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LAByrinth Theater Company Presents Virtual Reading of ‘Our Lady of 121st Street’

New York City-based LAByrinth Theater Company presented a virtual reading of “Our Lady of 121st Street” on Saturday, May 23, via livestream on YouTube and available for a limited time on the ... Continue Reading LAByrinth Theater Company Presents Virtual…

Performing Live Theatre & New Work During a Pandemic Shenandoah Conservatory Presents ‘The Hierarchy of Fish’ in Partnership with The Farm Theater

https://www.facebook.com/thefarmtheater6/videos/694972234666271/   Shenandoah Conservatory partners with The Farm Theater to present a Facebook live stream performance of “The Hierarchy of Fish,” a ... Continue Reading Performing Live Theatre & New…

ShenCommUNITY | Friday, April 3 Shenandoah Conservatory’s Weekly Moment Together While Apart

Shenandoah Conservatory hosted its third ShenCommUNITY gathering at 12:05 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 3. The week's program welcomed Shenandoah Conservatory Student Council president Rylie ... Continue Reading ShenCommUNITY | Friday, April 3…

Producing Live Theatre During a Pandemic A Shenandoah University Acting Student Reflects on the Experience of Performing ‘Blithe Spirit’ at a Distance

Shenandoah Conservatory Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting student Rachel Louis ’20 shares what it was like to rise to the challenge of performing a classic play in the era of physical distancing, via ... Continue Reading Producing Live Theatre During a…

Undergraduate Curricula Boldly Reimagined at Shenandoah Conservatory World-class Performing Arts Training, Redefined

After an intensive two-year process of analysis and review, Shenandoah Conservatory announces newly redesigned undergraduate curricula across all 17 undergraduate degrees in music, theatre and dance. ... Continue Reading Undergraduate Curricula Boldly Reimagined at…

Theatre Division Receives Excellence in Theatre Education Award by Virginia Thespians

The Shenandoah Conservatory Theatre Division welcomed 700 thespian troupe members from across the state during the Virginia Thespian Festival held on the university’s main campus from Jan. 24 through ... Continue Reading Theatre Division Receives Excellence in…

Delegation from Shenyang Normal University China Visits Campus to Share Expertise in Chinese Opera Week to include movement and makeup workshops, presentations and international touring exhibition of Chinese Opera makeup art

Following the signing of May 2019 partnership agreement between Shenandoah University and Shenyang Normal University in China, a 10-person delegation from the rapidly expanding Chinese university will ... Continue Reading Delegation from Shenyang Normal University…

America’s ONLY Performing Arts Schoolwide Student Festival Returns to Shenandoah Conservatory! ShenCoLAB: Festival of Arts, Ideas and Exploration features 22 original student projects involving 200+ student collaborators at seven venues across campus in daylong festival

Shenandoah Conservatory’s unique commitment to cross-disciplinary collaboration and student-led innovation will be on full display when ShenCoLAB returns for a week of unbridled exploration and ... Continue Reading America’s ONLY Performing Arts Schoolwide…

Shenandoah Conservatory Announces New Producing Artistic Director for Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre

Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeremy Blaustein ’06 (B.F.A. in Musical Theatre) as Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre’s (SSMT) new producing ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Announces New Producing…

Shenandoah Conservatory Announces U.S. University Premiere of “Something Rotten!”

Shenandoah University is pleased to announce the U.S. university premiere of the musical “Something Rotten!” The Tony Award-winning musical opened on Broadway in 2015 and has already completed two ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Announces U.S. University…

Shenandoah Hires ‘Santa Girl’ Director Blayne Weaver Weaver becomes director in residence as ‘Santa Girl’ premieres nationwide Aug. 30

Director Blayne Weaver, who directed “Santa Girl” at Shenandoah, brings Hollywood know-how to the university as the school’s first director in residence. I’m honored to be a part of Shenandoah. I ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Hires ‘Santa Girl’ Director…

Students Explore Theatrical Design at International Conference in Prague During GEL Trip

From June 5 through June 13, seven students visited the Czech Republic to experience the Prague Quadrennial Global Experiential Learning (GEL) trip with Assistant Professor of Theatre – Lighting ... Continue Reading Students Explore Theatrical Design at…

Students Explore London Theatre and History During GEL Trip

From May 25 through June 7, 16 theatre students traveled to England for the London Theatre and History GEL trip with Assistant Dean for Student Learning and Associate Professor of Theatre Carolyn ... Continue Reading Students Explore London Theatre and…

Shenandoah Conservatory Announces 2019/20 Season Featuring Internationally Acclaimed Music, Theatre and Dance Tickets on sale now!

Winchester, VA – Shenandoah Conservatory announces the 2019/20 season of Conservatory Performs, the conservatory’s premier performing arts series featuring a range of performances by award-winning ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Announces 2019/20 Season…

Theatre Majors Land Impressive Internships for Summer 2019

More than twenty theatre majors have landed an array of summer internships here in Winchester and along the East Coast. Acting Majors Carmen Burbridge ’20 will intern at Cherry Lane Theatre in ... Continue Reading Theatre Majors Land Impressive Internships…

Stephen McKinley Henderson Participates in a Three-day Residency at Shenandoah Conservatory

Award-winning Broadway, film and television actor and consummate teacher Stephen McKinley Henderson visited Shenandoah Conservatory Tuesday, April 16, through Thursday, April 18, to coach and mentor ... Continue Reading Stephen McKinley Henderson Participates in…

Arts Management Masters is Now Online Earn your Shenandoah Performing Arts Leadership and Management Master's degree anywhere!

Starting in Fall 2019, the Performing Arts Leadership and Management (PALM) master's degree will be a fully online curriculum, giving you the opportunity to complete the program from anywhere around ... Continue Reading Arts Management Masters is Now…

Shenandoah Performing Arts Students Collaborate In Radical Experiment Student Performance Week Breaks New Ground

Being a leader doesn’t mean you have all of the answers; it just means you know how to find the people who do.” Jenna Barricklo '21 | Musical Theatre Major & Leader of the Student Performance ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Performing Arts Students Collaborate…

Banks Debuts As Evan Hansen On Broadway Shenandoah Student Is First Person Of Color To Play Tony-Winning Musical's Title Role

Roman Banks '21 made history on Wednesday, Dec. 12, when he became the first person of color to play the title role in the Tony-winning musical "Dear Evan Hansen" on Broadway.   Banks won a place in ... Continue Reading Banks Debuts As Evan Hansen…

Shenandoah Conservatory Hands Over Facilities and Programming to Students in Unprecedented Initiative A first-in-the-nation initiative fostering student creativity and collaboration

In a groundbreaking new initiative, Shenandoah Conservatory is canceling its regular classes and rehearsals for one week, and turning over its facilities and resources to the students, in order to ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Hands Over Facilities…