Pensacola State College Performing Arts Department

09/02/2026

Pensacola State College Performing Arts Department is pleased to announce the cast for their upcoming production of "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," directed by Dr. Rodney Whatley. This iconic Stephen Sondheim musical is sure to be a huge hit with audiences! Performances take place in PSC's Ashmore Auditorium October 23 - November 1. For tickets, go to performingarts.pensacolastate.edu/events or call (850) 484-1847.

"SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET" CAST LIST:

Sweeney Todd – Garrett Summitt
Mrs. Lovett – Emily Mixon
Anthony Hope – Tristen Rodriguez
Johanna – Megan Mays
Tobias Ragg – Simon Bush
Judge Turpin – Casey Moulder
The Beadle – Nathan Toepfer
Beggar Woman – Sophia Holston
Adolfo Pirelli – Benjamin Rich
Jonas Fogg – Gavin Bramblett

Ensemble – Olivia Bass, Daniel Broussard, Amanda Brown, Kaleigh Calvin, Isaiah Clarke, Thomas Clarke, Drew Crutchfield, Kai Hanson, Caroline Kortman, Sabrina Lee, Kayla McCormack, Carver Quinn, Ashlynn Rawls, Emma Stokes, and Morganne Whitesell

Student Asst. Director – Kevin Wolever

09/02/2026

Please join us in wishing a huge "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" to our stellar Academic Administrative Assistant, Ms. Kathie Geyer! We simply couldn't get by without you, Kathie! 🎂🎈🎉🎁

09/01/2026

The PSC Wind & Jazz Ensembles, under the direction of Doug Holsworth, offer an enjoyable evening of music in the Ashmore Auditorium as they present their annual Fall Concert. The Wind Ensemble entertains during the concert's first half, with the Jazz Ensemble taking the stage after intermission. Wind & Jazz Ensembles concerts are free and open to the public.

For more information, call (850) 484-1847

PSC Performing Arts Calendar: https://performingarts.pensacolastate.edu/events

08/26/2026

PENSACOLA COMPOSERFEST XXI

Come out and enjoy the original music of mostly area and regional composers at Pensacola ComposerFest XXI - 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, at Pensacola State College’s Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus.

This free event provides an opportunity to hear a variety new music written by contemporary composers, most of whom are attending the event. The works on the concert consist of a variety of instrumental works and works for multimedia and fixed media. 6 of the 25 compositions on the concert will be world premieres. Pensacola ComposerFest XXI will be headlined this year by featured performing artist Eunmi Ko, a pianist from Tampa, FL and Professor of Music at the University of South Florida (https://www.eunmiko.com/about).

Ko will present a Fifteen Minutes of Fame set (Vox Novus) of fifteen one-minute works for toy piano. The composers featured in this set are Maria Christine Muyco, Aaron Krister Johnson, Mike McFerron, Leo Brauneiss, Amelia S. Kaplan, Robert Voisey, Stephanie Henry, David Bohn, Melinda Faylor, José Jesus Azevedo de Souza, James Bohn, Michael Coleman, Robert Fleisher, Erik Branch, and Anicia Kohler. The other ten composers on the program are David Bohn, Danylo Cherkashyn, Braden Dees, Kevin L. Fails, Holland Hopson, Kadisha Onalbayeva, Robert Normand, William Price, Jerry Sieg, and Joseph T. Spaniola.

Other performers on the program are Steinway Artist Kadisha Onalbayeva, along with pianists Danylo Cherkashyn, Michael Coleman, Jermel Kidd, Blake Riley, and Isabella Smith, joined by Kevin L. Fails (French horn), Tag Gilbride (saxophone), Holland Hopson (banjo & live electronics), Caleb Owenby (trombone), Isaiah Richter (violin), and Abigail Walker (bassoon). For more information on Fifteen Minutes of Fame and Vox Novus: http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame//featuring/Eunmi_Ko/index.htm

ComposerFest XXI will be livestreamed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUb_WFne03Y

08/10/2026

Just a reminder that there are some exciting auditions coming up in just three weeks! PSC's fall musical this year is "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," and auditions will take place on Monday & Tuesday, August 31 & September 1, in PSC's Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium.

Call (850) 484-1847 for more information.

08/10/2026

Pensacola ComposerFest XXI takes place on Sunday, September 20th at 2:30 p.m. in PSC's Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium (1000 College Blvd.).

This event is free and open to the public and features original music of mostly local and regional composers. Pensacola ComposerFest XXI will provide an opportunity to hear a variety of new music written by contemporary composers, most of whom are attending the event. Many of the works on the concert will be world premieres.

For more information, call (850) 484-1847.

07/24/2026

PSC's S.H.O.W. production of "Bye Bye Birdie" opens tonight, with three performances this weekend and three more next weekend in the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium.

For tickets, go to https://performingarts.pensacolastate.edu/events or call (850) 484-1847.

07/23/2026

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07/17/2026

We're just one short week away from opening night and there are still good seats available for "Bye Bye Birdie" - PSC's 2026 Summer High School Onstage Workshop (S.H.O.W.) production. You don't want to miss this show!!

Tickets: https://performingarts.pensacolastate.edu/events or (850) 484-1847

06/16/2026

Pensacola State College announces that auditions for their fall musical - "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" - will take place on Monday & Tuesday, August 31 & September 1, in PSC's Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium.

Call (850) 484-1847 for more information.