A group of more than 20 conservatory students attended a performance of “The Other Americans” at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Nov. 3, as part of Shenandoah Conservatory’s Capital ... Continue Reading Students Experience ‘The Other Americans’…
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 Fe Opera (SFO), a unique outdoor opera company ... Continue Reading Gawason ’25 Excels in Sante…
Maria Manuela Goyanes Announced as 2024/25 Conservatory Convocation Speaker
Shenandoah Conservatory is delighted to announce that Maria Manuela Goyanes, artistic director of Washington D.C.’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, will serve as its honored guest and speaker for this ... Continue Reading Maria Manuela Goyanes Announced as…
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 ... Continue Reading Four Theatre Artists Join Performance…
John Bonanni Appointed Associate Professor of Theatre, Production Management/Stage Management
Shenandoah Conservatory announces the appointment of John Bonanni, M.F.A., as associate professor of theatre, production management/stage management beginning August 2024. “Artistic expression is no ... Continue Reading John Bonanni Appointed Associate Professor…
Shenandoah Conservatory Unveils Exciting Season of Music, Theatre and Dance Welcome to the Conservatory Performs 2024/25 Season
Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University (SU), a hub of activity for those seeking inspiration and entertainment in the Northern Shenandoah Valley, is thrilled to announce its highly ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Unveils Exciting Season…
Shenandoah Conservatory Launches New TDP Certificate Programs
The Theatre Design and Production (TDP) program at Shenandoah’s Conservatory is delighted to announce its five new TDP Certificates. These replace the former “second emphasis” and will be available to ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Launches New TDP…
Gawason ’25 Participates in One-on-One Tambour Beading Intensive with Haven
Travis Gawason ’25 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Design & Production – Costume Design) attended a rare one-on-one tambour beading intensive taught by Robert W. Haven in Kentucky during J-Term ... Continue Reading Gawason ’25 Participates in One-on-One…
Stage Makeup Students Participate in Glam Squad Lab Unit Challenge
Stage makeup students recently completed a lab unit called Glam Squad where they had the choice of drag, runway or glam rock makeup. Students researched their chosen topic and executed their makeup ... Continue Reading Stage Makeup Students Participate in…
Haven Teaches Tambour Beading Masterclass
Robert Haven visited campus on Nov. 18, to teach a masterclass in tambour beading for the students in the Special Topics in Costuming class taught by Costume Designer and Associate Professor of ... Continue Reading Haven Teaches Tambour Beading Masterclass
Students Create Japanese Shibori Projects in Costuming Class
Students in this semester’s Special Topics in Costuming class taught by Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Costume Design Jennifer Flitton Adams, M.F.A., recently created Japanese Shibori ... Continue Reading Students Create Japanese Shibori Projects…
Students Create Silk Paintings in Special Topics in Costuming Class
This semester, the Special Topics in Costuming class taught by Costume Designer and Associate Professor of Costume Design Jennifer Flitton Adams, M.F.A., is studying dyework, advanced costume ... Continue Reading Students Create Silk Paintings in…
Gawason ’25 Uses Tambour Beadwork to Create Cinderella’s Ball Dress for ‘Into the Woods’
Travis Gawason ’25 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Design & Production – Costume Design) interned at Eric Winterling, a professional costume shop in Manhattan, this past summer. The company ... Continue Reading Gawason ’25 Uses Tambour Beadwork…
Shenandoah Conservatory Announces 2023/24 Season Live music, theatre and dance from students, faculty and acclaimed guest artists
Shenandoah Conservatory announces its 2023/24 season of live music, theatre and dance. The Conservatory Performs season features dozens of opportunities to witness and experience the arts, including a ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Announces 2023/24 Season…
Rubio ’23 Selected to Participate in Latinx Theatre Commons Designer & Director Colaboratorio The event takes place June 28 - July 2, in Portland, Oregon
Azaria Rubio ’23 (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Design & Production – Costume Design) was selected as a designer for the 2023 Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) Designer & Director Colaboratorio, ... Continue Reading Rubio ’23 Selected to Participate…
Film Project ‘Sides’ Celebrates Interdepartmental Collaboration
Shot on the Shenandoah University campus during the 2023 J Term semester, “Sides” represents an interdepartmental conservatory collaboration between acting, musical theatre, theater design and ... Continue Reading Film Project ‘Sides’ Celebrates Interdepartmental…
Shenandoah Conservatory Announces 2022/23 Season Live music, theatre and dance from students, faculty and acclaimed guest artists
Shenandoah Conservatory announces its 2022/23 season of live music, theatre and dance. The Conservatory Performs season features dozens of opportunities to witness and experience the arts, including a ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Announces 2022/23 Season…
TDP Hosts Virtual Costume Rendering Masterclass with Broadway Costume Designer Gregg Barnes
The theatre design and production program hosted a virtual masterclass in costume rendering with Gregg Barnes on Saturday, April 2. Barnes is a very well-known Broadway costume designer, who designed ... Continue Reading TDP Hosts Virtual Costume Rendering…
TDP Students Travel to New York City for GEL Trip During Spring Break
Fourteen students representing scenic design, costume design, sound design & reinforcement and stage management traveled to New York City for a Global Experiential Learning (GEL) trip with Theatre ... Continue Reading TDP Students Travel to New…
Broadway Stage Manager Cohen Works with TDP Students
Broadway stage manager Michael Rico Cohen worked with theatre design and production (TDP) students on Sunday, Sept. 26, and Monday, Sept. 27. He joined the student stage manager for the tech process ... Continue Reading Broadway Stage Manager Cohen Works…
Live Music, Theatre and Dance Returns! Conservatory Performs 2021/22 Season Announcement
After more than a year of online performances, Shenandoah Conservatory announces the return of live, in-person music, theatre and dance to its academic season. The Conservatory Performs 2021/22 season ... Continue Reading Live Music, Theatre and Dance…
Peter Bullough Foundation Donates Clothing to Shenandoah Conservatory Theatre Division
The Peter Bullough Foundation has donated the majority of the late Dr. Bullough’s clothing collection to the Shenandoah Conservatory Theatre Division. Working with Theatre Design & Production ... Continue Reading Peter Bullough Foundation Donates Clothing…
Five New Artist Educators Join Shenandoah Conservatory’s Renowned Faculty
Shenandoah Conservatory is thrilled to introduce a new cohort of exceptional artists and educators to its students and community. (Two of the conservatory’s seven searches have yet to be ... Continue Reading Five New Artist Educators Join…
Award-winning Broadway Costume Designer Toni-Leslie James Leads Masterclass with Theatre Students
On March 12, the theatre design and production program held a costume design masterclass with award-winning Broadway costume designer and professor at Yale School of Drama Toni-Leslie James. James ... Continue Reading Award-winning Broadway Costume Designer Toni-Leslie…
Award-winning Broadway Sound Designer Speaks with Theatre & MPRT Student
Associate Professor of Theatre and Technical Director David Steinmetz, M.F.A., hosted Tony Award-winning Broadway sound designer Nevin Steinberg as the guest speaker for his Theatre Design and Effects ... Continue Reading Award-winning Broadway Sound Designer Speaks…
LORT Props Master Jim Guy Speaks with Theatre Students
On Saturday, April 10, the Theatre Division hosted an in-person workshop on firearms for the stage with guest lecturer Jim Guy. Guy serves as the props master for the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, a ... Continue Reading LORT Props Master Jim Guy…
Celebrating Hal Herman’s Legacy with the Virtual Opening of the Harold Herman Lab Theatre
Shenandoah Conservatory recently celebrated the opening of a new state-of-the-art teaching and student performance space: the Harold Herman Lab Theatre. In that virtual celebration, we provided an ... Continue Reading Celebrating Hal Herman’s Legacy with…
Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre Returns to In-Person Performances with ‘Grease’ “Grease” is the Word.
Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (SSMT) announces its return to in-person performances with an upcoming production of the smash hit musical “Grease.” This will be a departure from the standard season ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre Returns…
Haven Leads Masterclasses in Gold Metallic Embroidery for Costume Students
Bob Haven came to campus on Saturday, March 13, to lead costume students in a masterclass on gold metallic embroidery. After Haven retired from university teaching, he created a second career teaching ... Continue Reading Haven Leads Masterclasses in Gold…
Being Well Together Spring 2021 Focus A Shenandoah Conservatory Initiative
Pictured above: Associate Professor of Violin Akemi Takayama, M.M., and Ashley Crawford ’23 (B.M. in Performance) presented a duo concert for community members who received their first dose of the ... Continue Reading Being Well Together Spring 2021…
Innovation and Creativity Bring Performances to Life Washington Post
Rewarding and reaffirming — those are two of three words that Courtney Reilly, executive director of performances and engagement at Shenandoah Conservatory, used to describe the past 10 months. And it ... Continue Reading Innovation and Creativity Bring Performances…
Jenkins Hosts Stage Management Masterclasses for TDP Students and Alumni
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theatre Production Beverly Jenkins, B.F.A., hosted two stage management masterclasses for theatre design and production students and alumni on Saturday, Nov. 14, and ... Continue Reading Jenkins Hosts Stage Management Masterclasses…
Lighting Designer Perkins Guest Lectures in Design and Production Forum
Kathy A. Perkins, M.F.A., a very well known and regarded lighting designer and scholar, taught a class for the theatre design and production program’s Design and Production Forum on Wednesday, Dec. ... Continue Reading Lighting Designer Perkins Guest Lectures…
Smith Explores Cultural Appropriation in Theatre Design with TDP Students
Valerie St.Pierre Smith will teach a virtual masterclass on cultural appropriation in theatre design for theatre design & production (TDP) students on Friday, Nov. 13. Boozhoo. Valerie St. Pierre ... Continue Reading Smith Explores Cultural Appropriation in…
ShenCo Rising: COVID-19 Reopening Plan Shenandoah Conservatory's COVID-19 Reopening Plan
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…