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2001 Alford Park Drive
Kenosha,Wisconsin 53140
262.551.8500
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Performance

Bachelor of Arts in Technical Direction

Bachelor of Arts in Theatrical Costume Design

Bachelor of Arts in Theatrical Stage Management

Minor in Theatre

Minor in Costume Design


Carthage Theatre is committed to creating exciting, compelling new theatre works. Since 2008, Carthage Theatre has commissioned playwrights of prominence from around the country and the world to create original plays for our department, and work closely with our students to bring them to life. These works receive their world premieres here at Carthage. This unique opportunity means that our students collaborate with playwrights currently active in the highest levels of the theatre world. Recent projects include Honest, written by Oscar-winner Eric Simonson; The Rail Splitter, written by Emmy Award-winning writer Rick Cleveland; Ghost Bike, written by Wendy Wasserstein Award-winning playwright Laura Jacqmin; and No Name, written by prolific playwright and screenwriter Jeffrey Hatcher. In 2014-2015, Carthage Theatre students will work with ‘Mad Men’ and ‘House of Cards’ writer Keith Huff.

Faculty Info:

Herschel Kruger, Martin McClendon, Kimberly Instenes, William Newcomb, Stacy Pottinger, Neil Kristian Scharnick.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Legally Blonde
(4/28/23 - 5/6/23)
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The Revolutionists
(2/25/22 - 3/5/22)
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Betrayal
(10/1/21 - 10/9/21)
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Ride the Cyclone
(11/20/20 - 11/22/20)
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The Baltimore Waltz
(3/27/20 - 3/29/20)
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SWEET CHARITY
(1/31/20 - 2/1/20)
Carthage College
SISTER ACT in Broadway SISTER ACT
(11/15/19 - 11/17/19)
CARTHAGE COLLEGE
Body Awareness
(10/25/19 - 10/27/19)
Carthage Colleg
A Doll's House, Part 2
(10/4/19 - 10/12/19)
Carthage College
Flora, The Red Menace
(4/26/19 - 5/4/19)
Carthage College
Fun Home
(4/26/19 - 4/28/19)
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God of Carnage
(4/4/19 - 4/6/19)
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The Addams Family - A New Musical
(11/17/18 - 11/19/18)
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THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME in Broadway THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
(5/19/18 - 5/19/18)
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INTO THE WOODS
(4/27/18 - 5/5/18)
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GODSPELL-2012 REVISED VERSION
(10/27/17 - 10/29/17)
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MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD
(4/28/17 - 5/6/17)
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URINETOWN
(4/22/16 - 4/30/16)
CARTHAGE COLLEGE
GODSPELL-2012 REVISED VERSION
(5/15/15 - 5/16/15)
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Pal Joey
(2/27/15 - 2/28/15)
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in Broadway Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
(4/25/14 - 5/4/14)
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Dance Concert: Away From The Mirror in Broadway Dance Concert: Away From The Mirror
(4/5/14 - 4/6/14)
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No Name in Broadway No Name
(3/7/14 - 3/15/14)
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Dance Concert: Kinesthetic Chitchat in Broadway Dance Concert: Kinesthetic Chitchat
(11/15/13 - 11/17/13)
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LEGALLY BLONDE
(11/1/13 - 11/3/13)
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As You Like It in Broadway As You Like It
(10/18/13 - 10/26/13)
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Stars in the Morning Sky in Broadway Stars in the Morning Sky
(9/20/13 - 9/28/13)
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SPRING AWAKENING
(4/26/13 - 5/11/13)
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SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
(4/16/13 - 4/17/13)
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SEUSSICAL-THEATRE YOUNG AUDIENCES
(3/2/13 - 3/2/13)
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NEXT TO NORMAL
(1/26/13 - 1/27/13)
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A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
(12/8/12 - 12/10/12)
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End Game
(5/3/12 - 5/5/12)
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The Drowsy Chaperon
(4/20/12 - 4/28/12)
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Imagine, Inspire, Illuminate
(3/9/12 - 3/11/12)
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Oleanna
(3/8/12 - 3/10/12)
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Ghost Bike
(2/17/12 - 2/25/12)
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A Winter's Tail
(1/26/12 - 1/28/12)
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Student Dance Concert
(12/10/11 - 12/11/11)
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URINETOWN
(12/9/11 - 12/10/11)
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Inspecting Carol
(11/4/11 - 11/12/11)
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Almost Maine
(10/14/11 - 10/23/11)
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Student Dance Show: Away From the Mirror
(12/11/10 - 12/12/10)
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