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Madison,Wisconsin 53711
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Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts Education

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts (Music Theatre)

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts (Performance)

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts (Theater Design/Technology/Management)

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts (Theatre for Youth)

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts (Theatre Studies)

Minor in Film Studies

Minor in Theatre Arts Education

Minor in Theatre Arts


The Department of Theatre Arts is both a theatre education department and the sponsor of one of Madison’s theatres—the recently re-christened “The Black Box Theatre.” As participants in both, our students have the opportunity to engage in all aspects of theatre-making, from performance to technical design, stage managing to crewing. Every academic year our theatre offers four productions for the public.

Faculty Info:

Christopher Dunham, M.F.A., Jeanne Leep, Ph.D., Susan Nanning Sorenson, M.F.A., Mary Waldhart, Audrey Wax, M.F.A., Philip Martin, Aimee Hanyzewski.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
(9/21/22 - 9/25/22)
Edgewood College
The Tempest
(4/27/22 - 5/1/22)
The Diane Ballweg Theatre
Sister Act
(3/3/22 - 3/5/22)
The Diane Ballweg Theatre
A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration
(12/2/21 - 12/5/21)
Edgewood College
Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play
(11/18/21 - 11/20/21)
The Diane Ballweg Theatre
Citizen: An American Lyric
(10/8/20 - 10/9/20)
Edgewood College
Sweat
(10/8/20 - 10/9/20)
Edgewood College
Fame Jr in Broadway Fame Jr
(7/10/20 - 7/10/20)
Edgewood College Ballweg Theatre
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE in Broadway THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
(11/15/19 - 11/23/19)
EDGEWOOD COLLEGE
Love/Sick (Cariani)
(3/1/19 - 3/9/19)
Edgewood College
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS in Broadway LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
(11/9/18 - 11/17/18)
EDGEWOOD COLLEGE
SHOUT!! THE MOD MUSICAL
(9/15/17 - 9/23/17)
EDGEWOOD COLLEGE
THE WEDDING SINGER
(11/14/14 - 11/22/14)
EDGEWOOD COLLEGE
TINTYPES
(9/16/11 - 9/24/11)
EDGEWOOD COLLEGE

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