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Communication, Film, and Theatre Department
Allegheny College — Meadville, PA
Degrees offered
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
Minor in Theatre
Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Cultural Studies
Minor in Communication and Cultural Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Film and Digital Storytelling
Minor in Film and Digital Storytelling
About the program
The Communication, Film, and Theatre Department is dedicated to the creative and critical study of communication, with special emphasis on theatre, rhetoric, and media. The curriculum offers opportunities for the performance, practice, in-depth study, and analysis of texts and techniques in each of these spheres. Students engage in production, performance, and critical cultural studies, with the objective of becoming competent and engaged artists/scholars in their fields. The department’s liberal arts emphasis encourages students to develop habits of engaged citizenship, thoughtful professionalism, and a meaningful private life.
Acceptance rate
Reported acceptance rate (source/year not provided by school): Allegheny College has a general acceptance rate of 59%
Faculty
- Courtney Bailey (Rhetoric and media studies)
- River Branch (Media production)
- Mark Cosdon
- (Theatre history and Performance studies)
- Heather Curtis (Assistant Technical Director)
- Michael Keeley (Media Production
- Documentary and Film History)
- Michael Mehler (Department Chair)
- Miriam Patterson
- (Costume Shop Supervisor)
- Vesta Silva (Rhetoric and speech studies)
- Ishita Sinha Roy (Media studies)
- Joe Tompkins (Media studies
- Political Economy)
- Beth Watkins (Directing
- acting
- devising and adaptation)
- Lynette Watkins (Vukovich Building Coordinator & Playshop Theatre Box Office Manager)
- Jon Wiebel
- Rhetoric (Political Communication)
- Julie Wilson (Media and Cultural studies)
- LeeAnn Yeckley (Technical Director)
- Emily Chivers Yochim (Media studies)
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Past student productions
| Show | Dates | Theater |
|---|---|---|
| 7/24/2026 – 7/26/2026 | Allegheny College |
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