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students find their own
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American Shakespeare Center productions at
the Blackfriars Playhouse and the Master of Fine Arts
program at nearby Mary Baldwin College, theatre
flourishes in Staunton—and the Theatre Arts Emphasis
program makes the most of it. Thanks to our longstanding e
relationships with both organizations and the annual round
of performances we present at Stuart Hall, our students have
ample opportunity to gain the hands-on experience so critical
to development in the theatre arts.
When they are not performing, Theatre Arts Emphasis students
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are in the classroom taking courses designed to hone their skills
and ground them in the history and traditions of their craft. They
complete Introduction to Theatre, Acting Studio, and Shakespeare
in Performance, and they apply the knowledge they gain in these
courses and their performance experience to develop their own
capstone projects. The variety and quality of these projects is
impressive. Students have presented one-person shows, directed
plays, and taught their own middle-school acting class.
The goal of the Theatre Arts Emphasis is to help students find
their own voices. At the same time, since theatre is a collective
endeavor, they also learn to meld their individual vision with that
of the group. This is especially true of the one-act play that Theatre
Arts Emphasis students produce and perform at the annual
Virginia Theatre Association Conference. In addition, the VTA
Conference provides a wonderful opportunity for students to
compare and measure their skills against their peers and to gain
exposure to college theatre programs from around Virginia.
Theatre Arts Emphasis students have been accepted into colleges
and universities that offer strong theatre programs such as New York
University, Dickinson College, the University of Virginia, Davidson
College, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University
of Michigan, and Elon University.-
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