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Department of Theatre and Dance

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Theatre

The University of South Carolina is the only school in the state that offers an MFA in theatre, the highest degree possible in the fields of design and performance. Our annual season of Theatre South Carolina productions, which are an extension of classroom teaching, are public performances that will surprise and delight those who love classic and contemporary theatre.

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 teaching theatre or master of fine arts in four unique concentrations including acting, costume design and technology, lighting design and scenic design. 

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 Theatre South Carolina 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 Center for Performance Experiment.

 

Buy Tickets or Subscription Packages

Tickets for most productions and season subscription packages are available online!

 

Recent News

Q&A with Alum Mary Tilden

Q&A with Alum Mary Tilden

Mary Tilden (BA, 2012) talks about her acting career in Chicago, including her role in The Goodman Theatre's production of "The Wolves."
Stages | March 7-8, 2019

Stages | March 7-8, 2019

From award winning performer David Lee Nelson comes a new play about finding hope in the most unlikely of places. Presented in partnership with the Colorectal Cancer Prevention Network.
The Revolutionists | February 6-17, 2019

The Revolutionists | February 6-17, 2019

Lauren Gunderson's raucously comic and feminist take on the French Revolution will be presented in alternating repertory with "Waiting for Godot" at the Center for Performance Experiment.
 

 

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