Summer Conservatory 2025
The Nashville Shakespeare Festival presents
featuring the 2025 Summer Conservatory Artists
Excerpts from works by William Shakespeare
Summer Conservatory Director -
Katie Bruno
Summer Conservatory Emerging
Director - Makinley Smith
Studio A at Nashville PBS
July 26, 2025
7 PM
Summer Conservatory Showcase
Experience an evening of monologues and scenes performed by The 2025 Class of Conservatory Artists, co-directed by Conservatory Emerging Director Emerging Director, Makinley Smith.
The NSF Summer Conservatory is an immersive professional training program for early-career theatre artists ages 18+ looking to sharpen their craft and gain practical experience. Formerly known as the Apprentice Company (ApCo), this program has been developing the next generation of theatre professionals for over 25 years and has been reimagined to better serve today’s emerging artists.
Admission is free, but reservations are required.
NSF Summer Conservatory Class of 2025
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Simple/Fairy
Understudy: Anne Page, Pistol, Nym
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Nym/John/Fairy
Understudy: Abraham Slender
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Abraham Slender
Understudy: Sir Hugh Evans
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Pistol/Robert/Fairy
Understudy: Dr. Caius
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Dr. Caius
Understudy: Robert Shallow
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Summer Conservatory Artist
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Anne Page/John Rugby
Understudy: Hostess
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Emerging Director
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Fenton
Understudy: Mister George Page
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Summer Conservatory Artist
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Summer Conservatory Artist