News           Read "IN THE SPOTLIGHT" Florida School of the Arts honors graduates Florida School of the Arts honored graduates during its annual commencement on June 27. Approximately 44 students received their associate degrees in the visual or performing arts at the St. Johns River Community College Palatka Campus. The commencement address was given by Pam Laws, an accomplished soloist and retired professor from Tallahassee Community College. Laws told the graduates that she is amazed at how the American artist continues to create art, whether publicly or privately, and reminded them that, "Whatever you do - dance, write, act, sculpt or paint - do it with integrity." >> FloArts continues alumni workshops with "Epic Movie" star Florida School of the Arts continued presenting workshops this month with another member from its list of successful alumni. Jareb Dauplaise, who has appeared in films such as "Epic Movie" and "Meet the Spartans" as well as Disney's TV series "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody," paid aspiring FloArts actors a visit and gave plenty of humorous, but seasoned advice. Dauplaise, who now lives in Los Angeles, said he initially moved to Orlando to work on his resume after graduating from FloArts in 2001. "I wasn't ready for L.A.," he said. "Success definitely didn't happen overnight." After moving to Los Angeles, the Melbourne native found that holding a job and making auditions was difficult. "It was only after I booked a Cox Communications commercial that things took off," he said. "Jobs beget jobs." >> FloArts alumnus, film actor Daniel Franzese pays visit Florida School of the Arts students got to hear first hand about the ups and downs of Hollywood from film and television star Daniel Franzese during a recent visit to St. Johns River Community College. The FloArts alumnus, who has appeared on the TV series "CSI" and in films such as "Bully" and "Mean Girls," presented performing arts students with a series of workshops on how to succeed in the entertainment business. >> FLOARTS STUDENTS RECEIVE REGIONAL NOMINATIONS The musical comedy "Lucky Stiff," recently seen on the FloArts stage, was entered as an associate entry with the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF). The KCACTF is a national theatre organization that recognizes excellence in college theatre and provides scholarship opportunities to qualified students. Each year, a qualified theatre respondent nominates worthy students to participate in the regional KCACTF festival. Several members of the production team on "Lucky Stiff" were nominated. The Barbizon Design Award nominees were Mark Carmouze for stage management, Dana Jenkins for lighting design, and Charles Rye for sound design. The Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Award nominees were Robin Jackson and Vera Samuels. "We are thrilled with the student nominations from 'Lucky Stiff,'" said FloArts theatre instructor Ed Kelly. "These students are now invited to exhibit their work at this year's regional festival to be held at Clemson University, where they will compete with colleges and universities from across the southeast." Kelly was also awarded a Certificate of Merit for his work as the show's director.

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