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275 Eastland Rd.
Berea,Ohio 44017
440.826.2239
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre: Acting and Directing

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre: Dance and Movement

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre: Design and Technical

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre: Stage Management

Minor in Dance


Explore your theatrical expression and develop the technical and narrative skills needed for a successful and rewarding career in acting and directing. Baldwin Wallace's theatre major integrates extensive hands-on learning with comprehensive coursework. You'll build skills in acting, voice, movement, make-up, audition techniques, script analysis, directing, stage management and more. Foundation courses in literature, history, performance, technical and collaborative studies help you develop analytical skills and insights into professional theatre. Small class sizes, individual attention and faculty mentoring are at the core of the program. You’ll be encouraged to participate in professional apprenticeship opportunities nationally and abroad. BW faculty are practicing professionals with contacts at Cleveland’s Great Lakes Theater, Cleveland Public Theatre, Beck Center for the Arts and Dobama Theatre, as well as Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. Through these opportunities, you'll gain experience, earn Equity points, network and build an impressive resume. On campus, you can get involved in theatrical productions through performance, design and construction, production, management and marketing. With both proscenium and black box theatres, BW offers traditional and contemporary audience settings that provide a variety of learning environments, including theatre in-the-round, thrust staging and more.

Notable Alumni Include:

Kate Sidley, Alisha Schwarz Glasser, Molly Richards, Linda Schneider, Lisa Raymond, Lora Randolph Mander, Meredith Painter, Katy Michel, Dan Marshall, Debbie Keppler, Katie Kocik, Tony Hanf, Liza Kawaller, Daniel Cecil, Erin Brett, Byron F. Abens, Jenna Messina, Ryan Dietz, John Augustine, Bob Zombar, Chuck Tisdale, Sheldon Safko, BJ Jones, Joe Garry.




Faculty Info:

Victoria Bussert, René Copeland, Anjanette Hall, Keira Lea McDonald, Brennan Murphy, Gregory Daniels, Annika Sheaff, Sara Whale, Tesia Benson, Jeff Herrmann, David Allen Stoughton, Charlotte Yetman, Leilani Barrett, Laura Welsh Berg, Melanie Boeman, Martin Friedman, Dylan Fujimura, Shannon B. Fujimura, Kim Gladden, Tracy Grady, Heidi Harris, Christine McBurney, Lisa Ortenzi, Dusten Welch, Yolanda Kennedy, Josh Padgett



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ANYTHING GOES-BEAUMONT'87
(11/8/17 - 11/19/17)
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Miss Elizabeth Bennett
(4/12/11 - 4/17/11)
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