The Department of Theatre and Dance is committed to academic excellence, offering undergraduate courses of study that will prepare students for transfer to four-year baccalaureate programs or conservatory programs. All of our classes have a low student-to-faculty ratio, which allows for more personal attention in the classroom. Students have the opportunity to gain expertise in all of the fundamental areas of Theatre and Dance through an integrated program of study in a liberal arts context. Courses offered by the Department of Theatre and Dance may be used as Humanities or General Elective Credit. DAN 126 (Introduction to Modern Dance) may be used as a Physical Education activity elective. Students who wish to pursue the study of Acting, Dance, or Technical Theatre at the baccalaureate level should see departmental advisors.

Dance (DAN) courses for students with an interest in Dance include: Dance History, Dance Technique I-IV (Modern Dance/Ballet), Dance Concepts I-II (Choreography), a Modern Dance sequence consisting of Introduction to Modern Dance, and Modern Dance I-II, and a four-course sequence in Rehearsal & Performance.

Theatre (THR) courses for students with an interest in Acting include: Acting I-IV, Theatre History I-II, Movement for the Actor I-II, Movement for Musical Theatre, and a four-course sequence in Production & Performance. Theatre (THR) courses for students with an interest in Technical Theatre include: Theatre History I-II, Stagecraft, Technical Production, Lighting Design, Scene Design, and a four-course sequence in Production & Performance.

Production Program: The Theatre/Dance Department’s extensive open-to-the-public Production Program includes a Major Musical, a Children’s Musical, a Dance Concert, a joint production with the African-American Studies Department, and numerous other plays and musicals. Auditions for these productions are open to all students enrolled in a minimum of six credits at the College. The Production Program serves as a closely supervised laboratory for the Department’s Acting, Dance, and Technical Theatre academic courses, and as an effective mechanism for taking education beyond the walls of the classroom