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BA Performance, Theater, and Dance
Concentration
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Concentration
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BA Performance, Theater, and Dance
General
Program snapshot
Admissions
No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App RequiredProgram Recognition
•Flexible BA major integrating theater, dance, design, media and performance, and performance studies
•Students design their own pathway through the major (20 credit hours of self-directed coursework)
•No audition required for admission
•Core values: collaboration, leadership, justice, and community reciprocity
Training
•41-credit-hour major with courses in common, area requirements, and self-directed pathway
•Area requirements span production (stagecraft, stage management) and praxis (design, activism, directing, choreography)
•Up to 12 credit hours may be taken outside the department
•Senior capstone required (Senior Scholars, Honors Thesis, Independent Study, or class declaration)
•Annual production season features student, faculty, and visiting artist work
•All performances free and open to the public
•All courses and production experiences open to non-majors
Notable Alumni
•Laurel Coppock ''99, actor known as "Toyota Jan," Crazy, Stupid, Love
•Will Hochman ''14, Broadway actor (The Sound Inside)
•Maggie Lacey ''91, actor (War of the Worlds)
•Sara Gibbons ''15, associate choreographer on Broadway''s Indecent
•Daniel Martin ''01, showrunner of So You Think You Can Dance
Facilities
•Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts (74,000 sq ft, opened 2023)
•300-seat Performance Hall with customizable acoustics and orchestra pit
•Three dedicated studios: experimental (36-ft ceiling), black box theater, and sprung-floor dance studio
•50-seat film screening room, scene shop, costume shop, and Lyons Arts Lab
•Partnership with Waterville Opera House (810-seat historic theater)
Academic info
Snapshot
4.13
Avg GPA (W)
7%
Admit Rate
school-wide
89%
Grad Rate
2.4K
Enrollment
$80K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$17,180
after typical aid
Tuition & Fees
$69,600
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$4,049
$30-48k$1,251
$48-75k$3,666
$75-110k$12,106
$110k+$46,511
Program info updated 4d ago
Program Highlights
Program Recognition
•Flexible BA major integrating theater, dance, design, media and performance, and performance studies
•Students design their own pathway through the major (20 credit hours of self-directed coursework)
•No audition required for admission
•Core values: collaboration, leadership, justice, and community reciprocity
Training
•41-credit-hour major with courses in common, area requirements, and self-directed pathway
•Area requirements span production (stagecraft, stage management) and praxis (design, activism, directing, choreography)
•Up to 12 credit hours may be taken outside the department
•Senior capstone required (Senior Scholars, Honors Thesis, Independent Study, or class declaration)
•Annual production season features student, faculty, and visiting artist work
•All performances free and open to the public
•All courses and production experiences open to non-majors
Notable Alumni
•Laurel Coppock ''99, actor known as "Toyota Jan," Crazy, Stupid, Love
•Will Hochman ''14, Broadway actor (The Sound Inside)
•Maggie Lacey ''91, actor (War of the Worlds)
•Sara Gibbons ''15, associate choreographer on Broadway''s Indecent
•Daniel Martin ''01, showrunner of So You Think You Can Dance
Facilities
•Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts (74,000 sq ft, opened 2023)
•300-seat Performance Hall with customizable acoustics and orchestra pit
•Three dedicated studios: experimental (36-ft ceiling), black box theater, and sprung-floor dance studio
•50-seat film screening room, scene shop, costume shop, and Lyons Arts Lab
•Partnership with Waterville Opera House (810-seat historic theater)
Program Recognition
•Flexible BA major integrating theater, dance, design, media and performance, and performance studies
•Students design their own pathway through the major (20 credit hours of self-directed coursework)
•No audition required for admission
•Core values: collaboration, leadership, justice, and community reciprocity
Training
•41-credit-hour major with courses in common, area requirements, and self-directed pathway
•Area requirements span production (stagecraft, stage management) and praxis (design, activism, directing, choreography)
•Up to 12 credit hours may be taken outside the department
•Senior capstone required (Senior Scholars, Honors Thesis, Independent Study, or class declaration)
•Annual production season features student, faculty, and visiting artist work
•All performances free and open to the public
•All courses and production experiences open to non-majors
Notable Alumni
•Laurel Coppock ''99, actor known as "Toyota Jan," Crazy, Stupid, Love
•Will Hochman ''14, Broadway actor (The Sound Inside)
•Maggie Lacey ''91, actor (War of the Worlds)
•Sara Gibbons ''15, associate choreographer on Broadway''s Indecent
•Daniel Martin ''01, showrunner of So You Think You Can Dance
Facilities
•Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts (74,000 sq ft, opened 2023)
•300-seat Performance Hall with customizable acoustics and orchestra pit
•Three dedicated studios: experimental (36-ft ceiling), black box theater, and sprung-floor dance studio
•50-seat film screening room, scene shop, costume shop, and Lyons Arts Lab
•Partnership with Waterville Opera House (810-seat historic theater)
Updated 4d ago
