For Youth
With classes in Acting, Dancing, Singing, and Improvisation, as well as Spring Break, Winter Break and Summer Theatre Camps, the FST School offers a wide range of opportunities for young artists year-round.
Welcome to the Florida Studio Theatre School. With classes in Acting, Dancing, Singing, Playwriting, and Improvisation, as well as Spring Break, Winter Break and Summer Theatre Camps, the FST School offers a wide range of opportunities year-round.
FST’s classes for youth and teens are dedicated to nurturing individual creativity. We see young people not just as individuals, but as creative individuals.
Led by FST’s teaching staff of professional resident artists, students gain an understanding of theatre, acting method, stage technique, and literary skills. Students will also have access to performance opportunities throughout the year.
Whether your interest is to encourage personal creativity and confidence or serious theatrical training, we invite you to discover your child’s artistic home in the Florida Studio Theatre School.
Summer Camp
Summer is a joyous and invigorating time at Florida Studio Theatre. For over 35 years, FST’s Summer Theatre Camp has been welcoming young artists to our downtown campus to discover, create, and connect through the art of live theatre.
Led by our staff of Resident Teaching Artists, FST’s Summer Theatre Camp provides spirited guidance, helping each child connect with their own innate creativity.
The skill and openness of the instructors, the creativity, and the charm of the theatre itself - we felt we had found the right place for our son at the FST School.
Ages 5-6
Ages 7-12
Ages 13-17
Meet Your Instructors
Kate Walsh
Sarah Durham
KATE WALSH As a past FST student and education intern, Kate has been a part of Florida Studio Theatre for over six years. She is a graduate of Flagler College’s Theatre Arts program, where she acted in and directed several productions. She is a past education intern at the Tony award-winning Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. Her main goals as a teaching artist are to instill self-worth, creative independence, and curiosity. She is grateful for the FST teaching artists who encouraged her to embrace vulnerability and find her voice. She is overjoyed to be back with the FST team!
SARAH DURHAM is originally from Campbellsville, Kentucky. Her writing has been published or produced in five states. Sarah studied improv and comedy writing at Chicago’s Second City and hopes to continue to write joy into people’s lives. At FST, Sarah has co-written for the Children’s Theatre series and helped develop numerous cabarets. Sarah is the Head-Writer for FST Sketch and is a member of the FST Improv team.
My daughter has always had a knack for performing, but has had a hard time overcoming her shyness. Ever since she started taking classes at FST, I have noticed an immense improvement in her confidence. We are truly ecstatic to see the change in her demeanor and self-esteem. The FST School has made it possible.
