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Academics


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To top of page   Course Work  

The theatre arts and dance area offers a wide variety of course work, which helps our students develop a broad understanding of theatre and the knowledge, theory and skills required to be successful in the field.  Regularly scheduled courses include:

Theatre Appreciation
Stagecraft
Dance Appreciation
Voice and Diction
Introduction to Theatre History
Beginning Ballet
Beginning Acting
Stage Makeup
Beginning Modern Dance
American Musical Theatre
Costuming
Beginning Jazz Dance
Stage Movement
Scenic Design
Beginning Tap Dance
Lighting Design
Theatre History and Literature
Advanced Ballet
Advanced Acting
Styles of Acting
Advanced Modern Dance
Directing
Creative Drama
Advanced Jazz Dance
Children's Theatre
Teaching Theatre Arts
Advanced Tap Dance
Touring Theatre
Production Technical
Dance Composition and Performance
Modern Drama
Theatre of the Holocaust
 
Playwriting
Theatre Management
 
To top of page  Scholarships
 
A variety of scholarships are available through the Department of Music and Theatre Arts, including:
  • Baumgartner Memorial Scholarship - preference given to students in Costuming or Theatre for Young Audiences.
  • Christoffersen Memorial Scholarship - for students in the visual and performing arts.
  • Conrow Memorial Scholarship - Theatre majors and minors.
  • Kjer Memorial Scholarship - preference given to Theatre Education majors.
  • LeDue Scholarship - Theatre and Music majors and minors.
  • Theatre Scholarship - for incoming freshmen
To top of page Faculty & Technical Staff
Faculty:
Terry Allen - Director, Actor, Playwright
~ Directing, Acting, Playwriting, Theatre History, Theatre of the Holocaust
Kevin Gawley - Designer
~ Scenic and Lighting Design, Stagecraft
Richard Nimke - Director of Theatre, Director, Actor
~ Musical Theatre, Acting
~ Advanced Theatre History and Literature
Toni Poll-Sorensen - Director, Dancer
~ Director - Concert Dance Company
~ Dance Appreciation, Ballet, Modern Dance, Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Dance Composition and Performance
Cheryl Starr - Education Specialist, Publicist
~ Director - Theatre for Young Audiences
~ Children's Theatre, Theatre Management, Costuming
Technical Staff:
Arthur F. Gulig - Technical Director for Theatre, Sound Designer
Mallory Prucha Rishoi - Costume Studio Supervisor, Costume Design
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Contact Information
Richard Nimke
Director of Theatre
Haas Fine Arts, 174
(715) 836-2407
nimkerf@uwec.edu

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