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Mary Baldwin University Shakespeare and Performance

Name: Mary Baldwin University Shakespeare and Performance
Address: Staunton, VA, 24401, US
Telephone: (540) 887-7237
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Mary Baldwin University Shakespeare and Performance

Master of Letters/Master of Fine Arts in Shakespeare & Performance at Mary Baldwin University

The Mary Baldwin University Shakespeare and Performance program is a masters level, degree-granting research group dedicated to the creative exploration of early modern drama and the culture that produced and produces it.

05/11/2025

Here's to another wonderful semester at S&P in the books! Today we are celebrating all the hard work and creativity displayed by S&P students this spring semester. From our first-year students' debut show as a cohort, to two delightful second-year showcases, to a successful and impactful MFA season, this semester had it all! We wish our graduating MFA company, Streetlight Shakespeare Ensemble, all the best as they continue on their academic and artistic paths forward. We are also eagerly waiting to welcome in the new MFA cohort. We can't wait to see what next year holds for us here at S&P. Happy summer break!

04/17/2025

And for our final Thesis Thursday of the semester, we'd like to introduce you to Louis! Louis was an Acting Fellow at the American Shakespeare Center for their production of CHRISTMAS CAROL last semester, and this semester he played Romeo in ROMEO AND JULIET at the Wayne Theatre. A huge congratulations to Louis and all our second-year MLitt thesis candidates for successfully defending their work!

04/16/2025

Join us for the inaugural MFA Thesis Festival, this Thursday and Friday in the Wharf Studio! Hear all about the research and practice that Streetlight Shakespeare Ensemble have been engaged in all year. Presentations will be on Thursday from 4PM-6PM, and then in various sessions on Friday, starting at 9AM and finishing up just before 5PM. There will be a reception following our final session. We hope to see you there - all are welcome!

04/12/2025

To celebrate the upcoming REN 531 production of CYMBELINE, we have decided to look back to Polarius Shakespeare Company's 2021 production! This production was part of Polarius' small-scale shows, and all the madness and beauty of this fairy-tale play was captured with only five actors! Be sure to catch CYMBELINE's return to MBU, showing for one night only this Monday, April 14th at 7:30pm at the Blackfriars Playhouse!

Actors pictured: Haley Davis, Callie Banholzer, Amy Steffen, Mic Harmon, Ronan Melomo

04/11/2025

Last but certainly not least, everyone say hello to our final First Year Friday participant, Sage! Sage's funky fresh style and sense of humor brings a lot of fun to the first year cohort. Not only are they about to wrap up their first year in the S&P program, but they are also about to graduate with their bachelor's degree from Mary Baldwin's undergraduate theatre program (we love our BA/MLitt students)! You can catch Sage in the MLitt 531 production of CYMBELINE as the Soothsayer and a British Captain this coming Monday, April 14th at 7:30pm!

04/10/2025

Join us at the Bandstand at Gypsy Hill Park for an afternoon of Educational Shakespeare in the Park! On Saturday, April 12th, both of Streetlight Shakespeare Ensemble's productions will be performing. At 3:00 PM, they will start with PERICLES (Theatre for Young Audiences), and there will be a 30-minute intermission afterwards. At 4:00 PM, they will have their production of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Please make sure to dress for the weather and bring any chairs/blankets/towels or whatever you may need to be comfortable in this outdoor venue. In the case of inclement weather, the performances will be canceled.

As the final public performance of these shows together, we hope to see you there!

04/07/2025

Mary Baldwin University’s Shakespeare & Performance MLitt Graduate Program is excited to present their production of Cymbeline performing at the Blackfriars Playhouse on April 14th at 7:30 pm. Come with us to the court of Cymbeline, King of Britain, where things aren’t going well at all. War threatens the country, Cymbeline’s daughter Imogen has married Posthumus against her father’s will, and the Queen is forming some schemes of her own. You won’t want to miss a single moment and there is only one performance, so get your Pay-What-You-Will tickets now!

Head to the link in our bio to grab your tickets

04/04/2025

Everyone say hey to Che! Che is passionate about dramaturgy and playwriting. They were the production dramaturg and intimacy choreographer assistant for Streetlight's small-scale production of THE HONEST [WO]MAN'S REVENGE. This academic year, Che produced and is still touring their own play, STUDIO APARTMENT, which was seen in Staunton featuring S&P students and alum last weekend! You can catch Che on stage as Caius Lucius in the upcoming MLitt 531 production of CYMBELINE on April 14th at 7:30pm!

04/03/2025

Coming soon is the first-year MLitt 531 production of CYMBELINE. Check out some rehearsal photos from their time working with the directing duo, Prof. Doreen Bechtol and Dr. Matt Davies. You can see all their work come to fruition on April 14th at 7:30pm in the Blackfriars Playhouse!

Photos: Haleigh Acosta

04/01/2025

You thought Streetlight was done for the year? Not yet! They have another performance up their sleeve. This Friday is their staged reading of Lope de Vega's THE BEST MAYOR, THE KING directed by Matthias Bolon and Ethan Goodmansen! This reading features S&P students, community members, and faculty. Join us at 7:00 PM on April 4th at MBU @ the Wharf. You don't even need to reserve a ticket!

03/28/2025

CJ is coming from sunny Florida! He is very passionate about the artform of theatre and is excited by all the new ways he can experience it here at MBU! He has performed in multiple directing scenes, and will be directing a scene from CORIOLANUS in the upcoming Directing Showcase on April 15th. CJ will also be performing in the REN 531 production of CYMBELINE on April 14th as a British Lord and Roman Senator.

03/27/2025

And just like that MFA Performance Festival is done. We are celebrating by sharing just a few of the delightful photos of their Renaissance production of John Suckling's THE GOBLINS.

We could not be more proud of Streetlight Shakespeare Ensemble! The past week we got to see the final public performances of their educational tours and small-scale shows, and the final performances of their Renaissance and Blackfriars shows.

We bid a fond farewell to THE GOBLINS and BARTHOLOMEW FAIR, and cross our fingers for the continued tours of KING LEAR, THE HONEST [WO]MAN’S REVENGE, and HENRY VI PART 3. And finally, we wish MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and TYA PERICLES the best of luck on their remaining school tours!

Photos: Miscellaneous Media Photography

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Staunton, VA
24401

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

(540) 887-7237

Website

https://linktr.ee/mbushakespeare

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