Florida Southern College
111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive
Lakeland, FL, 33813
(863) 680-4226
Chairperson: James Beck, jbeck@flsouthern.edu
Department Contact: Karissa Barber, kbarber@flsouthern.edu
Academic Year: August to May
Degrees Offered: BA Theatre Arts, BFA Musical Theatre, BFA Technical Theatre, BFA Theatre Performance
Program Objectives: Create dynamic professionals for the theatre industry
History: Florida Southern College is a private college in Lakeland, Florida. In 2019, the student population at FSC consisted of 3,073 students along with 130 full-time faculty members. The college offers 50 undergraduate majors and pre-professional programs, graduate programs. Florida Southern is the home of the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.[4] For its 2011 and 2012 rankings, The Princeton Review selected Florida Southern's campus as the most beautiful in the country. The Theatre Department was ranked 15 on Princeton Reviews Best College Theatre List.
Facilities, Classrooms, and Theatres: Loca Lee Buckner Theatre, 316 seat arena style theatre built in 1970
Scholarships and/or Assistantships: Scholarships are awarded by financial aid after recommendation of our faculty