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1900 Belmont Boulevard
Nashville,Tennessee 37212
615.460.6000
admissions@belmont.edu

DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre (Production Design)

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre (Performance)

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre (Directing)

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre (Theatre Education)

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Drama

Minor in Theatre

Minor in Film Acting

Minor in Dance


The Belmont Theatre program is a student-centered professional training program that prepares students for work in a variety of entertainment fields. The Department of Theatre and Dance is committed to a liberal arts foundation as an effective means of preparing students who want to pursue theatre as a life's work. This commitment is reflected in the system of training that stresses the collaborative and interdisciplinary nature of the theatrical performance and production process.

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Brent Maddox, Dr. Jane Duncan, Dr. James Al-Shamma, Debbie Belue, Paul Gatrell, Shawn Knight, Carla Lahey, Jessica Mueller, Shirley Blackburn, Ross Bolen, Mark Cabus, Alicia Fuss, Carrie Gerow, Allison Hardee, Nettie Kraft, Allison Little, Alyssa Maddox, Sean Martin, Eric Pasto-Crosby, Maggie Pelton, C.J. Tucker, Shabaz Ujima, Jerry Stratton, Joann Rosenbaum,



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Little Women
(10/1/21 - 10/9/21)
Belmont University
The Women of Lockerbie
(11/13/20 - 11/21/20)
Belmont University
LITTLE WOMEN in Broadway LITTLE WOMEN
(11/15/19 - 11/17/19)
BELMONT UNIVERSITY-SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Crumbs from the Table of Joy
(9/20/19 - 9/28/19)
Belmont University
Pipeline-Collective presents The World Over in Broadway Pipeline-Collective presents The World Over
(7/19/19 - 7/27/19)
Belmont University Black Box Theatre
Mr. Burns, a post-electric play
(6/1/19 - 6/15/19)
PHOTOS VIDEOS
Belmont University, Black Box Theatre
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
(4/5/19 - 4/14/19)
Belmont University
ON THE TOWN
(3/16/18 - 3/25/18)
Belmont University
ADDAMS FAMILY
(4/1/16 - 4/10/16)
Belmont University
All Shook Up
(3/20/15 - 3/29/15)
Belmont University

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