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St Louis,Missouri 63119
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Costume Construction

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Costume Design

Bachelor of Arts in Directing

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Lighting Design

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Scene Design

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Scene Painting

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sound Design

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Stage Management

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Technical Direction

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Wig and Makeup Design

Minor in Theatre


Webster University’s Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts offers professional training programs in acting, musical theatre, directing, design, technical theatre, and stage management. Sargent Conservatory is associated with professional theatre companies, two of which are on campus: The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Explore below to learn more about our sequential and intensive programs for training theatre artists.

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 13, 2024


The Repertory Theater of St. Louis will present its second annual Holiday Benefit with celebrity guest Sean Gunn, known for his roles in Guardians of the Galaxy and Gilmore Girls. Learn how to purchase tickets.

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by Stephi Wild - November 07, 2024


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Video: How Well Does Norbert Leo Butz Recall His Old Lines?
by Joey Mervis - November 01, 2024


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Review: THE ROOMMATE at Emerson Studio In The Loretto-Hilton Center
by Rob Levy - October 29, 2024


The Roommate marks a welcome return for the company’s Steve Woolf Studio Series. Presented in an intimate setting without intermission, the play centers on the complex dynamics between Sharon, a divorced woman who mostly putters around smalltown Iowa eking out a menial existence, and Robyn her carefree new roommate who has arrived from the Bronx to get away for a while.ink of THE ROOMMATE at Emerson Studio In The Loretto-Hilton Center?

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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Classical Cocktails in Broadway Classical Cocktails
(6/3/22 - 6/3/22)
Community Music School of Webster University, Maria Hall
Mac Beth
(3/25/21 - 3/28/21)
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Indecent
(2/18/21 - 2/28/21)
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CANCELLED: Young Composers Competition Concert in Broadway CANCELLED: Young Composers Competition Concert
(3/21/20 - 3/21/20)
Community Music School Webster University
Picnic
(2/20/20 - 3/1/20)
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Audition Master Class with Joanne Gordon
(6/3/19 - 6/3/19)
Webster University’s Conservatory
LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST in Broadway LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST
(4/17/19 - 4/21/19)
WEBSTER UNIVERSITY
Photograph 51
(4/5/19 - 4/7/19)
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By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
(2/13/19 - 2/24/19)
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THE FANTASTICKS in Broadway THE FANTASTICKS
(10/3/18 - 10/14/18)
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LERNER AND LOEWE'S BRIGADOON
(4/18/18 - 4/22/18)
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[title of show]
(9/27/17 - 10/8/17)
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THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
(4/19/17 - 4/23/17)
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THE PAJAMA GAME
(4/20/16 - 4/24/16)
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DOGFIGHT
(9/30/15 - 10/11/15)
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THE LAST FIVE YEARS
(4/3/15 - 4/5/15)
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HONK!
(3/27/15 - 3/29/15)
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SPRING AWAKENING
(11/19/14 - 11/23/14)
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INTO THE WOODS
(4/23/14 - 4/27/14)
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Smokey Joe's Cafe - The Songs of Leiber and Stoller in Broadway Smokey Joe's Cafe - The Songs of Leiber and Stoller
(12/4/13 - 12/15/13)
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LEGALLY BLONDE
(4/24/13 - 4/28/13)
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Yours, Anne in Broadway Yours, Anne
(11/28/12 - 12/9/12)
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Carousel in Broadway Carousel
(11/16/11 - 11/20/11)
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