Michigan State University Department of Theatre

426 Auditorium Road
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-8332
517.355.6690
admissions@msu.edu

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Upcoming productions

Upcoming student productions at Michigan State University
Show	Dates	School
Discovery	9/24/2026 – 9/27/2026	Michigan State University East Lansing

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Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Acting for Stage, Screen, and New Media
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Stage Management
Minor in Theatre
Minor in Musical Theatre
Minor in Dance
Minor in Arts and Cultural Management
Master of Fine Arts – Acting
Master of Fine Arts– Design
Master of Arts– Arts and Cultural Management

About the program

The Department of Theatre at MSU is challenging the traditional in order to create something new, unique and fresh. We are doing things differently! Our one of a kind self-selected undergraduate education (School of Choice) benefits from graduate mentors of our highly regarded artist/educator Master of Fine Arts programs. With the most advanced stage technology we allow designers the opportunity to defy conventional design. With focused-based theatre studies courses that surround today’s most pressing topics we challenge the traditional survey teaching model. Through forward-thinking acting classes we embrace media at its core. And our adventurous programs like the ?máGEN in collaboration with Wharton Center develops new trailblazing musicals with today’s most promising artists.

Notable alumni

Katie Maggart, Abbey Moore, Andrew Anglin, Shelley (Barish) Bernacki , Chris “C.J.” Brock, Jay Burns , Rachel (Roberts) Cain, Chris D’Arienzo, Jovon E. Shuck, Carl Pasbjerg.

Acceptance rate

Reported acceptance rate (source/year not provided by school): Michigan State University has an acceptance rate of around 85%. The university is a large, public, coed institution in a suburban setting.

Faculty

Stephen DiBenedetto
Alexis Black
Alison Dobbins
Kirk Domer
Philip Effiong
Max Evjen
Levi Galloway
Alisa Hauser
Sarah Hendrickson
Karen Kangas-Preston
Amy Lampe
John Lepard
Holly Williams
Deric McNish
Tina Newhauser
Dionne O'Dell
Jason Price
Rob Roznowski
Laura Scales
Shannon T. Schweitzer
Ranae Selmeyer
Daniel T. Smith
Jr
Kellyn Uhl
Ryan Welsh
Angie Wendelberger
Dave Wendelberger
Ann Folino White
Marc White
Brad Willcuts
Mark Willoughby
Brian de Vries
Sherry Stevens
Brian Adams
Tony Caselli
Lynn Lammers
Missy Lilje
Michele Root-Bernstein
Emily Sutton-Smith
Abigail Tykocki

Park West Foundation Partners with Michigan State University’s Broad Art Museum

by Stephi Wild, January 23, 2025

The Park West Foundation will partner with the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University (MSU Broad Art Museum).

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Past student productions

Past student productions at Michigan State University
Show	Dates	Theater
Dandelion	4/23/2026 – 4/26/2026	Michigan State University Dept of Theatre