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Carthage College

Department of Theatre

Department of Theatre

2001 Alford Park Drive
Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140
262.551.8500
admissions@carthage.edu

Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Performance
Bachelor of Arts in Technical Direction
Bachelor of Arts in Theatrical Costume Design
Bachelor of Arts in Theatrical Stage Management
Minor in Theatre
Minor in Costume Design

About the program

Carthage Theatre is committed to creating exciting, compelling new theatre works. Since 2008, Carthage Theatre has commissioned playwrights of prominence from around the country and the world to create original plays for our department, and work closely with our students to bring them to life. These works receive their world premieres here at Carthage. This unique opportunity means that our students collaborate with playwrights currently active in the highest levels of the theatre world. Recent projects include Honest, written by Oscar-winner Eric Simonson; The Rail Splitter, written by Emmy Award-winning writer Rick Cleveland; Ghost Bike, written by Wendy Wasserstein Award-winning playwright Laura Jacqmin; and No Name, written by prolific playwright and screenwriter Jeffrey Hatcher. In 2014-2015, Carthage Theatre students will work with ‘Mad Men’ and ‘House of Cards’ writer Keith Huff.

Acceptance rate

Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin has an acceptance rate of around 82–84%

Faculty

Herschel Kruger, Martin McClendon, Kimberly Instenes, William Newcomb, Stacy Pottinger, Neil Kristian Scharnick.

LIFELONG by Pepperdine Scotland to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

LIFELONG by Pepperdine Scotland to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

by Stephi Wild — June 9, 2026

Double Fringe First winners Pepperdine Scotland and playwright Lynda Radley reunite for LIFELONG, a new work set in an AI-controlled facility where scientific advances grant residents extraordinarily long lives — at a cost.

LIFELONG to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

LIFELONG to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

by Stephi Wild — June 3, 2026

Double Fringe First winners Pepperdine Scotland and playwright Lynda Radley reunite to premiere LIFELONG at the Edinburgh Fringe, a new work exploring longevity technology, AI, and the dangers of power in the wrong hands.

ANOTHER REVOLUTION Will Make Indiana Premiere in June

ANOTHER REVOLUTION Will Make Indiana Premiere in June

by Stephi Wild — May 5, 2026

This June, Constellation will present the Indiana Premiere of Another Revolution, a new play by Jacqueline Bircher, playwright of Constellation’s hit 2024 production of Webster’s B!+@#.

Past student productions

Past student productions at Carthage College
Show Dates Theater
5/3 – 5/5/2012 Carthage College
4/20 – 4/28/2012 Carthage College
3/9 – 3/11/2012 Carthage College
3/8 – 3/10/2012 Carthage College
2/17 – 2/25/2012 Carthage College
1/26 – 1/28/2012 Carthage College
12/10 – 12/11/2011 Carthage College
11/4 – 11/12/2011 Carthage College
10/14 – 10/23/2011 Carthage College
12/11 – 12/12/2010 Carthage College

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