If you love music or theatre, the Sacred Heart University Performing Arts Department is the place for you.  By participating in our instrumental ensembles, vocal ensembles, or Theatre Arts Program you'll have the opportunity to develop and showcase your talents with students and faculty who share your passion for performance.

We have a highly experienced and dedicated performing arts faculty who have performed all around the world, from jazz festivals in Brazil, opera houses in Germany, Broadway, St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, The Kremlin and the White House. All of us on the SHU faculty are excited about the performing arts, and want to share that passion with you!

We regularly have guest clinicians, artists, and instructors for all our performing arts areas. Recent guests include: Dr. Jon Mitchell (Music History), Frank Mastrone (Vocal Performance), Dr. Jeff Calissi (Percussion Performance), Fran Duffy (Harp Soloist), Ivan Rutherford (Vocal Performance), Joe Pietro (Tony Award Winner), Randy Skinner (Choreography), Leo Meyer (Set Design).

For those that want to take their interest even further, we offer a performing arts minor with interesting and exciting courses as well as private lessons in voice, piano, pipe organ, guitar, trumpet, trombone, woodwinds, percussion and jazz improvisation.  Our classroom courses, also open to all majors, will teach you about all kinds of fascinating music, classical to contemporary, new and old. In addition, the College of Arts & Sciences offers a music minor.

The Theatre Arts Program is comprised of innovative and multi-talented students dedicated to creating high quality theatrical productions at SHU. The theatre program is under the leadership of top Theatre professionals and available to all enrolled students at Sacred Heart University, regardless of major or prior experience. Theatre Arts is an exciting opportunity for SHU students to acquire skills as an actor, singer, director, designer or technician and be involved in exciting shows in the beautiful, 776-seat Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts. Productions are often performed with the integration of the Band and Choir Programs as well.

We invite all interested students to schedule an audition. Participants accepted by audition may be eligible for a renewable Performing Arts Grant in the area of Choir, Band or Theatre.  Contact us to learn more.