivalesque with social commentary, Collins works with stencils, silhouettes and cutouts of varying materials. She layers and juxtaposes these elements to activate the space as a stage for a cast of characters and symbols. The challenges of communication in daily life and the emotions they trigger fill the landscape of images. Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public MediaThe Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Pat Collins, Action Reaction Interaction, 2020; Mixed media collage composition designed for projection, 14 x 26 in. |
Pat Collins |
| FGCU Spring Break | 7 | 3 | 2022 | 5 | 5 |
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| Pat Collins: Action, Reaction, Interaction | /cas/bsma/art/images/Pat_Collins_325x225.jpg | 14 | 3 | 2022 | 10:00a | 5 | 3 | ArtLab, west side of the Library, FGCU Campus |
March 4 – April 7, 2022 Pat Collins looks for public art opportunities to create projects involving viewer participation, to expand the visibility of art in the community. Combining the carnivalesque with social commentary, Collins works with stencils, silhouettes and cutouts of varying materials. She layers and juxtaposes these elements to activate the space as a stage for a cast of characters and symbols. The challenges of communication in daily life and the emotions they trigger fill the landscape of images. Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public MediaThe Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Pat Collins, Action Reaction Interaction, 2020; Mixed media collage composition designed for projection, 14 x 26 in. |
Pat Collins |
| Happy 100th Birthday, Piazzolla! Nisita Concert Series | /concerts/images/piazolla_325x225.jpg | 17 | 3 | 2022 | 7:30p | 1 | 1 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus |
Jodi DeSalvo, piano Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available at fgcu.edu/concerts 239-745-4268 |
Piazzolla |
| Pat Collins: Action, Reaction, Interaction | /cas/bsma/art/images/Pat_Collins_325x225.jpg | 21 | 3 | 2022 | 10:00a | 5 | 3 | ArtLab, west side of the Library, FGCU Campus |
March 4 – April 7, 2022 Pat Collins looks for public art opportunities to create projects involving viewer participation, to expand the visibility of art in the community. Combining the carnivalesque with social commentary, Collins works with stencils, silhouettes and cutouts of varying materials. She layers and juxtaposes these elements to activate the space as a stage for a cast of characters and symbols. The challenges of communication in daily life and the emotions they trigger fill the landscape of images. Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public MediaThe Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Pat Collins, Action Reaction Interaction, 2020; Mixed media collage composition designed for projection, 14 x 26 in. |
Pat Collins |
| 24 th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition | /cas/bsma/art/images/annual_juried_exhibition_325x225.jpg | 25 | 3 | 2022 | 10:00a | 1 | 3 | Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex, FGCU Campus |
March 25 – April 7, 2022 Students working in sculpture, drawing, digital media, printmaking, painting and ceramics submit their finest works for this annual juried exhibition. Up to 70 works of art, demonstrating students’ accomplishments and experiments, will be featured. The jurors for the exhibition are area arts professionals.Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero; Method & Concept; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public Media The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Ariel Collins, Orange Durag #1 (detail), 2020; Acrylic on canvas, 26 x 36 in. designed for projection, 14 x 26 in. |
Juried Exhibition |
| An Evening of Mozart by Opera Workshop | /concerts/images/opera_325x225.jpg | 26 | 3 | 2022 | 7:30p | 1 | 2 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus |
This concert is free and open to the public |
Opera |
| An Evening of Mozart by Opera Workshop | /concerts/images/opera_325x225.jpg | 27 | 3 | 2022 | 3:00p | 1 | 2 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus |
This concert is free and open to the public |
Opera |
| 24 th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition | /cas/bsma/art/images/annual_juried_exhibition_325x225.jpg | 28 | 3 | 2022 | 10:00a | 5 | 3 | Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex, FGCU Campus |
March 25 – April 7, 2022 Students working in sculpture, drawing, digital media, printmaking, painting and ceramics submit their finest works for this annual juried exhibition. Up to 70 works of art, demonstrating students’ accomplishments and experiments, will be featured. The jurors for the exhibition are area arts professionals.Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero; Method & Concept; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public Media The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Ariel Collins, Orange Durag #1 (detail), 2020; Acrylic on canvas, 26 x 36 in. designed for projection, 14 x 26 in. |
Juried Exhibition |
| Pat Collins: Action, Reaction, Interaction | /cas/bsma/art/images/Pat_Collins_325x225.jpg | 28 | 3 | 2022 | 10:00a | 5 | 3 | ArtLab, west side of the Library, FGCU Campus |
March 4 – April 7, 2022 Pat Collins looks for public art opportunities to create projects involving viewer participation, to expand the visibility of art in the community. Combining the carnivalesque with social commentary, Collins works with stencils, silhouettes and cutouts of varying materials. She layers and juxtaposes these elements to activate the space as a stage for a cast of characters and symbols. The challenges of communication in daily life and the emotions they trigger fill the landscape of images. Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public MediaThe Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Pat Collins, Action Reaction Interaction, 2020; Mixed media collage composition designed for projection, 14 x 26 in. |
Pat Collins |
| Emerging Artist Series at Sanibel Music Festival | /concerts/images/sanibel_music_fest_325x225.jpg | 29 | 3 | 2022 | 11:00a | 1 | 2 | Sanibel Congregational U.C.C., 2050 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel |
Sanibel Music Festival’s 2nd Annual Emerging Artist Series will once again feature the strings of the Bower School of Music. Last season, Dr. Kyle Szabo brought three string student ensembles to perform outdoors on Sanibel, and will continue the new tradition in 2022! Be sure to check the Festival’s website or ours for updates and ticketing information. Information and tickets can be found at sanibelmusicfestival.org |
Sanibel Music Festival |
| String Chamber Ensemble | /concerts/images/student_ensemble_series_325x225.jpg | 31 | 3 | 2022 | 7:30p | 1 | 2 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus |
This concert is free and open to the public |
Student Ensemble Series |
| Beethoven Champagne Signature Concert | /concerts/images/beethoven_image_325x225.jpg | 3 | 4 | 2022 | 3:00p | 1 | 1 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus |
Michael Baron, piano In celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday, the Myra & Van Williams Distinguished Professor in Music, Pianist Michael Baron joins musicians from the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra Glenn Basham, Concertmaster; Adam Satinsky, Principal Cello and Paul Votapek, Principal Clarinet to explore chamber music works of the immortal Beethoven in deeply moving performances. Works to be performed are: The concert is at 3:00 pm and will be followed by a champagne reception. RSVPs are required for this concert, and contributions are encouraged. All proceeds benefit the Bower School of Music. This concert is sponsored by Richard S. Prescott & DJ Arnold and Monaise MacDonald. Information and reservations can be found online at: fgcu.edu/concerts/champagne |
Beethoven |
| 24 th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition | /cas/bsma/art/images/annual_juried_exhibition_325x225.jpg | 4 | 4 | 2022 | 10:00a | 4 | 3 | Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex, FGCU Campus |
March 25 – April 7, 2022 Students working in sculpture, drawing, digital media, printmaking, painting and ceramics submit their finest works for this annual juried exhibition. Up to 70 works of art, demonstrating students’ accomplishments and experiments, will be featured. The jurors for the exhibition are area arts professionals.Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero; Method & Concept; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public Media The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Ariel Collins, Orange Durag #1 (detail), 2020; Acrylic on canvas, 26 x 36 in. designed for projection, 14 x 26 in. |
Juried Exhibition |
| Pat Collins: Action, Reaction, Interaction | /cas/bsma/art/images/Pat_Collins_325x225.jpg | 4 | 4 | 2022 | 10:00a | 4 | 3 | ArtLab, west side of the Library, FGCU Campus |
March 4 – April 7, 2022 Pat Collins looks for public art opportunities to create projects involving viewer participation, to expand the visibility of art in the community. Combining the carnivalesque with social commentary, Collins works with stencils, silhouettes and cutouts of varying materials. She layers and juxtaposes these elements to activate the space as a stage for a cast of characters and symbols. The challenges of communication in daily life and the emotions they trigger fill the landscape of images. Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public MediaThe Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Pat Collins, Action Reaction Interaction, 2020; Mixed media collage composition designed for projection, 14 x 26 in. |
Pat Collins |
| Emerging Artist Series at Sanibel Music Festival | /concerts/images/sanibel_music_fest_325x225.jpg | 5 | 4 | 2022 | 11:00a | 1 | 2 | Sanibel Congregational U.C.C., 2050 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel |
Sanibel Music Festival’s 2nd Annual Emerging Artist Series will once again feature the strings of the Bower School of Music. Last season, Dr. Kyle Szabo brought three string student ensembles to perform outdoors on Sanibel, and will continue the new tradition in 2022! Be sure to check the Festival’s website or ours for updates and ticketing information. Information and tickets can be found at sanibelmusicfestival.org |
Sanibel Music Festival |
| Percussion Chamber Ensemble | /concerts/images/student_ensemble_series_325x225.jpg | 6 | 4 | 2022 | 7:30p | 1 | 2 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus |
This concert is free and open to the public |
Student Ensemble Series |
| Wind Orchestra | /concerts/images/windorchestra_325x225.jpg | 7 | 4 | 2022 | 7:30p | 1 | 2 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus |
This concert is free and open to the public |
Wind Orchestra |
| Wind Chamber Ensemble | /concerts/images/student_ensemble_series_325x225.jpg | 12 | 4 | 2022 | 7:30p | 1 | 2 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus |
This concert is free and open to the public |
Student Ensemble Series |
| Digital Media Design Senior Projects, Spring 2022 | /artevents/images/dmd_sr_projects_325x225.jpg | 19 | 4 | 2022 | 11:00a | 3 | 3 | Cohen Student Union, Rm 214 |
DMD Senior Projects, Spring 2022 is an exhibition of graduating students from the Digital Media Design major. Senior Projects is a showcase of innovative and creative student work and is a platform for the emerging talent and fresh thinking of these young designers. The students are working across multiple media including interactive design, video production, animation, video game design, graphic design, photography and illustration. The works in this exhibition are a celebration of their talent and the exhibition is an important step towards careers in the design industry. Image credit: Ana Quintana, Monsters don’t have to be scary (character designs), 2021; Digital Illustration, 18 x 24 in. |
DMD Sr Projects |
| Symphonic Band | /concerts/images/symphonicband_325x225.jpg | 19 | 4 | 2022 | 7:30p | 1 | 2 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus |
This concert is free and open to the public |
Symphonic Band |
| FGCU Philharmonia | /concerts/images/symphony_325x225.jpg | 20 | 4 | 2022 | 7:30p | 1 | 2 | South Ft. Myers High School, 14020 Plantation Rd, Ft. Myers **Please note the change of venue |
This concert is free and open to the public |
FGCU Philharmonia |
| Senior Projects, Spring 2022 Opening Artists' Talk | /cas/bsma/art/images/Sr_Projects_Spring_2022_325x225.jpg | 21 | 4 | 2022 | 5:00p | 1 | 3 | Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex, FGCU Campus |
Patricia Fay, Faculty Mentor At the end of their studies, art majors are required to develop and present a coherent body of self-generated work. This exhibition combines their knowledge of techniques and concepts while drawing on research of historical and contemporary artists. Each senior art major in the exhibition designs and creates a unique installation that combines their technical skills and conceptual vision. Sponsored by The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero and WGCU Public Media The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Tai Goggins (‘17, Art) and Jacq Sanabria (‘16, Art) in the Wasmer Art Gallery, Photograph by Caitlin Rosolen de Jesus (’18, Art) |
Sr Projects Spring 2022 |
| Senior Projects, Spring 2022 | /cas/bsma/art/images/Sr_Projects_Spring_2022_325x225.jpg | 22 | 4 | 2022 | 10:00a | 1 | 3 | Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex, FGCU Campus |
April 22-May 6, 2022 Patricia Fay, Faculty Mentor At the end of their studies, art majors are required to develop and present a coherent body of self-generated work. This exhibition combines their knowledge of techniques and concepts while drawing on research of historical and contemporary artists. Each senior art major in the exhibition designs and creates a unique installation that combines their technical skills and conceptual vision. Sponsored by The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero and WGCU Public Media The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Tai Goggins (‘17, Art) and Jacq Sanabria (‘16, Art) in the Wasmer Art Gallery, Photograph by Caitlin Rosolen de Jesus (’18, Art) |
Sr Projects Spring 2022 |
| Stories of Spoon River | /cas/bsma/images/stories_of_spoon_river_325x225.jpg | 22 | 4 | 2022 | 7:30p | 2 | 4 | TheatreLab, Arts Complex, FGCU Campus |
Adapted and co-directed by FGCU students and facilitated by Kristin Mellian April 22-May 1, 2022 April 22, 23, 29 & 30 at 7:30pm Every town has its secrets, but what happens when the souls of departed residents return to reveal them? In 1915, Edgar Lee Masters published a collection of free-verse first-person autobiographical epitaph poems expressing the lives, the grievances, and the manner of death of over two-hundred fictional residents of an imaginary town called Spoon River. Join FGCU's Creating New Theatre class for their devised work Stories of Spoon River based on and including poems from Masters’ Spoon River Anthology. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab *There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following this performance |
Stories of Spoon River image |
| University Choir & Women's Chorale | /concerts/images/choir_325x225.jpg | 22 | 4 | 2022 | 7:30p | 1 | 2 | Naples United Church of Christ, 5200 Crayton Rd, Naples |
This concert is free and open to the public |
Choir |
| Benefit Concert for Humanitarian Relief in Ukraine | /concerts/images/ukraine325x225.jpg | 23 | 4 | 2022 | 3:00p | 1 | 2 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus |
In support of Ukrainian sovereignty, the Myra & Van Williams Distinguished Professor
of Music at Florida Gulf Coast University, pianist Michael Baron, Ukrainian cellist
Tetyana Pyatovolenko, Turkmenian clarinetist Ismail Akmuradov, and Director of the
Bower School of Music & the Arts and Polish baritone Krzysztof Biernacki come together
to perform a benefit concert for humanitarian relief in Ukraine. Admission is free
to the public and donations can be made during the concert. The proceeds benefit the
Kyiv Rotary Refugee Initiative through the US-Ukraine Foundation (usukraine.org). |
Ukraine benefit image |
| Symphony Orchestra | /concerts/images/symphony_325x225.jpg | 23 | 4 | 2022 | 7:30p | 1 | 2 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus |
This concert is free and open to the public |
Symphony |
| Stories of Spoon River | /cas/bsma/images/stories_of_spoon_river_325x225.jpg | 24 | 4 | 2022 | 2:00p | 1 | 4 | TheatreLab, Arts Complex, FGCU Campus |
Adapted and co-directed by FGCU students and facilitated by Kristin Mellian April 22-May 1, 2022 April 22, 23, 29 & 30 at 7:30pm Every town has its secrets, but what happens when the souls of departed residents return to reveal them? In 1915, Edgar Lee Masters published a collection of free-verse first-person autobiographical epitaph poems expressing the lives, the grievances, and the manner of death of over two-hundred fictional residents of an imaginary town called Spoon River. Join FGCU's Creating New Theatre class for their devised work Stories of Spoon River based on and including poems from Masters’ Spoon River Anthology. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab *There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following this performance |
Stories of Spoon River image |
| Jazz Ensemble | /concerts/images/jazz_325x225.jpg | 24 | 4 | 2022 | 3:00p | 1 | 2 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus |
This concert is free and open to the public |
Jazz |
| Senior Projects, Spring 2022 | /cas/bsma/art/images/Sr_Projects_Spring_2022_325x225.jpg | 25 | 4 | 2022 | 10:00a | 5 | 3 | Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex, FGCU Campus |
April 22-May 6, 2022 Patricia Fay, Faculty Mentor At the end of their studies, art majors are required to develop and present a coherent body of self-generated work. This exhibition combines their knowledge of techniques and concepts while drawing on research of historical and contemporary artists. Each senior art major in the exhibition designs and creates a unique installation that combines their technical skills and conceptual vision. Sponsored by The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero and WGCU Public Media The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Tai Goggins (‘17, Art) and Jacq Sanabria (‘16, Art) in the Wasmer Art Gallery, Photograph by Caitlin Rosolen de Jesus (’18, Art) |
Sr Projects Spring 2022 |
| Digital Media Design Senior Projects, Spring 2022 | /artevents/images/dmd_sr_projects_325x225.jpg | 25 | 4 | 2022 | 10:00a | 4 | 3 | Lucas Hall Lobby, FGCU Campus |
DMD Senior Projects, Spring 2022 is an exhibition of graduating students from the Digital Media Design major. Senior Projects is a showcase of innovative and creative student work and is a platform for the emerging talent and fresh thinking of these young designers. The students are working across multiple media including interactive design, video production, animation, video game design, graphic design, photography and illustration. The works in this exhibition are a celebration of their talent and the exhibition is an important step towards careers in the design industry. Image credit: Ana Quintana, Monsters don’t have to be scary (character designs), 2021; Digital Illustration, 18 x 24 in. |
DMD Sr Projects |
| Chamber Choir | /concerts/images/choir_325x225.jpg | 28 | 4 | 2022 | 4:00p | 1 | 2 | Bower Chapel, 130 Moorings Park Dr., Naples |
This concert is free and open to the public |
Choir |
| Stories of Spoon River | /cas/bsma/images/stories_of_spoon_river_325x225.jpg | 29 | 4 | 2022 | 7:30p | 1 | 4 | TheatreLab, Arts Complex, FGCU Campus |
Adapted and co-directed by FGCU students and facilitated by Kristin Mellian April 22-May 1, 2022 April 22, 23, 29 & 30 at 7:30pm Every town has its secrets, but what happens when the souls of departed residents return to reveal them? In 1915, Edgar Lee Masters published a collection of free-verse first-person autobiographical epitaph poems expressing the lives, the grievances, and the manner of death of over two-hundred fictional residents of an imaginary town called Spoon River. Join FGCU's Creating New Theatre class for their devised work Stories of Spoon River based on and including poems from Masters’ Spoon River Anthology. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab *There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following this performance |
Stories of Spoon River image |
| Stories of Spoon River | /cas/bsma/images/stories_of_spoon_river_325x225.jpg | 30 | 4 | 2022 | 2:00p | 2 | 4 | TheatreLab, Arts Complex, FGCU Campus |
Adapted and co-directed by FGCU students and facilitated by Kristin Mellian April 22-May 1, 2022 April 22, 23, 29 & 30 at 7:30pm Every town has its secrets, but what happens when the souls of departed residents return to reveal them? In 1915, Edgar Lee Masters published a collection of free-verse first-person autobiographical epitaph poems expressing the lives, the grievances, and the manner of death of over two-hundred fictional residents of an imaginary town called Spoon River. Join FGCU's Creating New Theatre class for their devised work Stories of Spoon River based on and including poems from Masters’ Spoon River Anthology. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab *There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following this performance |
Stories of Spoon River image |
| Stories of Spoon River | /cas/bsma/images/stories_of_spoon_river_325x225.jpg | 30 | 4 | 2022 | 7:30p | 1 | 4 | TheatreLab, Arts Complex, FGCU Campus |
Adapted and co-directed by FGCU students and facilitated by Kristin Mellian April 22-May 1, 2022 April 22, 23, 29 & 30 at 7:30pm Every town has its secrets, but what happens when the souls of departed residents return to reveal them? In 1915, Edgar Lee Masters published a collection of free-verse first-person autobiographical epitaph poems expressing the lives, the grievances, and the manner of death of over two-hundred fictional residents of an imaginary town called Spoon River. Join FGCU's Creating New Theatre class for their devised work Stories of Spoon River based on and including poems from Masters’ Spoon River Anthology. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab *There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following this performance |
Stories of Spoon River image |
| Maxim Lando, piano Nisita Concert Series | /concerts/images/lando_325x225.jpg | 1 | 5 | 2022 | 3:00p | 1 | 1 | U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus |
18-year-old American pianist Maxim Lando makes his third bi-annual appearance on the Nisita Series where he has consistently sold out and wowed his audiences with his brilliant performances. Recent accomplishments include winning the 2020 Young Artist Award and the Young Artists International Auditions. Mr. Lando has performed with major orchestras of the world including symphonies of Pittsburgh, Toronto, Vancouver and Hawaii, Russia’s Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg Symphony, Russian National Orchestra, Bolshoi Symphony, Moscow Philharmonic, Kazakh State Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, and China’s NCPA Orchestra. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and are available at fgcu.edu/concerts 239-745-4268 |
Maxim Lando |
| Senior Projects, Spring 2022 | /cas/bsma/art/images/Sr_Projects_Spring_2022_325x225.jpg | 2 | 5 | 2022 | 10:00a | 5 | 3 | Wasmer Art Gallery, Arts Complex, FGCU Campus |
April 22-May 6, 2022 Patricia Fay, Faculty Mentor At the end of their studies, art majors are required to develop and present a coherent body of self-generated work. This exhibition combines their knowledge of techniques and concepts while drawing on research of historical and contemporary artists. Each senior art major in the exhibition designs and creates a unique installation that combines their technical skills and conceptual vision. Sponsored by The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero and WGCU Public Media The Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm, and closed weekends, all FGCU hollidays and breaks, and for the summer. More information can be found at https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/currentseason/#CurrentShow Image credit: Tai Goggins (‘17, Art) and Jacq Sanabria (‘16, Art) in the Wasmer Art Gallery, Photograph by Caitlin Rosolen de Jesus (’18, Art) |
Sr Projects Spring 2022 |
Directions: From Ben Hill Griffin Parkway, turn onto FGCU Blvd (FGCU's Main Entrance). Drive to the first stop sign and turn right. Follow the curve around to the next stop sign and turn left. There is a parking lot directly on the right and a parking garage on the left as soon as you turn at the stop sign. The Music Building and the Arts Complex are at the northern end of the parking lot. Please park here for all events in the Music Building and the Arts Complex. TheatreLab and the Wasmer Art Gallery are in the Arts Complex. The U. Tobe Recital Hall is in the Music Building on the right once you enter through the sliding glass doors.
Directions to the Music Building and Arts Complex
The TheatreLab is located in the Arts Complex on the FGCU campus. Our TheatreLab is a black box performance space that seats up to 90 people in various seating configurations. The seating typically changes for each production, so every play you see here has a unique feel. The flexibility of this space, along with the intimacy the audience feels with the performers, allows for a unique experience.
Hello students interested/involved in FGCU Theatre!
Auditions for our two Spring 2022 shows -- On Baile's Strand and Stories of Spoon River -- and several advanced acting classes will be held via online audition, with auditions due Tuesday, October 5 by 11:59pm. Complete the audition sheet attached to this email, and see below and attached for further directions.
Prepare a one-minute monologue, or two contrasting monologues of no more than 90 seconds. Please keep to the specified time limit. Upload audition video to an unlisted YouTube channel and e-mail link to gvandermeer@fgcu.edu, along with headshot/resume and audition form as attachments.
Technical Theatre students interested in Creating New Theatre, see below.
Please note that you do NOT need to make your YouTube video publicly visible to everyone. You should upload it as "unlisted," which means that only people who have the direct link can see it. More info about that can be found here: https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=31198917
For those interested in doing technical theatre/design work on Stories of Spoon River, which is being devised as part of the Creating New Theatre course, please note how that will work for tech students enrolling in the class.
Recordings for Non-Actors for the Creating New Theatre course:
All students enrolled in Creating New Theatre will be expected to contribute to the creation and production of the Stories from Spoon River. However, if you have never taken an acting class at FGCU and/or prefer to work on technical aspects of the production, you may, instead of recording an audition, record your answers to the questions below. Please refrain from one-word responses and feel free to elaborate if desired.
- What are your strengths as a theater technician?
- As a technician and/or crew member for the production related to this course, what aspects of this production would you like to be responsible for and why?
- Independent of whether you are cast in a speaking role, are you comfortable contributing to this production by collaborating with actors in performative exercises for the purposes of story creation?
*Please be advised that expressing interest in any area of theater tech does not guarantee you will be working in that area unless otherwise specified by the instructor. Please see Professor Mellian if you have any questions.
Did you know that you can also earn service learning hours by working on a play or ushering at FGCU!?!
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How can I purchase tickets? Tickets are available online through our ticketing website.
Will my tickets be mailed to me? No. While you will receive a confirmation email after your purchase, tickets will not be mailed, but will be held at the Box Office and will be available one hour prior to the performance.
Are there assigned seats? All of our performances are General Admission, so there are no assigned seats. If, however, you have specific seating needs, please contact Joanna Hoch, Events Coordinator, at jhoch@fgcu.edu at least 72 hours prior to the performance to work on accomodations.
Can I pick my tickets up in advance? Unfortunately, no. Feel free to print the confirmation email as proof of purchase, but your name will be on a Will Call list at the Box Office one hour prior to the performance.
How early should I arrive prior to the performance? If you have not purchased tickets in advance, it is recommended that you arrive approximately 1/2 hour prior to the performance to ensure enough time to purchase the tickets and find seats.
Are food and drinks allowed in TheatreLab? Yes, but please note that there are only vending machines in the Arts Complex, so coffee, tea, and other specific snacks would need to be purchased prior to arrival.
Is there late seating? Unfortunately not. Due to the intimate nature of TheatreLab, in conjunction with lighting limitations, we are unable to seat patrons who arrive after the doors have closed. Late arrivals are more than welcome to wait until intermission, if there is one, so they can see the second part of the performance.
Something came up and I can no longer attend the performance. Can I get a refund? Unfortunately, we have a no exchange and no refund policy. Only our season subscribers have the ability to change performances. If you would like more information on becoming a subscriber, please contact Joanna Hoch, Events Coordinator, at jhoch@fgcu.edu.