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Degree Programs

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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
 


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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


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Faculty & Technical Staff




Faculty:
F. Reed Brown -
Director, Actor
      Directing, Acting, Stage Movement, Theatre Appreciation
Jennifer Chapman - Theatre Education Specialist Director
      Director - Theatre for Young Audiences Children's Theatre
      Creative Drama, Theatre History
Kevin Gawley - Designer
      Scenic and Lighting Design, Stagecraft
Richard Nimke - Director of Theatre, Director, Actor
      Musical Theatre, Acting
      Advanced Theatre History and Literature
Julie Fox - Assistant Professor of Dance
Amanda Profaizer - Assistant Professor, Costume Design

Technical Staff:
James Zwicky - Technical Director for Theatre
Ellie Dixon - Costume Studio Supervisor

 

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