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2024-2025 Season
Classes & Activities
CLASSES
Theatre Arts 1
Theatre Arts 2
Theatre Arts 3 Honors
Theatre Arts 3 Dual Enrollment
Theatre Arts 4 Honors
IB Theatre Arts SL1, SL2, & HL2
Musical Theatre
Technical Theatre 1
Technical Theatre 2
Technical Theatre 3 Honors
Technical Theatre 4 Honors
2023-2024 Theatre Arts Trip:
January 2024 = Virginia Thespian Festival
2024-2025 Theatre Arts Trip:
April 2025 = New York City Trip
Past Productions
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2002-2003
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2000-2001
The 1990's
The 1970's
The 1960's
Meet the Teachers
Ms. Reneé L. Charlow, rlcharlow@fcps.edu
Reneé L. Charlow is a seasoned theatre actor, director/producer, acting coach, and visual artist. She currently serves as part time Program Manager with The Essential Theatre of Washington D.C. Renee is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA. As a professional acting coach and educator, her students have appeared off-Broadway, on professional tour, regionally, on television and in film. Recent stage roles include Jeffery Manor, Intentions, and White Fire/Black Ash. Recent movie roles include a training video with the American Psychological Association. Renée was personal assistant to the legendary poet Ntozake Shange (for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf) from 2014 until her death in 2018 and wrote the afterword for Ms. Shange’s last published book, Dance We Do: A Poet Explores Black Dance. Renée holds an MFA in Theatre Pedagogy from Virginia Commonwealth University and a MPS in Creative Art Therapy from Pratt Institute, and serves as Vice President of Black Theatre Network.
Mrs. Jessica Joy Satryan Shaw, jjshaw@fcps.edu
Jess Shaw has been teaching and directing Theatre at Mount Vernon High School since August 2016 and one of the Performing Arts Department Chairs since August 2020. She began her full-time teaching career in 2009 at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, where she taught music, theatre, and film to grades 5-12 for seven years. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Theatre, concentrating her studies in directing and theatre education, as well as a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education, awarded Magna cum laude with High Honors in Music and receiving the Music Education Award for excellence in the field of Music Education. Jess also has a passion for theatre curriculum development, presenting on it at multiple conferences and serving on various committees, projects, and teams at the local, state, and national levels. For more details, please visit Jess's website at jsatryan.wixsite.com/jessicajoy.
Parent Information
Welcome Parents and Guardians to the MVHS Theatre Arts Family!
We’d like to invite you to be a part of the MVHS Theatre Arts Boosters. What does that mean? Booster family members often provide snacks and meals, help students with technical work such as set construction and costuming, and are frequently seen in the front of the house in the ticket booth or selling show-related merchandise.
Follow the MVHS Theatre Arts Boosters on Facebook:
Want to get involved? Email mvhstheatreartsboosters@gmail.com for more details.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Is there an online calendar for the Theatre program?
A: Our theatre program has a Schoology Group with an up-to-date calendar. Schoology Group Code: B22G-HKJD-54FFH
Q: Can we bring donations at anytime?
A: Yes. We are always accepting donations of water bottles, paper goods, and cutlery. You may send it in with your child or bring it during pick up from a rehearsal/meeting.
Q: I would like to help with the technical elements of the show (build or paint the set, create the costumes, etc.) How can I do that?
A: Though our students do a majority of the technical work, we welcome help from parents. Please contact Mrs. Shaw at jjshaw@fcps.edu for information about how to become badged with FCPS so you can help out.