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Program

Program snapshot

Admissions
No PrescreenScholarship AuditionScholarship InterviewUniversity App Required
Audition format
In-Person or Virtual
Program profile
Study Abroad

Program Recognition
Active participant in Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region II
Invited twice to the Kennedy Center for performances
Students receive regional and national awards in acting, design, directing, and playwriting
Training
Liberal arts approach developing the artist/scholar/advocate
Emphasis areas: acting, directing, dance, design, technology, playwriting, stage management, choreography, and theory
Senior Independent Study: year-long research project with 1:1 faculty mentor, often including a production component
Performance & Productions
4+ mainstage productions annually with faculty-directed theatre and dance concerts each semester
Freedlander Theatre proscenium main stage with Shoolroy Theatre studio space
Student-run groups: Effie's Players, Shakespeariments, and Woosicals (musical theatre)
Performances open to all students regardless of major
Notable Alumni
Martin McDougall (Saving Private Ryan, The Fifth Element, Batman Begins)
Rachel Jackson (The Other Two, The Last O.G., Puppy Bowl)
Professional Development
Ohio Light Opera: resident professional summer company with student employment and auditions
Study abroad at RADA, Trinity Laban Conservatoire, Gaiety School of Acting, and University of Hawaii
Dance OH5 Conference with Five Colleges of Ohio (Oberlin, Kenyon, Denison, Ohio Wesleyan)
Professional conferences: USITT, SETC, NDEO, IADMS

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