Cleveland State University Department of Theatre and Dance

2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
216.687.2113
admissions@csuohio.edu

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Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts; Acting Focus
Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts; Directing Focus
Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts; Design/Technical Focus
Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts; Dance Major - Dance in Community
Minor in Theatre
Minor in Dance

About the program

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Cleveland State University is dedicated to producing educated citizens who have identified theatre as their primary academic and vocational focus. No auditions are required to declare a Theatre or Dance major or minor within the Department. However, there are audition processes in place for Department productions, certain activities, and for scholarships.

Acceptance rate

Reported acceptance rate (source/year not provided by school): Cleveland State University's overall acceptance rate is 95%

SINCERELY A Filipina Coming-of-Age Play at BorderLight Fringe

by Emmy Rice, July 11, 2025

Award-winning theatre company, The Vagrancy will present Sincerely, (the diary play) by Bryanna Lee, directed by Caitlin Hart, as an official selection of the 2025 BorderLight Fringe Festival.

Cleveland Public Theatre Artists Head to at the Global Women's Performing Arts Festival in South Korea

by Stephi Wild, June 8, 2023

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan and longtime CPT artist Holly Holsinger, Cleveland State University’s theatre and dance department chair, will be representing the theater at the Global Women’s Performing Arts Festival in Busan, South Korea (GWPAF) this…

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Past student productions

Past student productions at Cleveland State University
Show	Dates	Theater
Night Just Before the Forest by Bernard-Marie Koltès	7/25/2024 – 7/27/2024 Videos	Cleveland State University