172 - Matt Parrish - ShenanArts Artistic Director - June 16, 2026

We are fortunate to have another Staunton creative join us! We welcome Matt Parrish, the Artistic Director for ShenanArts. Matt shares his experience with the folks, the spaces, and the work that make Staunton such a great place for art and community theatre. We also take a quick dive into how Matt found his way here from Georgia and his interesting backstory growing up in a not-so-well-known religious community with a secretive history. Check out the show notes for follow-up links!   A few mentions: Join our T-shirt raffle! -  https://www.BrothersHowdyshell.com Restless Moons Brewing - Music, beer, good company - how ‘bout yeah! https://www.RestlessMoons.com/ Ruby’s Arcade -   https://RubysArcade.com/    ShenanArts Community Theatre - https://shenanarts.org/ ShenanArts Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/shenanarts/   Music of the Statler Brothers: An Anthology - The Book - https://www.amazon.com/Music-Statler-Brothers-Anthology-American/dp/0881467510 Some I Wrote - The Musical - https://shenanarts.org/someiwrote/   Two by Two Religious Sect - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_by_Twos Hulu Documentary regarding the Two by Two Church - https://www.hulu.com/series/impact-x-nightline-the-secrets-of-the-2x2-church-af1993c5-df67-4d5d-b1e9-85e56676e2f9 BBC article regarding recent controversies - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d5x83gg45o