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Appalachian State University Department of Theatre & Dance
Appalachian State University — Boone, NC
Degrees offered
Bachelor of Arts (Concentration in General Theatre)
Bachelor of Arts (Concentration in Theatre Design/Technology)
Bachelor of Arts (Concentration in Theater Performance)
Bachelor of Arts (Concentration in Theatre Education)
Minor in Theatre
Bachelor of Arts in Dance Studies
Minor in Dance
Minor in Somatic Sustainability
About the program
We have many talented students who come to Appalachian to pursue their dreams of contributing to society as performing artists. We also invite students to discover their artistic passions while in college, as we are confident that the arts are a great place for ideas and "art-trepreneurship" to flourish. As the chairperson of Theatre and Dance, I am often asked, "but what do students with degrees in theatre and/or dance actually do?" And I am happy to report that we have recently completed a survey of our alums and have reassuring data to report, as we stress that our graduates must find their way to keep the arts alive in their lives:
91% of our graduates in the past five years are employed or are in graduate or professional study.
60% are in the workforce or are in graduate/professional training in the theatre, dance or related disciplines.
Acceptance rate
Reported acceptance rate (source/year not provided by school): Appalachian State University's overall acceptance rate is 89%
Faculty
- Michael Helms (Chair
- Department of Theatre and Dance Professor
- Theatre Arts - Design/Technology)
- Sue Williams (Assistant Chairperson Professor
- Elaine Hartley (Administrative Support Specialist)
- Marianne Adams (Professor
- Dance Studies)
- Laurie Atkins (Associate Professor
- Ms. Susan Cato-Chapman (Lecturer
- Theatre Arts - Performance)
- Emily Daughtridge (Professor
- Derek Davidson (Assistant Professor
- Theatre Arts - Playwriting)
- Derek Gagnier (Associate Professor
- Gina Grandi (Lecturer
- Theatre Arts - Education)
- Kristin Grieneisen (Lecturer
- Costume Studio)
- Regina Gulick (Senior Lecturer
- Cara Hagan (Associate Professor
- Gordon Hensley (Professor
- Teresa Lee (Professor
- Theatre Arts - Performance
- Theatre for Youth)
- Susan Lutz (Associate Professor
- Martha Marking (Professor
- Keith Martin (John M. Blackburn Distinguished Professor of Theatre)
- John Marty (Associate Professor
- Paulette Marty (Professor
- Theatre Arts - History)
- Sherone Price (Associate Professor
- Khalid Abdul N'Faly Saleem (Practitioner-in-Residence)
- Kin-Yan Szeto (Professor
- Theatre Arts - Performance Studies)
- Kevin S. Warner (Professor of Dance Studies)
- Joel Williams (Professor
- Theatre Arts - Directing)
- Trimella Chaney (Adjunct Faculty
- Theatre Arts)
- Caroline Daniel (Adjunct Faculty
- Elizabeth McCracken (Adjunct Faculty
- Brad Parquette (Adjunct Faculty
- Rebecca Quin (Senior Lecturer
- Chris Yon (Adjunct Faculty
- Jeff Dickens (Dance Musician - Accompanist)
- Sarah Heustess (Valborg & Greer Box Office Manager/Publicity)
- Shawn M. Roberts (Dance Musician - Accompanist)
- Mike Runyon (Dance Musician - Accompanist)
- Matthew Tyson (Technical Director)
- Lynn Willis (Production Photographer)
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