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Department of Theatre Arts

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Gettysburg,Pennsylvania 17325
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Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts

Minor in Theatre Arts


Theatre Arts students at Gettysburg explore the theatrical event as a complex unit grounded in literature and historical roots, and then translated into performance through the work of playwrights, actors, directors, dramaturgs, and designers. The study of Theatre Arts offers excellent preparation for a variety of careers, both within and outside the discipline.

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Dr. Susan F. Russell, Chris Kauffman, Eric Blair Berninghausen, Juls Buehrer, Lisa Cadigan, Jeremi Dilworth, Bruce Moore, Richard H Sautter, Jonathan Stiles, Leslie Strongwater, Nancy Walker, Carol Coon, Lana Russell, David Schanck.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Eurydice
(4/18/24 - 4/21/24)
Gettysburg College
Marjorie Prime
(1/25/24 - 1/27/24)
Gettysburg College
The Prom
(11/2/23 - 11/5/23)
Gettysburg College
Marjorie Prime
(9/8/23 - 9/10/23)
Gettysburg College
The Addams Family
(3/31/23 - 4/1/23)
Gettysburg College
The Complete History of Comedy (Abridged) in Broadway The Complete History of Comedy (Abridged)
(2/18/23 - 2/18/23)
Majestic Theater
Pipeline
(4/21/22 - 4/24/22)
Gettysburg College
Pipeline
(4/21/22 - 4/24/22)
Gettysburg College
Kill Move Paradise
(10/30/20 - 10/31/20)
Gettysburg College
Sense and Sensibility
(2/27/20 - 3/2/20)
Gettysburg College
NEXT TO NORMAL in Broadway NEXT TO NORMAL
(10/30/19 - 11/3/19)
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE
Everybody
(4/11/19 - 4/15/19)
Gettysburg College
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE in Broadway THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
(11/1/18 - 11/4/18)
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE
GYPSY
(5/3/18 - 5/5/18)
Gettysburg College
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS...TRYING
(11/3/16 - 11/6/16)
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE
BONNIE & CLYDE
(4/30/15 - 5/1/15)
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE

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