Welcome!
OUR MISSION:
"We seek to provide the best possible education in theatre and dance for our students, preparing them for careers in the professional and educational arenas both in and out of the performing arts. We cultivate imagination, passion, discipline and collaboration in the creation of art and artists. We emphasize interdisciplinary connections and a global perspective as essential components of a liberal arts education."
Why Join the Theatre Department at GCSU?
*Theatre Major, Theatre Minor, & Dance Minor
*Community Family of Actors, Designers, Crew, & Professors
*Student Directing and Designing
*Brand New Black Box Theatre
*Beautiful 600 Seat Proscenium Theatre
*Acclaimed Guest Artists & Master Classes
*Study Abroad Opportunities
*Focus on International & Civic Engagement
*Our Graduates are on Broadway, in Grad School, CEOs & more!
It is my privilege to join this wonderful campus as the new Chair of the Theatre Department and Artistic Director of Theatre Programs! I am returning to my home state of Georgia after many years in Washington, D.C. teaching at Georgetown University, directing plays there and in New York, and serving as President of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. My goal is to continue the quality liberal arts program that Georgia College maintains by providing opportunities for critical and creative thinking and enhancing our commitment to social justice theatre, arts-in-education, and entertainment for the entire campus and the Milledgeville community!
We are so lucky to have Professors Amy Pinney and Iona Pendergast onboard with us full-time this year! They join Professors Beate Czogalla and Russ Staples. We are very proud to house the Dance Minor Program headed by Professor Amelia Pelton. In addition, we welcome our new costume Professor Eric Griffis, a graduate of University of Southern Mississippi who has served as a Costume Designer for Southern Arena Theatre. For those of you interested in furthering your musical talents, the Music Department and Interim Chair, Professor Todd Shiver, are pleased to offer vocal and instrumental music classes. Students will love all of our theatre, music, and dance courses!
Karen Berman
Associate Professor
Chair and Artistic Director of Theatre Programs
ABOUT GEORGIA COLLEGE: Georgia College & State University, the state's designated Public Liberal Arts University, combines the educational experience expected at esteemed private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of public higher education. Its four colleges – arts and sciences, business, education and health sciences – provide 6,600 undergraduate and graduate students with an exceptional learning environment that extends beyond the classroom, with hands-on involvement with faculty research, community service, residential learning communities, study abroad and myriad internships.