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Bowdoin College

Department of Theatre and Dance

Department of Theatre and Dance

5700 College Station
Brunswick, Maine 04011
207.725.3663
admissions@bowdoin.edu

Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts in Theater and Dance
Minor in Theatre
Minor in Dance

About the program

The theater and dance program at Bowdoin offers students the opportunity to examine the ways in which theater and dance provoke the imagination, tell stories, create community, and challenge assumptions. Emphasis is placed on theater and dance’s fundamental connection to the liberal arts curriculum at Bowdoin, as well as theater and dance literacy, performance skills, and an understanding of historical and social influences on drama and dance. The aim is to develop imaginative theater practitioners who collaboratively solve problems of form and content with a passionate desire to express the human condition on stage.

Notable alumni

Brenna Nicely, Khalil Lesaldo, Anna Morton, Rakiya Orange, Willi Yusah, Jillian Grunnah, Tyler Micoleau

Acceptance rate

Bowdoin College's acceptance rate is around 8%

Faculty

Aretha Aoki, Germán Cárdenas-Alaminos, Judy Gailen, Adanna Kai Jones, Gwyneth Jones, Abigail Killeen, Lindsay Livingston, Davis R. Robinson

BWW Q&A: John Wilson Talks PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC at New Jewish Theatre

BWW Q&A: John Wilson Talks PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC at New Jewish Theatre

by Joshua Wright — April 1, 2026

After two decades shaping young performers as chair of the Theatre and Dance Department at the University of Central Missouri, John Wilson has built a reputation as one of the region's most versatile theater artists — actor, fight choreographer, dialect coach, and educator all at once.

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