Theatre & Dance, Department of

Event    Wednesday, August 21, 2024
The Department of Theatre and Dance will hold an interest and information meeting Wednesday, Aug. 21 at 5 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre. We are pleased to welcome all Theatre and Dance majors and minors, as well as any student interested in learning more and being involved in our productions.
Event    Sunday, May 19, 2024
Join us as we celebrate spring in the 29th annual community dance program spring concert. Over 130 dancers, ages 3 and up will perform in Russell Auditorium on Sunday, May 19, at 2 p.m. There is free admission. This year's theme is "love is in the air" and features many selections from Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty ballet, created in 1890. Original choreography by Marius Petipa and our GCSU instructors. Ballet, contemporary, dance, tap, jazz, hip-hop and lots of surprises await! 
Event    Saturday, April 27, 2024
Celebrate spring with us as the department of Theatre and Dance presents the annual Georgia College & State University Spring Dance Concert at Russell Auditorium on Saturday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 28, at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at tickets.gsu.edu. The choreography of dance faculty Amelia Pelton, Natalie King, guest artist Shawny “Humlao” Evans and student choreographers will be featured. Classical ballet, contemporary dance, tap dance and surprises await you...
Announcement    Tuesday, April 2, 2024
In February, senior theatre major Mary Morgan Collier of Athens, Georgia, competed and won the Region IV Student Dramaturg Award from Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas  and the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Region IV is one of eight regions for the competition, so eight winners are chosen annually. From there, a panel of experts selected Collier as a national finalist for Region 4 and recipient of a LMDA/KCACTF Dramaturgy Fellowship for her dramaturgical...
Event    Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Matt has a problem, but he is the last person to admit it. Even though his personal life is seemingly perfect, his macabre paintings begin to suggest something darker about his psyche. Perhaps it is because of his relationship, his career, his artistry or something stranger—far stranger—lurking beneath the surface. An eerie, absurd play about what is real, what is not, and who knows the difference.  Purchase tickets at http://tickets.gcsu.edu/.
Event    Monday, March 25, 2024
The department of Theater and Dance is sponsoring the annual high school dance day on our campus on Monday, March 25, to recruit area high school students as dancers in our dance program. Students from many area high schools, both in town, and out of town will enjoy a day of studying many different dance forms from our dance faculty and upper-level college students.
Announcement    Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Matt has a problem, but he is the last person to admit it. Even though his personal life is seemingly perfect, his macabre paintings begin to suggest something darker about his psyche. Perhaps it is because of his relationship, his career, his artistry or something stranger—far stranger—lurking beneath the surface. An eerie, absurd play about what is real, what is not, and who knows the difference.  Purchase tickets at http://tickets.gcsu.edu/.
Event    Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Matt has a problem, but he is the last person to admit it. Even though his personal life is seemingly perfect, his macabre paintings begin to suggest something darker about his psyche. Perhaps it is because of his relationship, his career, his artistry or something stranger—far stranger—lurking beneath the surface. An eerie, absurd play about what is real, what is not and who knows the difference.  Purchase tickets at http://tickets.gcsu.edu/.
Announcement    Thursday, February 22, 2024
Prepare to have your world shaken by Georgia College & State University’s spring musical, “We Will Rock You.” It follows a group of revolutionaries in a dystopian world devoid of music who seek to free their apocalyptic society with hits by the British rock band, Queen. The production will be in Russell Auditorium Feb. 28 through March 3. “This play takes place 300 years in the future,” said director and associate professor of theatre, Amy Pinney. “So, humanity has changed. There is...