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Julius Caesar in Broadway Julius Caesar
(5/17 - 5/26)
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Kalamazoo,Michigan 49008
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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design and Technical Production

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Stage Management

Bachelor of Arts in Arts Administration

Minor in Theatre


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Joan Herrington, Jay Berkow, Brian Boyer, Cheryl Bruey, Emily Duguay, Lofty Durham, Deb Gambino, Dwandra Nickole Lampkin, Mark Liermann, Kate MacKenzie, Garylee McCormick, Patrick Niemi, Dave Nofsinger, Elizabeth Terrel, Kate Thomsen, Kathryn Wagner, Lisa Wales, Ed Walker, D. Terry Williams.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
SpongeBob SquarePants in Broadway SpongeBob SquarePants
(4/5/24 - 4/14/24)
Western Michigan University Theatre
Argonautika in Broadway Argonautika
(3/15/24 - 3/24/24)
Western Michigan University Theatre
More Fun than Bowling in Broadway More Fun than Bowling
(2/2/24 - 2/11/24)
Western Michigan University Theatre
Next Stop, Broadway! in Broadway Next Stop, Broadway!
(11/30/23 - 12/2/23)
Western Michigan University Theatre
Clue in Broadway Clue
(11/10/23 - 11/19/23)
Western Michigan University Theatre
Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 in Broadway Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812
(10/27/23 - 11/5/23)
Western Michigan University Theatre
Intimate Apparel in Broadway Intimate Apparel
(10/6/23 - 10/15/23)
Western Michigan University Theatre
The Play That Goes Wrong in Broadway The Play That Goes Wrong
(4/7/23 - 4/16/23)
Western Michigan University Theatre
On The Town in Broadway On The Town
(3/17/23 - 3/26/23)
Western Michigan University Theatre
Museum in Broadway Museum
(2/17/23 - 2/26/23)
Western Michigan University Theatre
Pippin in Broadway Pippin
(11/11/22 - 11/20/22)
Western Michigan University Theatre
The Thanksgiving in Broadway The Thanksgiving
(11/3/22 - 11/6/22)
Western Michigan University Theatre
Head Over Heels by Charlotte Caffey
(4/8/22 - 4/16/22)
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Sweat
(10/29/21 - 11/6/21)
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School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play
(1/22/21 - 2/7/21)
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Tribes
(3/13/20 - 3/22/20)
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Jesus Christ Superstar
(4/6/18 - 4/15/18)
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The Witches of Eastwick in Broadway The Witches of Eastwick
(10/6/17 - 10/15/17)
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Show Boat (Hal Prince Version)
(11/11/16 - 11/20/16)
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9 TO 5, THE MUSICAL
(3/13/14 - 3/23/14)
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RAGTIME
(11/14/13 - 11/24/13)
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HAIRSPRAY
(4/12/12 - 4/21/12)
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Late Night Broadway
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