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App State’s Department of Theatre and Dance Announces Slate of Eight Performances For 2021-2022
Sep 9, 2021

By Keith MartinBOONE, N.C. -- Appalachian State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance is announcing its 2021-2022 slate of eight productions ...

Shane Buchheit, RCOE Student Teacher Finalist

Theatre Arts Educator Named Finalist for Student Teacher of the Year
May 18, 2020

Shane Buchheit, a spring 2020 graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in theatre arts education, was named one of the finalists for the Appalachian Stat...

God I Hate Shakespeare performed from Something Rotten

POSTPONED: Appalachian Musical Theatre Club Presents Miscast on March 20-21
Mar 2, 2020

Due to the extension of Appalachian State's Spring Break to March 23, 2020, and UNC System guidelines to limit events and gatherings to prevent the sp...

Appalachian Playcrafters To Present Five Original Student Productions at “New Play Festival” February 20 - 22
Feb 4, 2020

By Hannah ChampionThe Appalachian State University Playcrafters, a student organization affiliated with the Department of Theatre and Dance, is presen...

Mama Mia cast

Appalachian Musical Theatre Ensemble presents Mamma Mia! Nov. 15-17
Nov 12, 2019

For the eighth consecutive year, the Appalachian Musical Theatre Ensemble at Appalachian State University is producing an all-student run musical with...

The Seagull by Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull: A timeless, modern classic
Oct 22, 2019

The Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance proudly presents The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, in a translation by Paul Schmidt. The ...

Cara Hagen Gelber

Celebrate The Beauty of Dance With “Movies by Movers” Oct. 17 - 19
Oct 4, 2019

To select the 47 films being featured in this year's American Dance Festival Movies by Movers Appalachian State Associate Dance Studies Professor Cara...

peter and the starcatcher cast

Ever Wonder How He Became Peter Pan?
Oct 1, 2019

Ever Wonder How He Became Peter Pan? The Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance presents Peter and the Starcatcher, with sc...

Movies by Movers
Sep 2, 2015

Moving images, moving bodies. Movement and film just go together. From the early experiments of artists like Loie Fuller and physical comedians like C...

Dr. Paulette Marty

Current Edition of THEATRE SYMPOSIUM includes article by Dr. Paulette Marty
Oct 17, 2012

In the current edition of THEATRE SYMPOSIUM (an annual publication of the Southeastern Theatre Conference), there is a feature article by Dr. Paulette...