F. W. Springstead High School Theatre

3050 Landover Blvd., Spring Hill, FL, 34608

Directly across the street from the main campus of F.W. Springstead High School, the building at 3050 Landover Boulevard in Spring Hill serves as the stage for much of the school's performing life. Students and families call it the SHS Theatre, or simply the Springstead Theatre. It is where the Eagles mount their student musicals and host their band concerts, and where, over the course of a year, a good share of the community comes through the doors. Student productions remain the theatre's core business. The school's theatre program, offered as an elective in all four years of high school and anchored by a Thespian troupe, stages musicals in the building. Past productions include Chicago: The Musical, which ran four performances over three days, two of them matinees, with reserved seats sold online. Music fills the calendar too: the school's Spring Band Concert, listed on the district calendar, is a two-hour evening program that begins at 7 p.m. The theatre does not belong only to the school year. It is also used for private events, and it hosts the occasional live musical performance, which gives the building a second role as a modest community venue. Because those bookings fall outside the regular season of school shows, it is worth checking ahead of time rather than assuming the doors will be open. The campus has a second life on weekends as well. Various groups within the school hold plant sales and flea markets in the parking lot, and the district calendar has listed events of this kind, including a boys basketball flea market. Schedules vary from one weekend to the next, so keep an eye on the school and district calendars to catch the next one. A practical note for first-time visitors: the high school itself is at 3300 Mariner Boulevard, but the theatre is across the street at 3050 Landover Boulevard, so use the Landover address when you are headed to a performance. Show dates, times and ticketing details are posted on the F.W. Springstead High School and Hernando County School District calendars, which are the best place to confirm plans before you go.