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New Orleans,Louisiana 70118
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Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Acting

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Design

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Generalist

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design

Bachelor of Arts in Dance

Bachelor of Arts in Movement Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance

Master of Fine Arts in Scene Design

Master of Fine Arts in Costume Design

Master of Fine Arts in Lighting Design

Master of Fine Arts in Technical Direction

Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Dance


Welcome to the home of the Theatre and Dance Department at Tulane University. Our beautiful facilities are located in colorful New Orleans at Tulane University’s uptown campus. Our studios and offices are housed in the Elleonora P. McWilliams building and Dixon Annex. We are committed to making relevant, diverse, and dynamic art and shaping young talents to do the same. We are proud to be part of the School of Liberal Arts at Tulane! The Theatre and Dance Department at Tulane University has a rich and storied history. From the school’s establishment in 1886, the arts have been every present with drama clubs and student organizations paving the way for the eventual creation of a full department in 1937.

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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
The Nutcracker Suite in Broadway The Nutcracker Suite
(12/8/24 - 12/8/24)
Dixon Hall, Tulane University
Rent
(8/3/22 - 8/7/22)
Tulane University- Summer Lyric Theatre
Into The Woods
(7/13/22 - 7/17/22)
Tulane University- Summer Lyric Theatre
Almost, Maine
(10/18/19 - 10/20/19)
Tulane University Performing Arts Society
ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL in Broadway ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL
(8/1/19 - 8/4/19)
TULANE UNIVERSITY - SUMMER LYRIC THEATRE
SHREK THE MUSICAL JR in Broadway SHREK THE MUSICAL JR
(7/26/19 - 7/27/19)
TULANE UNIVERSITY - SUMMER LYRIC THEATRE
SHE LOVES ME in Broadway SHE LOVES ME
(7/10/19 - 7/14/19)
TULANE UNIVERSITY - SUMMER LYRIC THEATRE
DISNEY'S ALADDIN JR. in Broadway DISNEY'S ALADDIN JR.
(6/28/19 - 6/29/19)
TULANE UNIVERSITY - SUMMER LYRIC THEATRE
42ND STREET
(6/20/19 - 6/23/19)
Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane University
BUYER & CELLAR in Broadway BUYER & CELLAR
(4/4/19 - 4/7/19)
Theatre Lab at Tulane University
Intimate Apparel
(2/12/19 - 2/17/19)
CAST
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GYPSY
(8/2/17 - 8/5/17)
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