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Cornish College of The Arts

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1000 Lenora Street
Seattle,Washington 98121
206.726.5042
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting and Original Works

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance Production (Costume Design)

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance Production (Lighting Design)

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance Production (Scenic Design)

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance Production (Sound Design)

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance Production (Stage Management)


Hone your skills as a performer, through acting, movement, and vocal technique work. Become an excellent collaborator and communicator. Work with your fellow theater students and collaborate across disciplines at Cornish. Learn to think critically, apply context, and analyze theatrical texts. Develop yourself as a creator, through writing, directing, devising, producing, improvisation, and more.

Faculty Info:

Richard E.T. White, Samantha Vale, Sheila Daniels, Timothy Mccuen Pigge, Kate Myre, Robin Lynn Smith, Ellie Rose, Geoffrey Alm, Amelia Bolyard, Desdemona Chiang, Liz McCarthy French, Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin, Christopher Goodson, Sarah Harlett, Jacob Alfredo Hutchinson, Amy Lazerte, Claire Marx, Meg Mclynn, Trina Mills, Claudine Mboligikpelani Nako, Aaron Norman, Michael Place, Candice Pullom, Jaclyn Stapp, Guillaume Tourniaire, Katjana Vadeboncoeur, Shawn Belyea, Ruchard Gray.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Mirror Stage Presents: INSPIRED BY... in Broadway Mirror Stage Presents: INSPIRED BY...
(10/5/24 - 10/5/24)
Cornish College of the Arts - Raisbeck Auditorium
You on the Moors Now
(11/5/20 - 11/8/20)
Cornish College of the Arts
Stupid Fing Bird
(11/5/20 - 11/8/20)
Cornish College of the Arts
Waiting for Lefty
(11/29/19 - 11/30/19)
Cornish College of the Arts
Company in Broadway Company
(11/14/19 - 11/17/19)
Cornish College Of The Arts
The Government Inspector (Hatcher)
(10/31/19 - 11/3/19)
Cornish College of the Arts
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
(4/4/19 - 4/7/19)
Cornish College of the Arts
PIPPIN
(4/10/18 - 4/14/18)
CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
SEUSSICAL
(4/5/18 - 4/8/18)
CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
(11/15/17 - 11/19/17)
CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
SPRING AWAKENING
(10/19/17 - 10/28/17)
CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
SISTER ACT
(4/11/17 - 4/15/17)
CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
INTO THE WOODS JR
(4/9/16 - 4/17/16)
CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
(4/12/16 - 4/16/16)
CAST
CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
[title of show]
(1/29/16 - 1/31/16)
Cornish College of the Arts
GRAND HOTEL, THE MUSICAL
(4/8/15 - 4/11/15)
CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
THE GLORIOUS ONES
(1/15/15 - 1/17/15)
CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
BONNIE & CLYDE
(10/22/14 - 10/26/14)
CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
THE FANTASTICKS
(9/4/14 - 9/6/14)
CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
GODSPELL-2012 REVISED VERSION
(4/22/14 - 4/27/14)
CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
THE LAST FIVE YEARS
(8/29/13 - 8/31/13)
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WORKING
(4/23/13 - 4/27/13)
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