(Pictured left to right): Melanie Marcotte, Kelsey Wehde Wilson, Luke Johnson, James Ashford, Susan Angermann, and Bruce Price in 2018. Photo courtesy of FST.

Florida Studio Theatre (FST) is saddened to announce the passing of James Ashford, who started out as an Acting Apprentice and went on to become FST’s Coordinator of Casting and Hiring. During the 21 years that Ashford was a part of FST, he worked with the theatre’s WRITE A PLAY program, served as the Assistant to the Artistic Director, and cast shows for over 12 Seasons. During his tenure as FST’s Coordinator of Casting and Hiring, Ashford was responsible for finding the casts and design teams for many significant readings and productions, from Metamorphoses (2005) and Shear Madness (2011) to Monty Python’s Spamalot (2014) to Bright Star (2020). James Ashford is survived by the Ashford family and his large FST family.

(Pictured left to right): Melanie Marcotte, Kelsey Wehde Wilson, Luke Johnson, James Ashford, Susan Angermann, and Bruce Price in 2018. Photo courtesy of FST.