Theatre and Dance Department
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1900 Belmont Boulevard
Nashville,Tennessee 37212
615.460.6000
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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
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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.
Faculty Info:
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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