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鈥揳s opposed to the "cookie cutter" approach鈥損repares you to compete in the industry with the confidence that comes with knowing how to market your unique "brand."
Theatre at Shenandoah
Shenandoah鈥檚 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
Grant 鈥21 Nominated for Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Brody Grant 鈥21 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) was nominated for the 2024 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his work in the role of Ponyboy Curtis in Broadway鈥檚 鈥淭he Outsiders,鈥 now running at ... Continue Reading Grant 鈥21 Nominated for Tony鈥
四虎影视 Receives Historic $20M Gift from Alumnus
We're delighted to share that 四虎影视 has received the single largest gift in its almost-150-year history! This $20 million gift, from Wilbur Dove 鈥59, and his wife, Clare, is earmarked for a new performing and visual arts center ... Continue Reading 四虎影视 Receives Historic $20M鈥
Shenandoah Conservatory Joins University in Celebrating Black History Month
All Shenandoah Conservatory students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in 四虎影视's celebration of Black History Month in February. Below are some events that feature conservatory students and alumni; visit su.edu/bhm for ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Joins University in鈥
Theatre Alumni
Grant 鈥21 Nominated for Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Brody Grant 鈥21 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) was nominated for the 2024 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his work in the role of Ponyboy ... Continue Reading Grant 鈥21 Nominated for Tony鈥
Rubio 鈥23 Works with Costume Designer Paul Tazewell on Broadway鈥檚 New Musical 鈥楽uffs鈥
Azaria Rubio 鈥23 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Design and Technology 鈥 Costume Design) worked as a design member candidate (DMC) for costume designer Paul Tazewell (Broadway credits include ... Continue Reading Rubio 鈥23 Works with Costume鈥
Fitch 鈥23 Guest Stars in 鈥楲aw & Order鈥 Episode
Ashlyn Fitch 鈥23 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre) was the guest star in an episode of 鈥淟aw & Order鈥 that premiered on Thursday, March 21, on NBC and is now streaming on Peacock. She ... Continue Reading Fitch 鈥23 Guest Stars in鈥
Theatre Faculty
Caring and Accomplished
Our artist-educators draw upon extensive professional experience on the stage and screen, in audio, extended/virtual reality and more
- Cutting-edge scholars, actors, directors, and designers actively engaged in the profession
- Highly sought-after experts in their respective fields
- World-class experts in acting techniques
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听ShenCoLAB
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.