Gleason Performing Arts Center :
Bridging Campus and Community Through Creativity and Collaboration
Among the first places new Florida Tech students visit for orientation and the last place they see before walking over to the university gymnasium for graduation, Gleason Performing Arts Center has spent its over 55 years as an unobtrusive but essential facet of campus life.
As a host of events, from concerts and lectures to plays and films, the 483-seat venue named after benefactor W. Lansing Gleason, the former Eau Gallie mayor, has also been a key link between the public and Florida Tech.
When it officially opened on Oct. 14, 1967, Gleason was described in publicity materials as “one of the finest and most fully equipped private auditoriums in Brevard County.” Over the years, that distinction continues to strengthen.
After many years of upgrade projects and upgrades. Now hosting near daily events for the campus and community Gleason has become a beacon of artistic development with boundless potential.
For more information contact:
Gleason@fit.edu or call the box office at (321)-674-8006
Upcoming Public Performances:
September 13th 2024 at 8pm
College Players Presents: Shakespeare!
COLLEGE PLAYERS: The Florida Tech College Players is one of the creative organizations on campus. College Players is a student-run organization where students are the directors, producers, set designers, and actors of a play or musical performed each semester on campus. College Players is comprised of various committees that help run many events and are suited for many audiences. Some of our committees include Improvisation, A Capella, One-Act Plays, Music, Social, and more!
Tickets: On Sale Soon!
October 10th, 11th & 12th 2024 at 8pm
College Players Presents: Be More Chill! (Week 1)
BE MORE CHILL: Jeremy Heere is just an average teenager. That is, until he finds out about “The Squip,” a tiny supercomputer that promises to bring him everything he desires most: a date with Christine, an invite to the raddest party of the year and a chance to survive life in his suburban New Jersey high school. But is being the most popular guy in school worth the risk? A hit on Broadway and in the West End, Be More Chill is based on the novel by Ned Vizzini.
COLLEGE PLAYERS: The Florida Tech College Players is one of the creative organizations on campus. College Players is a student-run organization where students are the directors, producers, set designers, and actors of a play or musical performed each semester on campus. College Players is comprised of various committees that help run many events and are suited for many audiences. Some of our committees include Improvisation, A Capella, One-Act Plays, Music, Social, and more!
Tickets: On Sale Soon!
October 17th, 18th & 19th 2024 at 8pm
College Players Presents: Be More Chill! (Week 2)
BE MORE CHILL: Jeremy Heere is just an average teenager. That is, until he finds out about “The Squip,” a tiny supercomputer that promises to bring him everything he desires most: a date with Christine, an invite to the raddest party of the year and a chance to survive life in his suburban New Jersey high school. But is being the most popular guy in school worth the risk? A hit on Broadway and in the West End, Be More Chill is based on the novel by Ned Vizzini.
COLLEGE PLAYERS: The Florida Tech College Players is one of the creative organizations on campus. College Players is a student-run organization where students are the directors, producers, set designers, and actors of a play or musical performed each semester on campus. College Players is comprised of various committees that help run many events and are suited for many audiences. Some of our committees include Improvisation, A Capella, One-Act Plays, Music, Social, and more!
Tickets: On Sale Soon!
November 14th 2024 at 8pm
Tab Benoit LIVE at Gleason Performing Arts Center: Presented by Regalitos Foundation
TAB BENOIT: Grammy nominated singer, songwriter and guitarist, Tab Benoit, has built a remarkable 30+ year career on the foundation of his gritty and soulful Delta swamp blues. Along the way he has acquired a devoted legion of fans, as well as five Blues Music Awards, including BB King Entertainer of the Year (twice) and an induction into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. He has recorded and/or performed with Junior Wells, George Porter Jr, Dr. John, Willie Nelson, Cotton, Cyril Neville, Ivan Neville, Anders Osborne, and Alvin Youngblood Hart to name a few. Tab's accomplishments as a musician are matched only by his devotion to the environmental health of his native Louisiana wetlands. Benoit is the founder and driving force behind Voice of the Wetlands, an organization working to preserve the coastal waters of his home state. In 2010, he received the Governor's Award for Conservationist of the Year from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation. Benoit also starred in the iMax motion picture Hurricane on the Bayou, a documentary of Hurricane Katrina's effects and a call to protect and restore the wetlands.
Tab Benoit, is excited to announce that he will release I Hear Thunder, his first album in fourteen years! His self-produced album debuts across the country on the I Hear Thunder tour, kicking off on July 10th and arriving to the Space Coast on November 14th where he will perform onstage the new ten tracks that showcase Tab’s original guitar style!
BREVARD MUSIC GROUP: From contracting to marketing, ticketing, and production – BMG Concerts has a strong and proud foundation as a quality source of entertainment for Brevard County and beyond with you, the patron, as the center of our focus!
Tickets:
BMGCONCERTS.com or call 321-783-9004
Keep and Eye On Our Calendar For Additional Fall Events, To be Announced Soon!
Gleason "Name Your Seat" Program
In an effort to grow with the expanding campus, a campaign themed "Name Your Seat" has been launched. This campaign gives donors the opportunity to be part of Florida Tech's history.
You can support the Gleason Performing Arts Center by making a donation to the "Take Your Seat" campaign.
In return, your name, or a name honored by you, will be inscribed on a brass plaque attached to a seat inside the Gleason Performing Arts Center.
For more information: Name Your Seat in the Gleason Performing Arts Center
Questions/Comments for the Gleason Performing Arts Center?
You can contact us by calling (321) 674-8006.