Department of Theatre & Dance
Art for All
Whatever your interests, there is something for you in the Department of Theatre & Dance. Participating in productions and workshops offer hands-on learning experiences in all areas, from performance to production. And opportunities are open to everyone鈥攔egardless of age, experience, or major!
In the classroom, courses in dramatic literature & history, acting, directing, dramaturgy, design, stagecraft, choreography, movement, and management provide a broad base of knowledge across the theatre and dance fields. Students who work on a production or take a class through the Department of Theatre & Dance become innovative collaborators and artists eager to foster community through the performing arts.
Students can get involved with the Department of Theatre & Dance as early as their first semester on campus, so come join the fun!
2024-2025 Productions
A Shadow that Broke the Light
written and performed by Charlie DelMarcelle
September 14 | 7:30pm
Tawes Theatre
Becky Hill & Friends
a percussive dance experience
September 28 | 7pm
Decker Theatre
8x10x2
an evening of award winning plays
directed by Prof. Dale Daigle and Courtney Poetsch '25
October 3, 4, and 5 | 7:30pm
Tawes Theatre
Middletown
by Will Eno
a directing SCE from James Fordi '25
November 1 and 2 | 7:30pm
Tawes Theatre
Bon Iver Fights A Bear
by Douglas Williams
directed by Sophia Rooks '23
November 7, 8, and 9 | 7:30pm
Tawes Theatre
Dancescape
directed by Renee Gerado
November 22 | 7:30pm
November 23 | 2:30pm
Decker Theatre
To Survive or to Live
a playwriting SCE by Faith Jarrell '25
March 21 and 22 | 7:30pm
Tawes Theatre
The Revolutionists
by Lauren Gunderson
directed by Prof. LaRonika Thomas
April 17, 18 and 19 | 7:30pm
Tawes Theatre
Step into your own spotlight
It's not all fun and games! Oh wait, it is!
Hannah Sauer
Class of 2020 鈥� Little Silver, NJ
MAJORS AND MINORS
- Theatre
- Communications & Media Studies
LEARN BY DOING
- 2 River Theater, Stage Management Intern
- Nederlander Theater, Operations Intern
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
- Peer Mentor Leader, Zeta Tau Alpha Programming Council,
- Theatre Productions, Presidential Fellow
SUPPORT FROM DONOR PROGRAM
- Francis Waters Scholarship
- Alice C. and William J. Middendorf Jr. Merit Scholarship
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Paleena Amy
Class of 2023 鈥� Salisbury, Maryland MAJORS AND MINORS
- Environmental Science and Physics major
- Dance minor
LEARN BY DOING
- Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Yale University
- Cater Society of Junior Fellows
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
- Dance Club, President
- KAO Secretary, QSC Tutor
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Lanning Tyrrel
Class of 2022 鈥� Lavina, Montana MAJORS AND MINORS
- Environmental Science Major
- Theatre Minor
LEARN BY DOING
- Scene Shop Assistant
- Outpost Manager, RAFC
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
- Kappa Sigma
- Varsity Trap and Skeet Captain, MMA Club
DONOR SUPPORT
- Dean's Award
- Trustees' Scholarship
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Jelisaveta Janicijevic
Class of 2022 鈥� White Plains, New York MAJORS AND MINORS
- Human Development and Behavioral Neuroscience Psychology Majors
- Dance Minor
LEARN BY DOING
- Study Abroad in Oulu, Finland
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
- George's Generals
- Alpha Omicron Pi, National Dance Honor Society, National Society of Leadership and Success
SUPPORT FROM DONOR PROGRAM
- Constance Stuart Larabee Arts Scholarship
- Hodson Trust Scholarship
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