Student and Alumni Success

In the past four years, E&H theatre students have passed through the Southeastern Theatre Conference’s qualifying auditions at a higher rate than those from any other private college in Virginia. In 2008, Eric Eteuati with partner Laura Crockarell won the Region IV Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Competition at the Kennedy Center/ American College Theatre Festival in Clemson, SC. Eric was one of only 16 college actors in the country invited to perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. In 2009, Jamal Crowelle with Partner Mike Brown placed in the top 16 in the Region IV (10 states) Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Competition at the Kennedy Center/ American College Theatre Festival in Greensboro, NC.

Sarah Crockarell '06 – University of Colorado at Boulder, Ph.D. program

Meghan Hawkins '08 – Florida State University, M.A. in Theatre

Meghan Kelleher '07 –Virginia Commonwealth University, M.F.A. Performance Pedagogy

Rachel Linkous '09 - Hollins University MA in Liberal Studies with a Visual & Performing Arts concentration

Mary Margaret Roberts '08 – Western Illinois University, M.F.A. Acting Program

Carrie Winship '09 – Indiana University (Bloomington), M.A. in Theatre

Tara Wiseman '07 - Emerson College, MA in Theatre Education

Professional Theatres

Kate Morton '07 – Atlanta Shakespeare Co.

Mike Brown '09 – Virginia Stage Theatre

Eric Eteuati '08 – Actors Theatre of Louisville

Rachel Linkous '09 – Barter Theatre

LeShawn Bell '11 – Snow Camp

Jamal Crowelle '10 – The Lost Colony

Meredith Keyse '06 – manager at Arena Stage, Washington D.C.

Devan Stevens '06 - Barter Theatre

Gwen Edwards '05 - Barter Theatre

Chrissy Schildroth '07 - Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven, NJ

Caitlin Morgan '09 - Roanoke Children’s Theatre, Roanoke, VA

Cody Murphy '08 - Wayside Theatre, Middletown, VA

In the past five years, alumni and current students have worked at the following theatres:

Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern, Atlanta, GA

Arena Stage, Washington, DC

Barter Theatre, Abingdon, VA

Blowing Rock Stage Company, Blowing Rock, NC

Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Boulder, CO

Flat Rock Playhouse, Flat Rock, NC

Florida Repertory Theatre, Fort Myers, FL

Hippodrama State Theatre, Gainesville, FL

Horn in the West Outdoor Drama, Boone, NC

Jenny Wiley Theatre, Prestonburg, KY Johnson City

Repertory Theatre, Johnson City, TN

Johnny Appleseed Outdoor Drama, Ashland, OH

The Lost Colony Outdoor Drama, Manteo, NC

Mill Mountain Theatre, Roanoke, VA New York

Theatre Workshop, New York, NY

Old Creamery Theatre, Amana, IA

Portland Center Stage, Portland, ME

Post Playhouse, Chadron, NE

Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre, Barrett, MN

Roanoke Children’s Theatre, Roanoke, VA

Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, Winchester, VA

Stephen Foster Outdoor Drama, Bardstown, KY

Studio Roanoke, Roanoke, VA

Theatre IV, Richmond, VA

Theatre Bristol, Bristol, VA

Thin Air Theatre Company, Cripple Creek, CO

Trail of the Lonesome Pine Outdoor Drama, Big Stone Gap, VA

Unto These Hills Outdoor Drama, Cherokee, NC

Wolfhart Haus Dinner Theatre, Wytheville, VA

In the past three years, alumni of the Theatre department have been accepted into graduate programs at:

Carnegie Mellon University

Eastern Michigan University

Emerson College

Florida State University

Indiana University

Radford University

University of Colorado

University of Oregon

Virginia Commonwealth University

Western Illinois University