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Charleston,South Carolina 29424
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre (General)

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre (Performance)

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre (Costume Design and Technology)

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre (Scenic/Lighting Design and Technology)

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre (Theatre for Youth)

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre (Theatre Studies)

Bachelor of Arts in Dance Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Performance/Choreography

Master of Arts in Teaching in Performing Arts

Minor in Dance

Minor in Theatre


Student Centered learning is a hallmark of the College of Charleston and in no Department is that more true than the Department of Theatre and Dance! Theatre and Dance students aren't just numbers - but close partners in an artistic community formed and shaped in the classroom, in the studio and in our productions. They study with a passionate and dedicated faculty in small classroom settings and through the course of creating our varied production seasons.

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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Legally Blonde Jr.
(5/5/23 - 5/7/23)
College Of Charleston Sottile Theat
Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical Jr
(5/6/23 - 5/7/23)
College Of Charleston Sottile Theat
The Music Man Jr
(1/7/23 - 1/8/23)
College Of Charleston Sottile Theat
Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr
(1/6/23 - 1/8/23)
College Of Charleston Sottile Theat
Everybody
(3/17/22 - 3/20/22)
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Blues for an Alabama Sky
(10/21/21 - 10/23/21)
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Water by the Spoonful
(10/20/21 - 10/23/21)
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Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
(10/28/20 - 11/9/20)
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A Lie of the Mind
(10/30/19 - 11/10/19)
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Marisol
(2/21/19 - 2/25/19)
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