Every member of Shenandoah Conservatory’s BFA in musical theatre class of 2023 is starting their career with representation.
“They did something that is almost unheard of in musical theatre BFA programs,” said Charles B. Levitin Chair in Musical Theatre; Director of Musical Theatre and Associate Professor of Theatre Kevin Covert, BFA. “I am so incredibly proud of them all.”
Covert said that the students connected with representatives in part through several opportunities provided by the BFA in musical theatre program: a virtual showcase, a live New York City showcase, and a spring semester initiative that brought more than 15 agents, managers, casting directors and assorted Broadway artists to Shenandoah’s main campus in Winchester.
Representation is quite necessary, said Covert, a Broadway veteran himself. “Agents facilitate auditions and can get you seen by casting directors. To start your career with representation is a huge stepping stone!”
The graduates and their representatives are listed below:
- Alaina Margaret Droog – CESD Talent Agency
- Matt Cosco – Avalon Artists Group
- Taylor M. Sheppard – The Hell’s Kitchen Agency
- Mark Tran Russ – Clear Talent Group
- Maggie Mae Roach – Ann Steele Agency
- Cole Vaughan – Take 3 Talent
- Devyn Trondson – Resolute Artists Agency
- Aidan Joyce – Avalon Artists Group
- Ashlyn Fitch – DDO Artists Agency
- Connor Kabat – The Hell’s Kitchen Agency
- Carlyn Head – Avalon Artists Group
- Max Lewis – The M.E.T. Group
- Alyssa Yard – The Hell’s Kitchen Agency
- Riley Thad Young – DGRW
- Jenny Dalrymple – Clear Talent Group
- Riley Johnston – Resolute Artists Agency
- Caitlyn Piedra – Kreativ Artists
- Gracie Keener – DGRW
- Claire Ballard – Innovative Artists
- Ladye Vivian – Nicolois & Co. Talent Agency
- Jacqueline Joy Burroughs – Resolute Artists Agency
- Zoë Brooke Reed – The Third Hill Entertainment, Eris Talent Agency
- Cydney Kutcipal – Nicolois & Co. Talent Agency
- Molly Sorensen – Gersh, Namoff & Co.
To learn more about Shenandoah’s BFA program in musical theatre, which is considered one of the nation’s best, visit su.edu/conservatory.
Also, you can see the conservatory’s extraordinarily talented students on stage throughout the academic year. Visit conservatoryperforms.org to see the year’s performance schedule.
