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State University of New York - Buffalo

Department of Theatre and Dance

Department of Theatre and Dance

Alumni Arena, Rm. 285, College of Arts & Sciences
Buffalo, New York 14260
716.645.6897
td-theatredance@buffalo.edu

Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts in Dance
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre - Design and Technology
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre - Performance
Minor in Dance
Minor in Theatre
Master of Fine Arts in Dance
Master of Arts in Theatre and Performance
Doctor of Philosophy in Theatre and Performance

About the program

Welcome to the University at Buffalo’s Department of Theatre & Dance. Apply to launch your career on stage and behind the scenes. Come to train as a scholar-artist. Be our guest and take in a musical, drama, or dance performance. In our department you will study with artists/technologists/educators who are active practitioners and renowned scholars. Faculty are members of professional networks including Actor’s Equity Association, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, American Society for Theatre Research, Dance Masters of America, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, National Dance Education Organization, Stage Actors Guild, and United Scenic Artists. They have appeared on and off Broadway, on regional stages, in major dance festivals, in documentaries, and in film and television work.

Acceptance rate

The University at Buffalo (UB) has a general acceptance rate of 69.3%

Faculty

Melanie Aceto, MFA, Anne Burnidge, MFA, Jenna Del Monte, MFA, , Jeanne Palmer-Fornarola, MA Ariel Nereson, PhD, Thomas Ralabate, Kerry Ring, MFA, Dyan Burlingame, MFA, Meredith Conti, PhD, Alison D’Amato, PhD, Erich Frank, BA, Kathleen Golde, MFA, Maria S. Horne, MFA, Lindsay Brandon Hunter, PhD, Lynne Koscielniak, MFA, Eero Laine, PhD, Melinda Lamoreux, BA, Nathan R. Matthews, MM, Catherine Norgren, Vincent M. O’Neill, Danielle Rosvally, PhD, Jonathan Shimon, MFA.

BWW Q&A: John Wilson Talks PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC at New Jewish Theatre

BWW Q&A: John Wilson Talks PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC at New Jewish Theatre

by Joshua Wright — April 1, 2026

After two decades shaping young performers as chair of the Theatre and Dance Department at the University of Central Missouri, John Wilson has built a reputation as one of the region's most versatile theater artists — actor, fight choreographer, dialect coach, and educator all at once.

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