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Welcome to SMTS, your new Theatre Family!
Whether you are a veteran of the stage, or you are just beginning to find your voice - you always have a place at SMTS. In this society we celebrate creativity, diversity, and imagination - all through the medium of Musical Theatre. Our members hale from all across Glasgow and beyond, with some even joining us from other colleges and universities. We are one of only a few amateur dramatics societies to feature an Open Chorus Policy, whereby all members are given the opportunity to perform in our chorus regardless of the outcome of any soloist auditions they may choose to undertake. We also work in close partnership with the SMTS Pit Band Collective, an instrumental ensemble of highly skilled student/Glasgow based musicians who accompany us during performances.
In addition, we also offer plenty of opportunities Behind the Scenes. If you are an aspiring Director, Choreographer, Stage Manager, Composer/Arranger, Props Master, Costume Designer, Light and Sound Technician, etc. then we will most definitely support you to reach that ambition.
If you are looking for a safe space to geek-out about Musical Theatre, belt out showtunes, and laugh harder than you ever have before – sign up today! We rehearse on Mondays & Tuesdays on the Strathclyde University Campus.
Every year we as a society emerge even stronger and with greater determination to make the upcoming academic year more memorable than any before. Here's what you can look forward to as a member!
Semester 1
This semester we will be working towards a charity night. We will be performing many songs from musicals in a cabaret style. We will have a mixture of soloists, small group songs and numbers involving our whole ensemble. As always there will be lots of behind the scenes work too with our Production Team so there are plenty of opportunities for anyone who wants to be invlolved.
Rehearals for the charity night will primarily be held on Monday nights in GH902 for our ensemble numbers and Tuesday nights in GH902 for the soloist numbers.
Each year we partner with a charity of our members' choosing and spend the semester fundraising for them! The charity for the 24/25 Academic year is The Alzheimers Society.
Update: After "A Night at the Musicals 4" we have raised £1,243 for the Alzheimer's Society.
Semester 2
This Semester we will work towards performing a full-length musical! We will be performing StarKid Productions' "Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier" at the Brian Cox Studio Theatre in the Merchant CIty between the 19th and 21st of June 2025 with tickets on sale now! Twisted will be our 4th full length musical and we are super excited!
If you have any questions please contact one of our Board members either through our social media pages or via email and we will be happy to respond!
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