About SHOEBOX ENSEMBLE . . Shoebox Ensemble offers students interested in theatre an opportunity for additional training and experience. This company is entirely student run and our shows are entirely student produced. As a result, students can get more hands on experience than the Theatre Arts Department calendar currently offers. However, Shoebox Ensemble productions are secondary to those produced by the Theatre Arts Department. Shoebox Ensemble does not intend to compete with Theatre Arts Department productions, Shoebox Ensemble only augments the Department's season after it has been announced and its shows have been cast.