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P.O. Box 248273
Coral Gables,Florida 33124
305.284.4474
theatredepartment@miami.edu

DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Management

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Stage Management

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design and Production

Minor in Theater


If you love the theatre, the Department of Theatre Arts will provide you with the faculty, the tools, and the supportive community of fellow artists you will need to realize your theatrical dreams through rigorous training and study. Here, you will learn by doing. Every year, students work alongside professors to produce a full season of plays and musicals at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, gaining a thrilling array of hands-on theatrical experiences in a pre-professional theatrical setting. For upcoming events, please visit: The Jerry Herman Ring Theatre In addition to the liberal arts B.A. degree in theatre arts, students may choose to pursue B.F.A. degrees in acting (by audition), musical theatre (by audition), theatre management, stage management, and design/production. Regardless of the path you choose, your training as a theatre major will focus on you as a person and as an artist, preparing you for lifelong success both inside and outside of the theatre.

Faculty Info:

Edgar Miguel Abreu, Jessica Bashline, Gregory M. Brown, Arnold Bueso, Michael Bush, Julie Danao-Salkin, Carolyn Marcell Elmore, Anjane Cecilia Girwarr, Michiko Kitayama Skinner, Everth Lopez, Maha McCain, Stephannie Marie Moore, Marissa Alma Nick, Samantha Pazos, Lawrence S Smiglewski, Pablo A. Souki, Burton Tedesco, David N Williams.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Ship Happens, A Cruisical in Broadway Ship Happens, A Cruisical
(1/23/24 - 1/23/24)
Jerry Herman Ring Theatre at the University of Miami
Frost Orchestras – The Bourgeois and the Emperor in Broadway Frost Orchestras – The Bourgeois and the Emperor
(2/20/21 - 2/20/21)
Streaming online from University of Miami's Gusman Hall
Hello Again
(12/11/20 - 12/13/20)
University of Miami
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
(11/5/20 - 11/27/20)
University Of Miami
Circle Mirror Transformation
(2/27/20 - 3/1/20)
University of Miami
MUSEUM OF ART AND DESIGN AT MDC PRESENTS THE FILM SERIES REAL UTOPIAS in Broadway MUSEUM OF ART AND DESIGN AT MDC PRESENTS THE FILM SERIES REAL UTOPIAS
(12/12/19 - 12/12/19)
Bill Cosford Cinema, University of Miami
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD
(11/8/19 - 11/17/19)
University of Miami
The MotherFer with the Hat
(10/3/19 - 10/6/19)
University Of Miami
MOAD MDC Presents: Paths Through Utopias (2011) in Broadway MOAD MDC Presents: Paths Through Utopias (2011)
(7/11/19 - 7/11/19)
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MOAD MDC Presents: Soul City, USA (2016) & Paolo Soleri: Citizen of the Planet (2016) in Broadway MOAD MDC Presents: Soul City, USA (2016) & Paolo Soleri: Citizen of the Planet (2016)
(6/6/19 - 6/6/19)
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The Light in the Piazza
(2/28/19 - 3/2/19)
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The School for Lies
(2/21/19 - 3/2/19)
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Oklahoma!
(4/22/15 - 5/3/15)
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Floyd Collins in Broadway Floyd Collins
(2/12/14 - 2/22/14)
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South Pacific in Broadway South Pacific
(4/10/13 - 4/27/13)
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