Welcome to a mini-series from The Ensemblist where we sit down with recent college grads about making the jump from college to Broadway. I wanted to know what they learned at school, which makes a musical theatre training unique, and if what they learned in school really prepared them for working on the Great White Way.
Christine Shepard is a 2019 graduate of Pace University in their Commercial Dance department. However, she spent much of her senior year on Broadway, working as a swing in the original company of Head Over Heels. Since then, Christine has joined her second Broadway show, Mean Girls, where she plays the ensemble role of Rachel Hamilton. Here’s our conversation…
