Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Department of Theatre and Dance - Theatre

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6300 Ocean Drive
Corpus Christi,Texas 78412
361-825-23700
admiss@tamucc.edu

DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Acting/Directing Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Design and Technical Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Acting/Directing (Teacher Certification) Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Design and Technical (Teacher Certification)

Welcome to Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi's Department of Theatre and Dance. Our students and faculty have been nationally recognized by the John F. Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. The mission of our program is to provide students with the tools needed for preparation as theatre educators or professional practitioner, or for continuation of their studies on the graduate level. As part of the School of Arts, Media & Communication, we offer a Bachelor of Theatre Arts Degree with an acting/director focus area and a design/tech focus area. Theatre majors may also pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre leading to teacher certification. As of Fall 2017, we offer a Dance Minor. We also offer a dance certificate that is available to all majors in all disciplines and professionals or educators seeking a certificate to develop their skill and knowledge in the area of dance. We offer an intense academic and production season providing students with meaningful experiences that promotes theatre as a medium of expression and collaboration. We invite you to join us at the Island University where we take pride in our outstanding students and faculty.

Notable Alumni Include:

Antoinette Robinson (’09), ACTOR, On Broadway as Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, New York KAREN ALVARADO (’06), PERFORMER/CO-DIRECTOR, Bride of the Gulf, Thinkery & Verse, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland ALEX MOORE (’07), VOICE ACTOR for almost 70 Anime series, including Fairy Tail, 91 Days, and Vanadis Daniel Mirsky (’08), ACTOR, Wind-Up Variations, Neo-Futurists, New York MARSHALL CARBY (’08), ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, Highlands Playhouse, North Carolina DOUGLAS MACKIE (‘09), EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Finborough Theatre, London, England CODY LINDLEY (’11), CONTRACT ASSOCIATE, Actors’ Equity, Chicago MATT ZIMMER (’11), ACTOR/PRODUCER, SAG-AFTRA, Los Angeles BRITTANEY ORTIZ (’12), ACTOR, Legal Zoom, National Commercial, Texas Lottery, Regional Commercial TIANA LIU (‘12), COSTUME DESIGN MANAGER, Universal Beijing, China HANNAH MORRISON (’12), STAGE MANAGER, Sea World, San Antonio NIK PEACOCK (’12), SCENE SHOP FOREMAN, West Texas A&M University JOSH INOCÉNCIO (‘12), ACTOR/WRITER, Purple Eyes, National Tour; TEACHING ARTIST, The Alley Theatre, Houston Andrew Robinson (’12), ACTOR, Bower Theatre Ensemble, Chicago Travis Delgado (’13), ACTOR, starred in the 2019 films Two in the Bush: A Love Story and The Girl on the Third Floor, Chicago OLLIE CORCHADO (’13), ACTOR, Indian Head, Luna-Stage/">Luna Stage Company, Web Series En Route, New York JEREMIAH CLAPP (’13), ACTOR, Damascus, Florida Repertory Theatre, On the Grounds of Belonging, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven AARON CAMMACK (’13), ACTOR, Sex with Strangers, 12th Avenue Arts, Seattle Ian Williams (’13), SOUND DESIGNER, Jerry Spring the Opera, The Signature Theatre, New York RAYMOND GUITIERREZ (’13), ACTOR, The Diary of Anne Frank, Dorie Theatre, Los Angeles TANIA MONROY (’13), ACTOR, Deviant Behavior, STX Media (Best Actress 10th Annual Horrific Film Festival) AJ KNIGHT (’14), ACTOR, Film A Closer Walk with Thee, National Commercials for T-Mobile and Geico, Los Angeles EMMA HANKIN (’14), WARDROBE SUPERVISOR, The Color Purple, Broadway National Tour RAINY EDWARDS (’14), COSTUMER DESIGNER, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company MICHAEL SAVAGE (’14), ASSOCIATE PRODUCER/COPYWRITER, Frank Collective, Inc., Los Angeles LEAH CORDOVA (’14), ACTOR, National Samsung Commercial, Los Angeles AARON ARROYO (’15), ACTOR, Romeo & Juliet, Guys & Dolls, Shakespeare in Love, Utah Shakespeare Festival CARLY CASON (’15), ACTOR, Romeo and Juliet, Odd’s Bodkins Theatre, Chicago STEVEN MARTIN (’15), ACTOR, Official Music Video for This Is Our Time, Florian Picasso, Los Angeles SASHA ANDRADE (’15), HOUSE AND EVENTS MANAGER, San Angelo Performing Arts Coalition JOSEPH CABRAL (’15), PLAYWRIGHT, Dead Animals, Emerging Artists Play Festival, Chicago FREDDY ACEVEDO (’16), ACTOR, Pachakutec, International Theatre Tour ISMAEL LARA (‘16), HANGAR DIRECTING FELLOWSHIP, Ithaca, New York HANNAH KELLAR (’16), ACTOR/DIRECTOR, Missoula Children’s Theatre Tour KEVIN JOHNSON (’16), GENERAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE, Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles AUSTIN HALTER (’16), ACTOR, Romeo and Juliet, Odd’s Bodkins Theatre, Chicago Nora Hunt (’16), ACTOR, Cam Baby, The Vault Theatre, Chicago TORI MICALETTI (’17), Junie B. Jones, Casa Mana Eastern Seaboard Tour RILEY WOOD (’17), LIGHTING DESIGNER, Timberlake Playhouse, Mt. Carroll, Illinois THOMAS VALDEZ (’17), ACTOR, Cleo, Alley Theatre, Houston and Basic Glitch, Broadway Bound Festival, New York ALLISON E. ARANDA (’18), TECHNICAL STAGE STAFF, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines DARCIE GRIM (’18), OPERATIONS, EDUCATION & OUTREACH MANAGER, Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra CONNOR FLYNN (’18), ACTOR, Twelfth Night, Alley Theatre, Houston, The Hard Problem, Main Street Theatre, Houston ABIGAIL HARRIS (’18), PROPERTIES INTERN, New York Stage and Film BEN HUDSON (’18), ACTOR, Evocation to Visible Appearance, Horse Head Theatre, Houston, Cat in the Hat, Main Street Theatre AUSTIN ELLEDGE (’18), Jr. Properties Artisan, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar City CHRISTOPHER NEISNER (’18), Romeo in Romeo & Juliet, Magnificent Bastards, Austin AUSTIN NYLANDER (’18), TECHNICIAN, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines ZACH UMHOEFER (’18), ENTERTAINMENT TECH, Disney World-Magic Kingdom, Orlando MICAH KNUPP (’18), ACTOR, Oskar and the Big Bully Battle, The Alley Theatre, Houston HAYDEN MCLELLAND (’19), ACTOR/DANCER, Zion Dance Project, International Tour of India BAILEY ROBERTS (’23), ACTOR, Feature Film 12 Mighty Orphans MARCUS NEELEY (’20), ACTOR, Romeo & Juliet & A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company DEREK DUBOIS (’13), VISUAL EFFECTS COORDINATOR, WandaVision, Disney+ Series

Faculty Info:

Jilissa Cotten, Alison Frost, Sarah Gonzalez, Philip Johnson, Rosa Lazaro, Kevin Loeffler, J. Don Luna, Meredith Melville, Marco Muñoz, Thomas Oldham, Kelly Russell.