Sarah Abigail Smith

          Sarah’s love of theatre blossomed when she was just 12 years old and auditioned for The Big Bad Musical in Atlanta. She hasn’t taken a moment away from it since and believes, if you love something, you truly never get tired of it. Sarah became very involved in community and high school theatre. In her time there her knowledge and love of theatre grew. In high school she moved to Pensacola, Florida where she spent much of her time at Pensacola Little Theatre. Her time at the Little Theatre gave her opportunity to perform in Fiddler on the Roof, 42nd Street, Ordinary People, Shrek the Musical, CATS, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and more.

         When it was time for her to go to college, Sarah happily decided to get her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from The University of West Florida (UWF). In 2018, upon receiving her Associates of Arts in Theatre with honors from Pensacola State College(PSC), Sarah transferred into University of West Florida's B.F.A Musical Theatre program. She was welcomed into this program with open arms. She quickly joined the honor society, Alpha Psi Omega. During her time at both PSC and UWF, she trained in singing, dancing, and acting. In college, she was blessed with the opportunity to do many shows including The Addams Family Musical, A Christmas Carol, The Little Mermaid, and First Date.

         While studying her craft, Sarah began to focus on what she really wants to do and that is to become a college level theatre professor. She has been blessed with many opportunities, through UWF, to learn and grow in this skill hands on and in real life situations. She accepted the offer through UWF to go to N.B. Cook Elementary School of the Arts twice a week and help teach their drama club. Together with the drama teacher, she helped put on the show Babes in Toyland with the talented group of kids. In her final two semesters, Sarah got the opportunity to be the teacher's assistant for Sara Schoch and her "Voice for the Actor" and "Movement for the Actor" classes. This experience is where she found her true passion. She plans to move forward and continue studying Voice and Movement for her master’s degree and then eventually her doctorate degree.