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Furman University

Department of Theatre Arts

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3300 Poinsett Highway
Greenville, South Carolina 29613
864.294.2125
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Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts


By providing extensive onstage and offstage training, our ambitious program develops well-rounded artists who are prepared for any role. We produce four Main Stage performances each year, as well as a number of smaller student-produced experiences to which the entire campus and Greenville community are invited. Our program ranges from modern to classical, comedy to tragedy, musical to non-musical. Our students collaborate with faculty and get involved in every aspect of the production, from costumes to set design, management to promotion, lighting to sound.

Acceptance Rate:

Furman University's acceptance rate is around 53%


Faculty Info:

Jason Adkins, Maegan Azar, Alan Bryson, Rhett Bryson, Margaret Rose Caterisano, Randall David Cook, Caroline Davis, Jay Oney, David Nelson.


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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Pippin Pippin
(10/16/19 - 10/27/19)
The Playhouse Theatre at Furman University
John Proctor is the Villain John Proctor is the Villain
(4/9/19 - 4/14/19)
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CAST
Furman University Playhouse
Beyond Therapy
(4/12/12 - 4/21/12)
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Circle Mirror Transformation
(2/8/12 - 2/18/12)
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
(10/26/11 - 11/6/11)
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Lysistrata
(4/7/11 - 4/16/11)
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Dead Man's Cell Phone
(2/10/11 - 2/19/11)
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This is How it Goes
(11/11/10 - 11/20/10)
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