Training
•Bullet: Six mainstage productions per year give students roles in acting, directing, design, stage management, and technical theatre
•Bullet: Reynolds Playwright-in-Residence program brings noted playwrights to campus to develop new work for production
•Bullet: Home of Burpee's Seedy Theatrical Company, the nation's oldest college improv group (founded 1979)
•Bullet: Core curriculum: Theatre-Making (16 credit hours), History & Theory (12 credit hours), a self-designed Emphasis (12 credit hours), and Senior Project (4 credit hours)
•Bullet: Students design their own emphasis area by end of sophomore year (acting, playwriting, music theatre, costume design, directing, or interdisciplinary paths like "Theatre and Social Change")
•Bullet: Liberal arts approach — no conservatory-style gatekeeping; open to all admitted students
Notable Alumni
•Bullet: Steve Carell '84 — The Office, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Foxcatcher (Academy Award nom.) •Bullet: Alex Moffat '04 — Saturday Night Live cast member (2016-2022) •Bullet: Ben Jacoby '09 — Broadway: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; national tour: Phantom of the Opera
•Bullet: Hal Holbrook '48 — Tony & Emmy winner, Mark Twain Tonight! Professional Development
•Bullet: Denison Independent Theatre Association for student-produced work
•Bullet: Music Theatre Workshop productions open to all students
•Bullet: Internship connections and study abroad opportunities integrated into the program
•Bullet: Knowlton Center for Career Exploration provides specialized career coaching
Facilities
•Bullet: Michael D. Eisner Center for the Performing Arts with state-of-the-art stages, scene shop, costume shop, and professional lighting/audio equipment
•Bullet: Multiple rehearsal spaces, classrooms, and design studios
