Theatre and Dance

A major is offered in Theatre, with concentrations offered in Acting / Directing, Dance, and Design and Technical Theatre.

The Franklin Pierce Difference

Pippin Performance
An original play titled "...but the rain is full of ghosts," written by Professor Robert Lawson, was honored regionally and students were invited to perform it at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. as part of the National American College Theater Festival.

The Theatre and Dance Department offers instruction and training to enhance the student's capacity for imaginative and creative thought and action. Majors and minors, from freshmen through seniors, participate in the process of performing, crafting and producing works of theatre and dance with the goal of achieving a substantial understanding of the collaborative artistic process.

Faculty with diverse experience and guests artists enrich the curriculum. The liberal arts core at Franklin Pierce University helps Theatre and Dance students gain skills in effective communication, critical thinking, and creative problem solving. This provides an advantage in today's arts environment and helps Franklin Pierce graduates make significant contributions in their careers and the culture of theatre and dance.

Course Details

The three areas of concentration (Acting / Directing, Dance, and Design and Technical Theatre) afford students the opportunity for intensive work in a specialized area of theatre study.

The concentration in Acting / Directing provides a thorough grounding in the principles of theatrical performance. Learn more about the Acting/Directing concentration.

The concentration in Dance provides a a strong foundation in the study of contemporary dance with special attention to technique and development of the body instrument. Learn more about the Dance concentration.

The concentration in Design and Technical Theatre provides students with a thorough knowledge of scenic and stage lighting design techniques and enables them to gain the skills and abilities needed to solve technical problems and mount stage productions. Learn more about Design and Technical Theatre.

A variety of approaches to making, conceiving and realizing powerful and compelling works of theatre and dance are explored with our faculty and diverse artists.

Want to know more?

Program Sheet ThumbnailProgram Sheet ThumbnailDownload a Theatre Arts Program Sheet or a Dance Program Sheet or view the College at Rindge Academic Catalog for specific degree requirements and course information.

Contact
Franklin Pierce University
College at Rindge
1.800.437.0048
admissions@franklinpierce.edu

FACULTY

Nancy Stone
Professor, Theatre Arts
B.S., Kansas State University
M.F.A., Boston University

Associate Professors

Wendy Dwyer
Professor of Dance
B.A., University of Rochester
M.F.A., Sarah Lawrence College

Robert Lawson
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
B.A., Vassar College
M.F.A., New York University

Assistant Professors

Mark O'Maley
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts & Dance
MFA-IA - Goddard College
BA - University of Massachusetts Amherst

LECTURERS

Sally Bomer
Lecturer, Theatre Arts and Dance
B.A., Vassar College

Kimberly Dupuis
Lecturer, Theatre Arts and Dance
B.A., Louisiana State University
M.F.A., University of Florida

Peggy Rae Johnson
Lecturer, Theatre Arts
B.A., Eastern Illinois University
M.A., University of Illinois

Kathleen Manfre
Lecturer, Theatre Arts
B.A., University of Dayton
M.A., University of Northern Colorado

Anna Thomford
Costume Coordinator, Theatre Arts