Sacred Heart University Department of Media and Performing Arts

5151 Park Avenue
Fairfield, Connecticut 06825-1000
203.371.7926
enroll@sacredheart.edu

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Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts in Acting
Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre
Minor in Theatre Arts
Minor in Dance

About the program

The Theatre Arts major, with two tracks in Acting and Musical Theatre, is an interactive degree that combines theory and in practice courses to prepare students for a career in the arts post graduation. Under instruction from professionals in the industry, students will be given ample opportunities to grow in an academic and artistic capacity. All enrolled Sacred Heart University students, regardless of major, are invited to participate in the Theatre Arts Program.

Acceptance rate

Reported acceptance rate (source/year not provided by school): Sacred Heart University's overall acceptance rate is around 68%

Faculty

Shanshan Wang
Sara “Sally” Ross Ph.D

ONE-MAN SHOW Starring Mar Jennings To Play Sacred Heart University Community Theatre

by A.A. Cristi, May 5, 2026

Multi-hyphenate Mar Jennings will present ONE-MAN SHOW”, a powerful and deeply personal production debuting May 22, 2026, at Sacred Heart University Community Theatre.

Mar Jennings To Debut One-Man Show Benefiting Survivors Of Domestic Violence

by A.A. Cristi, April 8, 2026

Mar Jennings will debut his one-man show in Connecticut this May.

Sacred Heart University Professor Publishes 'God On Broadway'

by Stephi Wild, January 29, 2026

Drawing on years of teaching his popular God on Broadway course at Sacred Heart, Gillespie explores how Broadway shows and commercial theater—often dismissed as pure entertainment—can function as spaces for theological reflection.

Broadway's Eddie Korbich Will Lead Sacred Heart University's A CHRISTMAS CAROL

by Stephi Wild, December 3, 2025

Broadway actor Eddie Korbich will headline Sacred Heart University’s production of A Christmas Carol this season at the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts.

Sacred Heart University Launches School of Performing Arts

by A.A. Cristi, September 24, 2025

Sacred Heart University (SHU) in Fairfield, Conn.

Photos: NINE MOONS at Theater For The New City

by Stephi Wild, June 5, 2025

All new photos have been released from Nine Moons, Blessed Unrest Theatre Company's world premiere overture to Shakespeare's Othello, in partnership with The Untitled Othello Project and with support from Sacred Heart University.

Blessed Unrest to Present NINE MOONS - A Prequel To Shakespeare's Othello

by A.A. Cristi, April 29, 2025

Blessed Unrest Theatre Company, New York City's award-winning subversive physical theater ensemble for an adventurous audience, in partnership with The Untitled Othello Project and with support from Sacred Heart University, will present Nine Moons, an original overture to Shakespeare's Othello…

Sacred Heart University Community Theatre Will Perform THE PETRILLOS

by Stephi Wild, May 24, 2024

TrailBlazing Productions, a new nonprofit theatre company providing a platform for writers to further develop their works while collaborating with classic stars from the stage and screen, will launch its first production on June 21 at the Sacred Heart University Community Theatre.

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Past student productions

Past student productions at Sacred Heart University
Show	Dates	Theater
Mar Jennings — ONE-MAN SHOW	5/22/2026	Sacred Heart University Community Theatre
Joni Mitchell 80th Birthday Tribute Featuring The Joni Project	11/11/2023	Sacred Heart University Community Theatre
The Simon & Garfunkel Songbook featuring Aztec Two-Step 2.0 with narration by Tony Traguardo	9/23/2023	Sacred Heart University Community Theatre
Be More Chill	2/15/2018 – 2/25/2018	Sacred Heart University