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West Chester,Pennsylvania 19383
610.436.3463
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Bachelor of Arts in Theatre

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Musical Theatre

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Performance

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Design and Production

Minor in Dance

Minor in Theatre


The Department of Theatre and Dance, an accredited institution of the National Association of Schools of Theatre, is dedicated to the educational development of its students, preparing them to meet the challenges of our contemporary world. To achieve this goal, the department supports the cultural climate of the university campus and the community by staging a variety of productions that represents a broad spectrum of theatre genres. The Department of Theatre and Dance at West Chester University prepares students for the worlds of Theatre and Dance, while raising student awareness of civility, diversity, creativity, and social responsibility. Students gain skills in communication, problem solving, management, technology, and research through performance and design opportunities in the classroom and through productions. We deliver a program that combines a challenging academic environment with a production schedule of artistic freedom that supports and strengthens the cultural, moral, and social fabric of our University and the society it serves.

Faculty Info:

Shannon Cooper, Jerzy Golek, Lisa Lovelace, Jesse Padgett, Tom Reing.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Be More Chill
(10/17/24 - 10/20/24)
West Chester University
The Three Sisters (Mamet)
(4/4/24 - 4/7/24)
West Chester University
Kiss Me, Kate (Revised 1999)
(10/19/23 - 10/22/23)
West Chester University
The Triangle Factory Fire Project
(11/14/21 - 11/21/21)
West Chester University
House Arrest: A Search for American Character In and Around the White House, Past and Present
(3/26/21 - 3/28/21)
West Chester University
Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities
(3/26/21 - 3/28/21)
West Chester University
Tartuffe (Wilbur)
(2/22/21 - 3/5/21)
West Chester University
Intimate Apparel
(2/25/21 - 3/4/21)
West Chester University
SPRING AWAKENING in Broadway SPRING AWAKENING
(4/16/20 - 5/1/20)
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY
LERNER AND LOEWE'S MY FAIR LADY in Broadway LERNER AND LOEWE'S MY FAIR LADY
(11/7/18 - 11/16/18)
PHOTOS VIDEOS
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY
BERLIN TO BROADWAY WITH KURT WEILL in Broadway BERLIN TO BROADWAY WITH KURT WEILL
(4/19/18 - 9/16/18)
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY
Once Upon a Mattress
(10/14/16 - 10/22/16)
West Chester University
THE WEDDING SINGER
(10/17/14 - 10/26/14)
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY
GODSPELL-2012 REVISED VERSION
(10/18/13 - 10/26/13)
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A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD
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(10/26/12 - 11/3/12)
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MAKE ME A SONG
(2/23/12 - 2/26/12)
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