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Department of Theatre and Dance

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Fine Arts 205, Nunn Drive
Highland Heights,Kentucky 41099
859.572.6362
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Pedagogy

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Playwriting

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Stage Management

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Design or Technology

Minor in Dance

Minor in Theatre


The NKU Department of Theatre and Dance is a student centered program whose focus is on undergraduate training. The Department offers a variety of degrees that will suit each student's unique career goals. In addition, we provide a variety of performance and production experiences that will train students to successfully enter a theatre profession.

Notable Alumni Include:

Anna Schindler Brown (BFA Musical Theatre, 2019 Roderick Justice (BFA Musical Theatre, 2007) Lizzie Lotterer (BA Theatre Arts, 2020) Kat Wolf (BA Integrative Studies Creative Arts, 2016) Derek Johnson (BFA Musical Theatre, 2011) Katie Berger (BFA Musical Theatre, 2011) Tina Diaz (BFA Musical Theatre, 2009) Sarah Drake (BFA Musical Theatre, 2005) John Gardiner (BA Theatre, 1998) Aaron LaVigne (BFA Acting, 2005) Derek Shipman (BFA Acting, 2005)




Faculty Info:

Tracey Bonner, Ronnie Chamberlain, Corrie Danieley, Daryl Harris, Michael Hatton, Ken Jones, Mike King, Sue Ott Rowlands, Nicole Perrone, Brian Robertson, Charlie Roetting, Jo Sanburg, Ron Shaw, Damon Stevens, Jamey Strawn.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
The Play That Goes Wrong in Broadway The Play That Goes Wrong
(4/11/24 - 4/20/24)
Northern Kentucky University School of the Arts
Amélie The Musical in Broadway Amélie The Musical
(3/15/24 - 3/23/24)
Northern Kentucky University School of the Arts
Dance '24 in Broadway Dance '24
(2/16/24 - 2/18/24)
Northern Kentucky University School of the Arts
9 to 5 The Musical in Broadway 9 to 5 The Musical
(11/3/23 - 11/11/23)
Northern Kentucky University School of the Arts
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in Broadway The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
(9/28/23 - 10/8/23)
Northern Kentucky University School of the Arts
Peter And The Starcatcher
(12/1/22 - 12/11/22)
Northern Kentucky University-dept.of Theatre
Violet
(9/23/22 - 10/2/22)
Northern Kentucky University-dept.of Theatre
The Play That Goes Wrong
(7/13/22 - 7/31/22)
Northern Kentucky University
Noises Off in Broadway Noises Off
(10/14/21 - 10/24/21)
Northern Kentucky University
Emerging Choreographer's Showcase Dance Film Festival
(11/23/20 - 11/23/20)
Northern Kentucky University
Gruesome Playground Injuries
(11/12/20 - 11/15/20)
Northern Kentucky University
Edges
(11/5/20 - 11/8/20)
Northern Kentucky University
Buried Child
(3/26/20 - 4/5/20)
Northern Kentucky University SOTA-Theatre
The Aliens
(3/4/20 - 3/6/20)
Northern Kentucky University
Tribes
(11/18/19 - 11/21/19)
Northern Kentucky University SOTA-Theatre
The Children's Hour
(10/28/19 - 10/31/19)
Northern Kentucky University
The African Company Presents Richard III
(9/26/19 - 10/6/19)
Northern Kentucky University SOTA-Theatre
Equus
(9/30/19 - 10/3/19)
Henry Konstantinow Studio Series, Northern Kentucky University
Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead
(4/21/19 - 4/24/19)
Northern Kentucky University
CABARET (1998 VERSION)
(2/14/19 - 2/24/19)
Northern Kentucky University
BYE BYE BIRDIE (YPE)
(5/11/18 - 5/12/18)
Northern Kentucky University
KISS ME, KATE (REVISED)
(4/19/18 - 4/29/18)
Northern Kentucky University
Carrie the musical
(2/27/18 - 3/2/18)
Northern Kentucky University
Some Enchanted Evening-The Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein
(7/6/16 - 7/24/16)
Northern Kentucky University
South Pacific in Broadway South Pacific
(10/24/13 - 11/3/13)
Northern Kentucky University
Anthony and Cleopatra
(12/1/11 - 12/11/11)
Northern Kentucky University
Little Women: The Musical
(9/29/11 - 10/9/11)
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