Theatre Performance Programs
Develop Your Talents
Shenandoah's rigorous theatre programs equip you for highly successful professional careers in the theatre business. Your talents are nurtured and challenged by our professional faculty and staff, whether your major is in performance or design and technical areas. Graduates from Shenandoah's theatre programs work on Broadway, in regional theatres, on national and international tours, on cruise ships, as well as in film, television and commercials.
At Shenandoah, we engage you from the first day you arrive on campus. A robust season of musicals, plays, and youth theatre productions on two stages keeps you active and involved and helps you hone your skills in a practical setting. Hands-on attention from faculty and a belief in cultivating the individual artist–as opposed to the "cookie cutter" approach–prepares you to compete in the industry with the confidence that comes with knowing how to market your unique "brand."
Theatre at Shenandoah
Shenandoah’s theatre programs prepare students for professional careers both on and off stage. Our rigorous programs will equip students for successful careers in theatre, film, television and new media.
Students are nurtured and challenged by our professionally acclaimed faculty, whether they major in performance or design and technical areas. The faculty works closely with students in the classroom and challenge them to grow as theatrical practitioners.
Shenandoah Conservatory acting students learn the Sanford Meisner Technique from one of the pre-eminent master teachers in the craft.
Between auditions, production and classroom work, our students graduate with a competitive edge in an ever-changing art form.
Theatre News

Shenandoah Conservatory Receives Grants from Mid Atlantic Arts & Marion Park Lewis Foundation
Shenandoah Conservatory has received $19,500 in grant support from Mid Atlantic Arts and the regionally based Marion Park Lewis Foundation in support of performances and engagement by internationally acclaimed guest artists during its 2023/24 season. ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Receives Grants from…

Broadway Artists Mark Schneider and Jason Gillman Guest Direct Musicals This Fall
Shenandoah Conservatory welcomes Broadway artists Mark Schneider and Jason Gillman as guest directors for two musical theatre productions in Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre this fall. Schneider will guest-direct “Into the Woods,” running Thursday, Oct. 5, ... Continue Reading Broadway Artists Mark Schneider and…

100% of Shenandoah Conservatory’s BFA in Musical Theatre Class Signs with Talent Agents and Managers
Every member of Shenandoah Conservatory's BFA in musical theatre class of 2023 is starting their career representation. “They did something that is almost unheard of in musical theatre BFA programs,” said Charles B. Levitin Chair in Musical Theatre; ... Continue Reading 100% of Shenandoah Conservatory’s BFA…
Theatre Alumni

Musical by Logsdon ’84 Presented by Stage Right! in Pennsylvania
“The Crinolynns,” a musical with book and lyrics written by Broadway performer Scott Logsdon ’84 (Bachelor of Music in Music Theatre) and music by Aaron Gandy, was presented by Stage Right! ... Continue Reading Musical by Logsdon ’84 Presented…

100% of Shenandoah Conservatory’s BFA in Musical Theatre Class Signs with Talent Agents and Managers
Every member of Shenandoah Conservatory's BFA in musical theatre class of 2023 is starting their career representation. “They did something that is almost unheard of in musical theatre BFA programs,” ... Continue Reading 100% of Shenandoah Conservatory’s BFA…

‘Anchorage’ by Monahan ’11 Featured at Cinema Village in New York City
Scott Monahan’s ’11 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting) feature film and directorial debut “Anchorage” is running for one week from Friday, Aug. 11, through Thursday, Aug. 17, at the Cinema Village in ... Continue Reading ‘Anchorage’ by Monahan ’11 Featured…
Theatre Faculty
Caring and Accomplished
Shenandoah Conservatory’s Theatre faculty are fully immersed in creative practice and engaged in cutting edge scholarly work within the diverse fields of theatre. Highly respected as artists, educators and scholars, their studio classes and rehearsals are richly informed by professional practice, as they are frequently engaged in professional theatres as actors, directors and designers. Our faculty have literally “written the book” about entrepreneurship in the theatre profession and are world-class experts in acting techniques. They accompany students to theatre festivals and performances both within the United States and abroad, and frequently invite casting agents and guest directors to campus. Students graduate with a strong network that supports them as they transition into the “real world” of professional theatre.
Meet the Theatre FacultyShenCoLAB
Shenandoah Conservatory turns over the programming and facilities to its students for a week of unbridled exploration, collaboration and creativity.
ShenCoLAB is the only such week of its magnitude and scope offered by a university performing arts program in the United States.
The week culminates in an extraordinary event: the Festival of Arts, Ideas & Exploration, which featured 27 performances and five presentations in the inaugural year!
Take a Virtual Tour of Shenandoah Conservatory
Shenandoah Conservatory is an exciting hub of collaboration and innovation. Here's a chance to take a quick look at all the spaces in which our students engage in rich and rewarding creative experiences in music, theatre, and dance.
We're an All-Steinway School
Great music stirs the heart and inspires the soul, and Steinway pianos are celebrated as the instruments used by renowned artists to cultivate their talent and produce great music. Similarly, uncompromising excellence in performing arts education sparks the imagination and inspires the future.
