News Getting in on the Act: Shanae Burch, Ed.M.'16 Posted October 5, 2016 By Iman Rastegari For Shanae Burch, Ed.M.’16 — a professional theater actor — the Ed School’s Arts in Education Program was a natural fit. Not only did it allow her the opportunity to explore her interests in theater and digital storytelling as a means to educate, she was also allowed the space to continue her acting career, all the while seeking deeper connections to learning.“I find theater to be such a resourceful tool to educators because of the power it has in expressing multiple languages, and in turn creating multiple access points for its learners — which is the audience,” Burch says.Last winter, while at the Ed School, Burch starred in Milk Like Sugar at the Huntington Theatre Company which — like her most recent work as a facilitator for the American Repertory Theater’s production of Anna Deavere Smith’s Notes from the Field: Doing Time in Education — explored important social themes, striving to go deeper than mere entertainment.“When you can walk away from [a] play with more questions and answers, I think we’re doing our job in allowing you to move through and reconcile with your own personal, lived experiences," says Burch, "and I think that is the goal of education.” News The latest research, perspectives, and highlights from the Harvard Graduate School of Education Explore All Articles Related Articles Ed. Magazine Connecting Civics, Justice Work, and Art An alum produces civics-minded projects centering community, artistry, and advocacy News Every Child Has a Voice Building social-emotional learning skills through the arts Ed. Magazine The Show Went On Despite COVID, two alums knew the play was the thing