Program Recognition
•Theatre program accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)
Training
•Acting-focused track in the BA Theatre major, training in acting, voice, and movement
•Faculty include Nakeisha Daniel (African American Theatre and Performance) and longtime professors Todd McNerney and Evan Parry
Performance & Productions
•Perform in the CofC Stages season across the Emmett Robinson Theatre and two-story Black Box Theatre
•Students compete at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC), and ATHE
Notable Alumni
•Allison Munn — theatre BA '96; Tina on What I Like About You, Lauren on One Tree Hill •Erick Avari — studied theatre at CofC; Stargate, The Mummy, Heroes •Thomas Gibson — attended CofC before Juilliard; Hotch on Criminal Minds, Dharma & Greg Facilities
•Train in the $27M Marion and Wayland H. Cato Jr. Center for the Arts (2010), with rehearsal studios, scene shop, and costume shop
Location
•Set in downtown Charleston, SC, a city with an active professional theatre scene including PURE Theatre and Charleston Stage
