Youth Theatre
Fauquier Community Theatre invites youth ages 14 – 23 to audition for Emma: A Pop Musical Stay-at-Home Edition. The production will be rehearsed, produced, and presented online. Then the final show will be streamed in spring/summer 2021. For more information and to submit audition materials no later than Sunday, March 14, 2021, click on Emma Auditions. Synopsis: Emma, a senior at Highbury Prep, is certain she knows what’s best for her classmates’ love lives, and is determined to find the perfect boyfriend for shy sophomore Harriet by the end of the school year. But will Emma’s relentless matchmaking get in the way of finding her own happiness? Based on Jane Austen’s classic novel, this sparkling new musical features the hit songs of legendary girl groups and iconic female singers from The Supremes to Katy Perry. Girl power has never sounded so good!
Disney’s Frozen, JR. – Rehearsals are either online or on hold temporarily. The show will go on at a future date to be determined.
Fauquier Community Theatre’s production of Disney’s Frozen, JR. is an enchanting modern classic based on the 2018 Broadway musical, and brings Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to life, onstage. The show features all of the memorable songs from the animated film, with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, plus five new songs written for the Broadway production. A story of true love and acceptance between sisters, Frozen JR. expands upon the emotional relationship and journey between Princesses Anna and Elsa. When faced with danger, the two discover their hidden potential and the powerful bond of sisterhood. With a cast of beloved characters and loaded with magic, adventure, and plenty of humor, Frozen JR. is sure to thaw even the coldest heart! Fauquier Community Theatre’s production of Disney’s Frozen, JR. will be rescheduled due to the health crisis.
Fauquier Community Theatre has thriving experiences, events, and shows for the youth of the community.
To get involved:
- First, sign up for the FCT Newsletter, called The Spotlight so you don’t miss any happenings at the theatre.
- Second, sign up for the audition email loop by selecting both the Spotlight and the Audition buttons on the e-newsletter sign up form.
- Third, come to an audition, class or camp to familiarize yourself with FCT and perhaps you will be on stage for the next performance!
Children and youth are invited to audition for any of FCT’s main stage shows with youth roles as well.
Summer 2021 – Theatre Camps
Youth Summer Camps will be announced in January 2021.
Fauquier Community Theatre invites college-bound high school seniors with demonstrated abilities in the performing arts to apply for scholarships. The Scholarship Application for 2021 will open for submissions on January 15, 2021 and be due no later than April 1, 2021.
Fauquier Community Theatre (FCT) offers financial scholarships for local high school seniors who desire to pursue further education in the theatre arts. With the help of an FCT scholarship, young aspiring actors, actresses, musicians, and theatre technicians are aided in deferring the cost of higher education as they seek to acquire further training.
Scholarships are due on April 1, 2020. Applicants are urged to submit earlier. The online scholarship application may be accessed by clicking on 2021 FCT Scholarship Application.
FCT awarded 4 College Scholarships last year! Congratulations to the recipients of the FCT 2019 College Scholarships: Jack Tessier, Camden Gillespie, Nicholas Villacorte and Alyssa Gilmore! FCT has given over $15,000 in the past 3 years to qualified students.
