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Belmont University

Theatre and Dance Department

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1900 Belmont Boulevard
Nashville,Tennessee 37212
615.460.6000
admissions@belmont.edu

DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre (Production Design)

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre (Performance)

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre (Directing)

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre (Theatre Education)

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Drama

Minor in Theatre

Minor in Film Acting

Minor in Dance


The Belmont Theatre program is a student-centered professional training program that prepares students for work in a variety of entertainment fields. The Department of Theatre and Dance is committed to a liberal arts foundation as an effective means of preparing students who want to pursue theatre as a life's work. This commitment is reflected in the system of training that stresses the collaborative and interdisciplinary nature of the theatrical performance and production process.

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Brent Maddox, Dr. Jane Duncan, Dr. James Al-Shamma, Debbie Belue, Paul Gatrell, Shawn Knight, Carla Lahey, Jessica Mueller, Shirley Blackburn, Ross Bolen, Mark Cabus, Alicia Fuss, Carrie Gerow, Allison Hardee, Nettie Kraft, Allison Little, Alyssa Maddox, Sean Martin, Eric Pasto-Crosby, Maggie Pelton, C.J. Tucker, Shabaz Ujima, Jerry Stratton, Joann Rosenbaum,



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Little Women
(10/1/21 - 10/9/21)
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The Women of Lockerbie
(11/13/20 - 11/21/20)
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LITTLE WOMEN in Broadway LITTLE WOMEN
(11/15/19 - 11/17/19)
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Crumbs from the Table of Joy
(9/20/19 - 9/28/19)
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(6/1/19 - 6/15/19)
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Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
(4/5/19 - 4/14/19)
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All Shook Up
(3/20/15 - 3/29/15)
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