Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance
M.F.A, Southern Illinois University
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OVERVIEW
探索你的戏剧表达和发展所需的技术和叙事技巧,在表演和导演一个成功的和有益的职业生涯.
鲍德温华莱士的戏剧专业将广泛的实践学习与全面的课程结合起来. You'll build skills in acting, voice, movement, make-up, audition techniques, script analysis, directing, stage management and more.
Foundation courses in literature, history, performance, 技术和合作研究帮助你发展分析能力和对专业戏剧的见解. 小班授课,个人关注和教师指导是该计划的核心. 你将被鼓励参加国内和国外的专业学徒机会.
BW的教师都是与克利夫兰大湖剧院有联系的专业人士, Cleveland Public Theatre, 贝克艺术中心和多巴马剧院, 以及爱达荷州莎士比亚节和太浩湖莎士比亚节.
Through these opportunities, you'll gain experience, earn Equity points, network and build an impressive resume. On campus, 你可以通过表演参与戏剧制作, design and construction, production, management and marketing.
既有舞台剧场,也有黑箱剧场, BW提供传统和现代的观众设置,提供各种学习环境, including theatre in-the-round, thrust staging and more.
Career Opportunities
- Actor
- Director
- Critic
- Theatre manager
- Stage manager
- Playwright
- Casting or talent agent
- Dramaturg
Four Specialized Programs of Study
At BW, theatre majors can focus their studies in acting and directing, dance and movement, design and technical and stage management. All programs include a solid foundation of courses designed to give students a comprehensive overview of theatre.
Study Theatre in London
Heighten your understanding and appreciation of British theatre through a study abroad experience. The program is a three-week, credit-earning immersion course in British theatre that includes a nine-day trip to London. It is led by BW theatre faculty.
Perform in Zambia
Every other year, BW theatre students work with Barefeet Theatre Company in Lusaka, Zambia to devise an original theatre piece and perform it for African children in need. This program is a credit earning immersion course. It is led by BW theatre and film faculty. This trip also involves going on a game drive and visiting Victoria Falls.
Standardized Patient Program
BW theatre students have the opportunity to serve as standardized patients for BW's nursing program and physician assistant program. Student actors memorize symptoms and play characters so that healthcare students can practice newly learned skills and bedside manner.
CURRICULUM
作为主修和辅修科目,戏剧提供四个学习欧博allbet:表演和导演, dance and movement, design and technical and stage management. BW also offers a major in music theatre through its Conservatory of Music and a BFA in acting.
戏剧专业提供了广阔的文学视野, 学科的历史和创造性实践. 课程培养学生欣赏和参与各个层次的戏剧表演, production, direction, design and management.
You can study acting, directing, voice and movement, scenic and costume design, lighting, stage management, theatre history and more. 你也可以参加当代主题的特别研讨会.
The theatre major prepares students to:
- 培养戏剧和/或舞蹈作为艺术形式和社会重要资产的意识和欣赏
- 在他们选择的学习领域获得能力
- 了解戏剧和/或舞蹈的历史,包括它的文学和批评
- 制定欧博allbet戏剧和/或舞蹈美学的负责任的批评标准
- 发展适用于学术和/或生产需要的研究技能/技术
- 通过积极参与节目内的制作工作,培养对戏剧和/或舞蹈的协作性质的理解
STUDENT EXPERIENCES
Experiential learning bridges classroom study with real-world opportunities. You can enhance your studies through theatre productions, internships, co-curricular activities and student organizations.
Student Organizations
Theatre Arts and Performance
This organization supports student theatre artists and those interested in theatre on campus. It informs students of events and opportunities in theatre, maintains an open forum for student ideas and projects, and raises awareness of on- and off-campus theatrical events.
United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT)
The BW student chapter of USITT is committed to strengthening the skills of technical theatre students while carrying out the mission of the national organization. USITT serves to create vibrant dialogue among practitioners, educators and students.
Facilities
The Department of Theatre and Dance is located in Kleist Center for Art & Drama. It houses two theatres: Mainstage and Black Box Theatre.
The Mainstage Theatre is a large 512-seat proscenium theatre. The stage has a 67-foot fly loft with a counterweight system. The stage opening is 44' by 24' with an extended 15-foot apron, ample wings and depth measuring 30 feet. This facility also boasts a new lighting system installed by ETC. With over 200 dimmers, lights are operated on an Emphasis board including a WYSIWYG program.
The Black Box Theatre is a smaller, flexible theatre with seating between 100-250. This unique studio space is intended to provide a variety of seating arrangements, including proscenium, three-quarter-thrust and in-the-round. The theatre has a balcony around three sides and a lighting grid 23 feet above the stage floor. This space also boasts a new Strand Century Lighting system with a 520 series light board.
Off-Campus Experiences
Baldwin Wallace's close proximity to Cleveland and its nationally ranked arts organizations offers outstanding learning and performance opportunities. BW students worked with many of them, including:
ALUMNI SUCCESS
FACULTY
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE
(440) 826-2239, theatre@craftsplusart.com
Jeff Herrmann
Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance
Professor
Full-Time Acting Faculty
David Alford
Visiting Assistant Professor
Acting
Victoria Bussert
Director, Music Theatre Program
Professor of Theatre
René Copeland
Assistant Professor
Directing Program Coordinator
Matt Koenig
Assistant Professor
Acting
Keira Lea McDonald
Associate Professor
Movement Specialist
Andrew Nogasky
Associate Professor
Acting
Full-Time Dance Faculty
Gregory Daniels
Associate Professor
Dance Program Coordinator
Jazz, Tap
Full-Time Design/Tech Faculty
Tesia Benson
Associate Professor
设计和技术欧博allbet协调员
Maya Fein
Associate Professor
Lighting Design
Jeff Herrmann
Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance
Professor
Stephanie Orr
Assistant Professor
Costume Technology
Adjunct Faculty
Laura Welsh Berg
Lecturer, Acting
M.F.A., DePaul University
Melanie Boeman
Lecturer
Costume Shop Manager
Jessie Cope-Miller
Visiting Assistant Professor
Acting
Dylan Fujimura
Lecturer
Technical Director
Tracy Grady
Area Coordinator, Music Theatre
Lecturer
Singing for Actors, Voice
Chistina Lindhout
Lecturer
Dance
Dusten Welch
Lecturer
Resident Fight Director, Stage Combat
Staff
Jack-Anthony Ina
Interim Production Coordinator
Shelly Taylor
Administrative Assistant