Roanoke College

Department of Fine Arts - Theatre

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221 College Lane
Salem,Virginia 24153
540.375.2500
admissions@roanoke.edu

DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Minor in Theatre

The program provides a broad engagement with theatre, from technical expertise and performance to dramaturgy and writing. We offer courses in acting, design, theatre history, musical theatre, directing, and playwriting, giving students an opportunity to experience the full range of the theatrical medium. Theatre Roanoke College (TRC), our production arm of the program, produces three mainstage productions per year, ranging from classics such as A Midsummer Night's Dream to contemporary musicals such as Into the Woods, and everything in between. TRC also encourages student-led productions in our Studio Theatre, and we have collaborated with various community groups on site-specific staged readings of plays with a focus on social justice, religious belief, and quantum physics, among other topics. TRC has a strong record of employment within the field for our alumni, thanks to our instructors' extensive professional experience in theatre as well as the rigor of our program. Our graduates have gone on to work as actors, stage managers, designers, technicians, production managers, and teachers. In other fields, TRC alumni work in accounting for theatre companies, after-school programming for children, and work in television/film/commercials (both onscreen and behind the scenes). Additionally, several alumni have gone on to graduate school at prestigious institutions such as the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (London), Texas Tech University, and the New School for Acting and Drama (NYC).

Acceptance Rate:

Roanoke College's overall acceptance rate is 80%

Faculty Info:

Dr. Lisa C. Warren, Jennie Ruhland, Dr. Nelson Barre, Rob Bessolo, Ronda Philips.