Program Recognition
•Bullet: Housed in the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance, a nationally accredited program within Wayne State's College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts
•Bullet: Department named for arts patron Maggie Allesee, whose 2000 gift to the dance program preceded the combined Theatre and Dance department
Training
•Bullet: BFA concentration in Acting combining acting and musical theatre performance coursework
•Bullet: Conservatory-style training delivered alongside the department's professional production season
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Department mounts a full season of mainstage productions and dance concerts each year for hands-on stage experience
•Bullet: Performances staged in the Hilberry Gateway Performing Arts Complex and the historic Bonstelle Theatre
Notable Alumni
•Bullet: S. Epatha Merkerson — Wayne State BFA; Emmy and Golden Globe winner, Lt. Anita Van Buren on Law & Order •Bullet: Ernie Hudson — Wayne State alum; Winston Zeddmore in Ghostbusters •Bullet: Tom Skerritt — studied at Wayne State; Top Gun, Alien, Emmy winner for Picket Fences •Bullet: Lily Tomlin — Wayne State theatre student and namesake of the department's Lily Tomlin Endowed Scholarship; 9 to 5, Grace and Frankie Facilities
•Bullet: Hilberry Gateway Performing Arts Complex: a 513-seat proscenium theatre and a flexible 143-seat studio theatre with modern stage technology
•Bullet: Studios at Old Main and the historic Bonstelle Theatre
Location
•Bullet: Set in Midtown Detroit, within the city's professional theatre and arts district
