Set designer brings architectural background to USC theatre department
Set designer Erik Flatmo combines his architectural background with scenic design expertise to inspire and develop the next generation of theatre artists at USC.
The Department of Theatre and Dance offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in theatre. Earn your bachelor of arts or master of arts, master of arts in teaching theatre or master of fine arts in five unique concentrations including acting, costume design and technology, lighting
design, scenic design and directing.
Study
Pursue an array of performance, design and direction undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Whatever your field of specialization, know you'll experience an exciting path of
both classroom and production-based learning that will launch your theatre career
in the direction you choose.
Audition
Audition for one of our upcoming productions. Any University of South Carolina student
is invited to audition for a show, regardless of your major, and non-student roles
also may be available for some productions as well.
Perform
Experience the drama and excitement of live theatre through the university's annual season of performances. Enjoy expansive classical productions as well as intimate experimental theatre from venues ranging from historic Longstreet Theatre to the Lab Theatre, our black box space.
Buy Tickets or Subscription Packages
Tickets for most productions and season subscription packages are available online!
Recent News
MFA Solo Shows | December 10-11, 2024
Experience a dynamic and diverse collection of new voices and fresh stories when our 2nd -year graduate acting students (and one undergraduate) perform an evening of premiere, original solo plays that each has written and directed.
Moon Man Walk | November 8-16, 2024
The 2015 play by Pulitzer-winner James Ijames is a magical journey of self discovery that takes us to the moon and back.