Leigh Anne Riley

Fairmont State College of Liberal Arts, Performing and Community Arts announces an exciting lineup for the Spring 2023 season. In addition to the five large-scale performances, children and adults can join in and explore the performing and visual arts this fall through various community opportunities.

The Fall 2022 season performances are as follows:

Fairmont State University’s Town and Gown Theatre is holding adult, teen, and child auditions for the summer production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat".

Auditions for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, presented by Fairmont State Town and Gown Players, will be held March 19 and 20 from 6:00-9:00 p.m., with callbacks on March 21, for grades nine through adults. 

Fairmont State University announces two free concerts. The Fairmont State Wind Ensemble presents a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 23. The Fairmont Collegiate Singers and Community Choir present their first concert of the spring semester at 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 24, in Wallman Hall Auditorium. 

 Fairmont State University’s Academy for the Arts Youth Theatre Company is holding auditions for the spring production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr. for kindergarten-12th graders. Auditions will be held on March 3 and 4, 2023 and group dance auditions will be held on March 4 in Wallman Hall on the campus of Fairmont State University. 

Fairmont State University Town and Gown Players and the Academy for the Arts present Jolly Holiday, A Broadway Christmas Revue, and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, opening December 8, 2022, and running through December 11. With two school-day performances on December 13 and 14 in the Wallman Hall Theatre on the campus of Fairmont State. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening performances begin at 7:30 pm, and a Sunday matinee starts at 2:00 pm.

Fairmont State University Town and Gown Players and the Academy for the Arts present Jolly Holiday, A Broadway Christmas Revue, and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (December 8-10, 2022) in the Wallman Hall Theatre on the campus of Fairmont State. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening performances begin at 7:30 pm, and a Sunday matinee starts at 2:00 pm. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at fairmontstate.edu/boxoffice 

Fairmont State University Performing and Community Arts presents Doing What We Do Best on Wednesday, October 26. Doing What We Do Best is a free, one-night-only concert kick-off to the Falcon Day of Giving. The concert features showstopping performances from all areas of Fairmont State's Community Arts program.

Fairmont State University’s Performing and Community Arts program has announced its fall 2022 performance schedule. In addition to the five large-scale performances, children and adults can join in and explore the performing and visual arts this fall through various community opportunities. 

FAIRMONT, W.Va. Thursday, June 30 – Fairmont State University’s Academy for the Arts has received a $10,000 grant from the Truist West Virginia Foundation to provide need-based scholarships to be applied to student tuition for camps, classes and private lessons throughout the summer and 2022 – 23 academic year.

Fairmont State University’s Academy for the Arts has announced a robust lineup of summer camps for the 2022 season. The Academy for the Arts summer camps offer students opportunities to explore and build skills in the performing arts. Serving grades K-12, camps are offered in various subjects at convenient times to meet the needs of parents and children.