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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.

by Stephi Wild — July 27, 2026

Valerie Rachelle Named Artistic Director and Dean of PCPA

Valerie Rachelle Named Artistic Director and Dean of PCPA

by A.A. Cristi — July 23, 2026

Valerie Rachelle has been named Artistic Director and Dean of Pacific Conservatory Theatre, returning to the institution where she previously worked as an actor, casting director, and choreographer.

LIFELONG to Make Edinburgh Fringe World Premiere

LIFELONG to Make Edinburgh Fringe World Premiere

by Stephi Wild — July 23, 2026

LIFELONG, a new play by two-time Fringe First winner Lynda Radley, explores immortality, AI, and inequality through Pepperdine University students performing at the Edinburgh Fringe.

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.

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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