The Department of Theater and Dance offers education and participation in all aspects of drama and dance with course offerings in acting, dance technique, choreography, stagecraft, costume, scene design, directing, and playwriting. Students have the opportunity to perform on stage as well as serve on the technical crews in dance concerts and mainstage theatrical productions each year. The high ratio of faculty to students ensures that students will be able to work closely with highly skilled professionals. The department treats all performances as educational experiences and welcomes the participation of all students.

The Department of Theater and Dance at Case seeks to develop artists who have a mastery of craft, breadth of vision, and liveliness of thought. The liberal arts education we offer our undergraduates provides a solid preliminary preparation for careers in the performing arts and related endeavors, while the Master of Fine Arts programs prepare students to become esteemed artists and leaders in their respective professional worlds.

We take great pride in our contributions to the university community as well as the local, national, and international artistic communities. These contributions include on-going efforts to develop knowledgeable, articulate, responsive audiences for drama and dance, and for the arts in general; to place before our audiences a rich diversity of cultures, beliefs, and aesthetics; and to provide a stimulating and collaborative environment for the faculty and the students of our program to develop together as artists, scholars, teachers, and learners.

So, if you seek a world class education with many opportunities for scholarship assistance, study abroad experiences with prestigious institutions like the British Academy of Dramatic Arts, other semester away study possibilities with America's leading arts organizations such as the NationalTheater Institute, and collaborations with top notch artistic institutions such as the Cleveland Play House and the Great Lakes Theater Festival, we offer you the opportunity to become part of a university-based producing theater with integrity and a keen sense of artistic adventure. We are looking for a talented, motivated, and diverse group of students to take up the challenge and join our programs. Your journey as an artist is one we are eager to share as we reshape theater and dance training in America and strive toward full recognition of the place of the artist and the arts in our society.

For more information on the theater major see the entries below, or click the following link:

http://admission.case.edu/pdfs/majorsheets/TheaterDance.pdf

COURSES OF STUDY

ACTING: Actor education in the Department of Theater Arts prepares majors for acting career opportunities in the American Theater. Students often go on to pusue advanced degrees in acting or other related fields. Graduates are currently employed nationally and regionally as actors, directors and teachers.

 

 

DRAMATIC WRITING: Students in the dramatic writing concentration take courses in playwriting, screenwriting, dramatic literature and history areas, as well as core performance and technical courses.

DIRECTING:   The student studying the work of the director learns to understand all the different facets of the theater, from acting to design to dramaturgy.  Students in this concentration take a variety of courses and a two-semester directing sequence which culminates in the directing of a short play.


STAGE DESIGN/TECHNICAL THEATRE: Demand for the services of the talented, well-trained designer and technician is strong. Students in this academic track study scenic, costume, and lighting design, stage management, and technical theater problem solving. Careers may be pursued in regional theatre, as well as in areas of film, television and industrial scenic design.

GENERAL THEATRE: The student who pursues a concentration in general theater studies can expect exposure to a wide variety of theatrical activities. Combining study in acting, directing, design, dance, dramatic writing, and the history, literature and critcism of the theater, this concentration provides students a breadth of knowledge and great flexibility in determining their own career path. Many graduates pursue advanced degress in theater as well as law, business, management, communications and human relations.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Many Case theater majors spend part of their junior year abroad at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, UK. There they study intensively with London theater professionals and explore the world-reknowned London theater scene. For more information on RADA's programming, please click here.