In addition to following Virginia and CDC guidelines, Shenandoah Conservatory continues to carefully review the most recent research and findings from industry-specific associations, in order to plan ... Continue Reading ShenCo Rising: COVID-19 Reopening Plan…
Theatre Design & Production Program Hosts Roundtable Discussion with Alumni
The theatre design & production program (TDP) recently hosted a virtual roundtable discussion with 21 alumni, as well as current TDP faculty and students. Fifty people participated in the two-hour ... Continue Reading Theatre Design & Production Program…
Theatre Design & Production Students Learn Industry Tips from RWS Entertainment
The theatre design & production program hosted Executive Producer of Operations Jake McCoy and Manager of Program Development Brooke Viegut from RWS Entertainment Group for its practicum class on ... Continue Reading Theatre Design & Production Students…
Adams Hosts Hands-on Stage Costuming for Dance Class
Theatre Design & Production Program Coordinator, Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Costume Design Jennifer Flitton Adams, M.F.A., hosted a fun Stage Costuming for Dance class on Tuesday, ... Continue Reading Adams Hosts Hands-on Stage Costuming…
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…
Adams Hosts Painting and Dyeing Workshop at Virginia Thespian Festival
Theatre Design & Production Program Coordinator, Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Costume Design Jennifer Adams, M.F.A., hosted a painting and dyeing workshop at the Virginia Thespian ... Continue Reading Adams Hosts Painting and Dyeing…
Costume Designers Embark on GEL Trip to New York
Theatre Fellow in Costume Design Sammi Geppert, M.F.A., and Theatre Design & Production Program Coordinator, Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Costume Design Jennifer Adams, M.F.A., led ... Continue Reading Costume Designers Embark on GEL…
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…
Theatre Students Attend Q&A with Associate Director of Dublin’s Abbey Theatre, Caitríona McLaughlin
Shenandoah Conservatory hosted Associate Director of Dublin's Abbey Theatre, Caitríona McLaughlin, for a Q&A with theatre students on Friday, Feb. 16, in Glaize Studio Theatre. McLaughlin visited ... Continue Reading Theatre Students Attend Q&A with…
Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre Founding Director Harold Herman Announces Retirement
Shenandoah Conservatory Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Theatre Harold “Hal” Herman, B.A., founder and producing artistic director of Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (SSMT), has announced his ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre Founding…
‘American Idiot’ Rocks Out At Shenandoah
Photos by CALEB FORSYTHE AND JASON LOPEZ/Shenandoah University “American Idiot” cast holds a dress rehearsal on Thursday in anticipation of their show this weekend and Oct. 2-4 at Ohrstrom-Byrant ... Continue Reading ‘American Idiot’ Rocks Out At…
Lindé Hayen Herman – 1924-2013
Shenandoah Conservatory lost a dear friend and an accomplished faculty member in August. The celebrated actor and educator Lindé Hayen (Creekmore) Herman of Strasburg, Va., died on August 12, ... Continue Reading Lindé Hayen Herman – 1924-2013
CREATIVE ENERGY Sparking Connections That Fuel the Future
On an overcast afternoon in August, a member of Shenandoah’s staff walked across Sarah’s Glen toward the Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre. The air reverberated with the thrum of heavy equipment breaking rock ... Continue Reading CREATIVE ENERGY Sparking Connections That…