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University of South Carolina - Columbia

Department of Theatre and Dance

Department of Theatre and Dance

Green and Sumter Streets, Main Office Room 402
Columbia, South Carolina 29208
803.777.5208
theatre@sc.edu

Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
Bachelor of Arts in Dance - Performance and Choreography
Bachelor of Arts in Dance - Dance Education (K-12 Certification)
Master of Arts in Theatre
Master of Arts in Theatre Education
Master of Fine Arts in Acting
Master of Fine Arts in Costume Design and Technology
Master of Fine Arts in Lighting Design
Master of Fine Arts in Scenic Design
Master of Fine Arts in Directing

About the program

We are one department, but our theatre and dance students are able to immerse themselves in their individual programs of study through performance spaces and opportunities not just for actors and dancers, but also for our scenic, costume, and lighting designers, aspiring teachers, and directors and choreographers. At USC, you can learn almost anything about the world of theatre and dance performance. The theatre and dance programs boast talented faculty, as well as visiting guest artists and alumni working professionally in all facets of the theatre and dance arts.

Notable alumni

Marcy Kearns, Jimmy Flannery, Zach Hanks

Faculty

Susan Anderson, Erin Bailey, David Britt, Marybeth Gorman Craig, Thaddeus Davis, Jennifer Deckert, Peter Duffy, Richard Durlach, Jessica Edwards, Lisa Gavaletz, Sam Gross, Kristy Hall, Robyn Hunt, Jim Hunter, Erin Jaffe, John Kiselica, Amy Lehman, André Megerdichian, Stephanie Milling, Andy Mills, Eric Morris, Steve Pearson, Valerie Pruett, Kelly Renko-Clarkson, Robert Richmond, Ashlee Taylor, Erica Tobolski, Hilary Krieger-Toth, Nic Ularu, Diane Valle, Olivia Waldrop, Dustin Whitehead, Tanya Wideman-Davis.

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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