Theatre and Dance

Department of Theatre and Dance

The Theatre & Dance Department is a training program that focuses on the professional skills expected on any stage, set, studio, audition or in any dance company. We offer a BFA in Acting/Directing, Dance, Design, Musical Theatre as well as a BA in Acting/Directing, Dance and Design.

Mission Statement

As a nationally and internationally renowned department, APSU's Theatre & Dance fosters artists, scholars and professionals who positively impact our world. We provide a creative environment in which we educate and prepare students for the professional worlds of Theatre and Dance. Through our innovative methods:

Students progress through a rigorous training program that incorporates both practice and scholarship.
We cultivate student’s creative, performance, and scholarly aptitudes through exposure to diverse practical and philosophical approaches to dance and theatre studies.
We advance critical thought processes by stressing the theoretical, pedagogical, and historical aspects of theatre and dance studies.
We nurture and inspire excellence in student achievement.

BFA Degree in Theatre / Dance

Musical Theatre Concentration

Dance Concentration

Acting/Directing Concentration

Design Concentration

BA Degree in Theatre / Dance

Dance Concentration

Acting/Directing Concentration

Design Concentration

Minors

Theatre

Dance

What Do Theatre and Dance Majors Do After Graduation?

Professional Actor
Adjunct Faculty
Artistic Director
Arts Administrator
Arts Educator
Arts Manager
Ballet Instructor
Community Dance Instructor
Choreographer
Dance Company Manager
Dance Therapist

Professional Dancer
Marketing Manager
Performance Artist
Professional Performer
Performing Arts Teacher
Photographer
Rehearsal Director
Teacher
Theatre Programmer
Yoga Instructor
Professional Theatrical Designer

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APSU hosting Q&A with award-winning, Atlanta-based director Freddie Ashley

Ashley has directed such hits for Atlanta's Actor's Express as "Rent," "The Rocky Horror Show," "End of the Rainbow," "Six Degrees of Separation" and "Grey Gardens."

Austin Peay's Department of Theatre and Dance presents 'Working: A Musical'

The APSU Department of Theatre and Dance will present "Working: A Musical" Oct. 3-6 at the Trahern Theatre.

Film actor Jerry Winsett to lead free 'Auditioning for the Camera' workshop at APSU

Veteran film actor Jerry Winsett will lead a masterclass workshop, "Auditioning for the Camera," at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, at Austin Peay State University's Margaret Fort Trahern Laboratory Theatre. Anyone in the community can watch the workshop for free.