Shannon Musgrave
Shannon has been the School of Drama’s Director of Marketing & Communications since 2021. In this position, she oversees the school’s internal and external communications, website, marketing of season productions, social media engagement, alumni relations, and special events. She serves on the team that organizes CMU’s partnership with the Tony Awards; produces the annual Actors’ Showcase & Creators’ Expo in Pittsburgh, New York City, and Los Angeles; and is Associate Producer of ColLABo.
Shannon has worked in artistic and management capacities in the theater and arts world for more than 15 years. In Pittsburgh, she has worked as Communications Director for the Allegheny Regional Asset District; in Salt Lake City, she spent five years as Associate Artistic Director for the Salt Lake Acting Company; and in Washington, D.C., she worked at Arena Stage while pursuing her Masters of Arts Management at American University.
In addition to her work as Director of Marketing & Communications, she also is Associate Producer for ColLABo, a production development incubator hosted at CMU each summer. Favorite theater projects include directing the world premiere of MERCURY by Steve Yockey, and associate producing Winter Miller’s NO ONE IS FORGOTTEN, presented at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in NYC.
She currently serves on the advisory boards of WQED and the National New Play Network. She holds a BA in Musical Theatre and an MA in Arts Management. She is a mother to the world’s greatest dog (Lottie) and a house full of happy plants. After work, find her on a mat at Sneha Yoga & Wellness Collective, or trying a weird wine at the Allegheny Wine Mixer.