Sands College of Performing Arts at Pace University

08/06/2026

Get a behind-the-scenes look at Production and Design for Stage and Screen BFA alum Alysha Burgwardt in action. 🎬🌟

Alysha has built a wide-ranging career across costumes, hair and wigs, and makeup, making her a backstage "triple threat." 💪Check out these photos capturing her at work on major Las Vegas productions, including "Awakening" at Wynn Las Vegas and "Atomic Saloon" at The Venetian.

Her path has taken her from Goodspeed Opera House and Hartford Stage to Cirque du Soleil's "The Beatles LOVE." Now a licensed cosmetologist, she has also worked on productions including EDC, iLuminate, and "Bob Marley Hope Road."

From Pace to major live productions, Alysha's path reflects the range and adaptability at the heart of production and design. Strong training. Expanding skills. A career built backstage. 🎭✨

08/04/2026

From Peabody-winning podcasts to the future of the American musical, Sands College faculty are earning some well-deserved applause. 👏⭐️

Brendan Patrick Hughes received a 2025 Peabody Award for Divine Intervention, Eric Price and Phillip Christian Smith were named 2026 Kleban Prize winners, and Adam J. Rineer received a 2026 Jonathan Larson Grant.

These honors celebrate extraordinary artists whose work reaches far beyond the classroom while inspiring and mentoring the next generation of performers and storytellers at .

From Peabody-winning storytelling and major musical theatre honors to global AI collaboration and civic engagement tied to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Pace faculty are earning national and international recognition for work that reaches far beyond the classroom.

07/30/2026

Building an accessible future takes more than opening the doors of new theaters. It means thinking carefully about who can train, create, work, and perform in every space.

We are grateful to see Pace recognized by Backstage for its investment in accessibility. Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick of the Casting Society described this work as “incredible” and called Pace “one of the top BFA programs in the country.”

That progress is taking shape in our new performing arts spaces at One Pace Plaza East. The theaters were designed with access in mind, including an accessible lighting grid and ADA access on every major level of Schimmel Theater, extending to the stage and catwalks.

It is also reflected in our partnership with Deaf West Theatre to develop a first-of-its-kind ASL music theory lexicon and expand music education for Deaf and hard-of-hearing artists.

This is how change moves forward: through thoughtful design, meaningful partnership, and a belief that access strengthens the work.

Casting directors and disabled actors offer advice on how to make it in the entertainment industry.

07/30/2026

Get a first look inside the new performing arts spaces opening at One Pace Plaza East this fall. In this video, Senior Director of Operations and Production Laurie Brown-Kindred answers student and faculty questions about new studios, labs, sound stages, rehearsal spaces, and what the move means for Sands College of Performing Arts.

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07/29/2026

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07/22/2026

Get a first look inside the new performing arts spaces opening at One Pace Plaza East this fall. In this video, Senior Director of Operations and Production Laurie Brown-Kindred answers student and faculty questions about new studios, labs, sound stages, rehearsal spaces, and what the move means for Sands College of Performing Arts.

Get a first look inside the new performing arts spaces opening at One Pace Plaza East this fall. In this video, Senior Director of Operations and Production Laurie Brown-Kindred answers student and faculty questions about new studios, labs, sound stages, rehearsal spaces, and what the move means for...

07/13/2026

Congratulations to our Director of Commercial Dance LA, Mandy Moore, on her Emmy nomination for Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming for the Oscars performance of "Golden." ⭐️

Her artistry, vision, and leadership continue to inspire the next generation of artists.

https://www.televisionacademy.com/awards/nominees-winners/2026/outstanding-choreography-for-variety-or-reality-programming