Training
•Bullet: Curriculum covers acting, stagecraft, dramatic theory, design and technical theatre, and performance
•Bullet: Faculty include Shalico Sain, MA Theatre (San Diego State University), and Creative Arts & Humanities department chair Rob Lunn, DMA Music
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Fall play and spring musical productions each year
•Bullet: Auditions for productions are typically held in September and January
•Bullet: Students perform on the same stages as touring acts and community productions
Facilities
•Bullet: Housed in The Mendel Center, the only performing arts center of its kind in southwest Michigan, drawing more than 100,000 patrons annually
•Bullet: The Mendel Center hosts a large regional audience each year
•Bullet: Visual and Performing Arts students study in a shared venue for theatre, dance, and instrumental and vocal music
