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350 Spelman Lane S.W.
Atlanta,Georgia 30314
404.270.5471
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Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts

Minor in Theatre Arts


The Department of Theater & Performance offers the creative and inquisitive candidate an opportunity to explore performance, writing and design through experimentation and exploration. This interdisciplinary approach to performance offers a gateway to multifaceted opportunities in performance, theater studies and the creative industries. Students are encouraged to experiment with performance modalities featuring text, film, songs and site-specific areas to develop and create original stories. Along with performing the classic and contemporary theater texts, students will experience a well-rounded interdisciplinary performance training. African American cultural forms along with a rich sprinkling of diverse creative methodologies from around the world expose students to an up-to-date contemporary performance practice. On offer is the opportunity to develop a critical and practical analysis of performance, art, social activism and politics to comprehend how these elements sync together to shape and form bold and exciting artists/citizens.

Faculty Info:

Andre Allen, Keith Arthur Bolden, Eddie Bradley Jr., Isabel A. Curley-Clay, Moriah Curley-Clay, Aku Kadogo, Joan Foster McCarty, Will Power, Nicholas Ryan, Erin Michelle Washington.



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Anna in the Tropics
(10/31/19 - 11/3/19)
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