Theatre News

Vaughan ’23 Joins Cast of ‘Floyd Collins’ 

Musical Theatre Grad Is Part of Production's Original Broadway Cast

Cole Vaughan ’23 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) will be in the original Broadway cast of “Floyd Collins,” in the role of Jewell…

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Shenandoah University Student Named 2025 Miss Apple Blossom

Kira Sledge '28 to represent Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival at the 2025 Miss Virginia Competition

Shenandoah University student Kira Sledge ’28 was crowned 2025 Miss Apple Blossom and will serve as an official hostess of the 98th Shenandoah Apple Blossom…

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Gawason ’25 Excels in Sante Fe Opera’s Apprentice Program, Wins Award

Travis Gawason ’25 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Design & Production – Costume Design) served as a stitching and wardrobe apprentice at the Santa…

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Bonds, Engen and Fitch Guest Direct and Choreograph Fall Musical Theatre Productions

‘Legally Blonde The Musical’ & ‘Waitress’

Shenandoah Conservatory welcomes Broadway artists DB Bonds, Brooke Engen and Andrew Fitch as guest directors and choreographers for two musical theatre productions in Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre…

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Shenandoah Conservatory Awarded $7,000 Grant from Mid Atlantic Arts for Collaborative Project with Sweet Honey in the Rock®

Shenandoah Conservatory has received $7,000 in grant support from Mid Atlantic Arts in support of a collaborative university and community project with the Grammy-nominated African…

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Shenandoah Acting Grad Co-Stars In Film With Matt Damon

Scout Backus ’17 Appears in “The Instigators”

Shenandoah University graduate Scout Backus ’17 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting/Shenandoah Conservatory) appears in the Apple TV+ movie, “The Instigators,” starring Matt Damon and…

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Four Theatre Artists Join Performance Operations Team

Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of four theatre artists to Shenandoah Conservatory’s performance operations staff beginning this August. Jessica Lynn Hightower, Scenic Charge and Adjunct…

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Musical Theatre Lightning Strikes Twice

Program’s graduating class has 100% representation – again

For the second consecutive year, the entire graduating class of Shenandoah University’s Bachelor of Fine Arts program in musical theatre has representation with New York…

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