Gizel Jiménez, Caren Lyn Tackett to Headline Samantha Coleman Memorial Concert
The 3rd Annual Samantha Coleman Memorial Concert will feature Broadway performers and benefit Adelphi University's theatre accessibility fund.
Performing Arts Center - Theatre
Adelphi University — Garden City, NY
Degrees offered
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre (Emphasis Acting)
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre (Emphasis Design and Technology)
Master of Arts in Educational Theatre P-12
Master of Arts in Educational Theatre, Storytelling and the Arts
Advanced Certificate in Educational Theatre
About the program
Adelphi University offers Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in Dance and Theatre Arts (emphasis in Acting and Design and Technology).
The B.F.A. in Theatre Arts: Acting degree program educates students for work in the theatre and its allied branches. While a performing arts education provides students with the skills and attitudes necessary for a life in the theatre, it also seeks to awaken in the student a creative sensibility through a serious study of the traditions and literature of the theatre. Because the program recognizes the importance of both aspects of the performer's training, the acting degree curriculum, which offers a spectrum of basic and advanced acting styles, takes place in a liberal arts setting.
Acceptance rate
Reported acceptance rate (source/year not provided by school): Adelphi University's overall acceptance rate is 68%
Faculty
- Nicholas Petron (ProfessorChair)
- Blyth Daylong (Executive Director)
- Barbara Sullivan (Administrative Assistant)
- Michael Granier (Assistant Technical Director)
- Brian Rose (Professor)
- Margaret Lally (Associate Dean)
- John McDermott (Associate Professor)
- Sean Sullivan (Associate Professor)
- Jill Destefano (Costume Shop Supervisor)
- Jamianne Devlin (Adjunct Faculty)
- Erin Kiernan (Paint Shop Supervisor)
- Michael Lounsbery (Technical Director)
- Donna Marrazzo (Senior Adjunct Faculty)
- James O'Neil (Adjunct Faculty)
- Kerry Prep (Adjunct Faculty)
- Ray Rodriguez (Adjunct Faculty)
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The 2nd Annual Samantha Coleman Memorial Concert Returns To The Green Room 42
The Green Room 42 will host The 2nd Annual Samantha Coleman Memorial Concert on Sunday, November 9, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
Joriah Kwame, Mandy Barnett and More Set for Adelphi PAC Fall Season Lineup
Tickets for the 2025 fall season performances at Adelphi University's Performing Arts Center are now on sale! Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!
Melba Moore Joins Long Island Musical Theatre Summer Lineup
Long Island Musical Theatre Festival (LIMTF) will return to Adelphi University's Performing Arts Center this summer, welcoming Broadway legend Melba Moore as its 2025 Broadway Guest Artist.
Musician, Composer Veronica Mansour To Perform At Adelphi PAC
Composer, musician and artist and Jonathan Larson Grant winner Veronica Mansour will perform original music at Adelphi University's Performing Arts Center.
More NY college programs
- Acting School for Film and Television Acting School for Film and Television New York
- Adelphi University Performing Arts Center - Dance Garden City
- Alfred University Division of Performing Arts - Dance (Minor only) Alfred
- Alfred University Division of Performing Arts - Music Alfred
- Alfred University Division of Performing Arts - Theatre Alfred
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York Professional Training Program New York
- American Musical and Dramatic Academy - New York American Musical and Dramatic Academy New York
- Bard College Conservatory of Music Annandale-on-Hudson
Past student productions
| Show | Dates | Theater |
|---|---|---|
| 10/8/2026 – 10/10/2026 | Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (Olmsted Theatre) | |
| 9/19/2026 | Olmsted Theatre, Adelphi University Performing Arts Center | |
| 6/1/2026 | Adelphi University Performing Arts Center | |
| 6/1/2026 | Adelphi University Performing Arts Center | |
| 6/1/2026 | Adelphi University Performing Arts Center | |
| 1/25/2025 | Adelphi University | |
| 1/25/2025 | Adelphi University | |
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2/25/2020 – 3/1/2020
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