Our Mission
Hornets’ Nest Student Theatre is dedicated to providing students with a collaborative and safe platform to produce, design, and perform fully realized productions. The organization was founded to supplement the curriculum of Shenadoah University’s Theatre Division, allowing students the opportunity to implement career practices while being held to a professional standard within reach of the University’s Faculty guidance.
Hornets’ Nest strives to provide its audiences and the Winchester community with exciting, high-quality entertainment and meaningful engagement with the student body.
UPCOMING
tick, tick... BOOM! with Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson.
"This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning composer of Rent, is the story of a composer and the sacrifices that he made to achieve his big break in theatre. Containing fourteen songs, ten characters, three actors and a band, Tick, Tick... Boom! takes you on the playwright/composer's journey that led to a Broadway blockbuster. Everyone will love this youthful, endearing and thoughtful piece, and will surely embrace the universal ideal of holding onto your dreams through life's most difficult challenges. Tick, Tick... Boom! features a three-person cast showcasing strong pop/rock singers and allowing performers to make creative character choices."
This show will take place in Ruebush 128 November 21-24!