Webster University, Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts
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Welcome to Webster University’s Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts!
We know that the choice of where to spend your next four years is a daunting one. We hope to make it easier for you through our personalized audition and portfolio review process.
Located in St. Louis, Webster University provides a unique, individual approach to education. Within Webster, the Sargent Conservatory has been training theatre artists for over half a century. Whether you are a performer, director, designer, stage manager or technician, our emphasis on skills coupled with practical experience will prepare you to work and to make exciting theatre. One of the distinguishing elements of the Conservatory is its integrated association with the following professional theatre companies:
- The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
- St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
- The Municipal Theatre Association of St. Louis (MUNY)
- Variety Theatre
- Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre
The performance and production opportunities provided by these partnerships are unequaled at any other undergraduate institution.
Prospective students should visit our website for more details on the application/audition process. If you have specific questions about programs within the Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts, pleased contact the following faculty members:
- B.F.A. in Musical Theatre – Lara Teeter, Head of Musical Theatre at larateeter06@webster.edu
- B.F.A. in Acting – Joanna Battles and Jef Awada, Co-Heads of Performance at joannabattles07@webster.edu, jeffreyawada43@webster.edu
- Directing – Doug Finlayson, Head of Directing at finlaydo@webster.edu
- Design and Technical Production – John Wylie, Head of Production at wyliejc@webster.edu
- Stage Management – Evangeline Whitlock at ewhitlock@webster.edu
We wish you well throughout your college audition process!
Dr. Gad Guterman, Chair, Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts Webster University
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