Are you part of a social justice theatre troupe at your school or church? Are you interested in issues-based theatre or educational youth or children’s theatre? Are you passionate about the power of theatre as a tool for social change? Then Gustavus has a program (and a scholarship) designed for you. Gustavus is known for our award-winning social justice theatre troupe I Am We Are. This student-directed company creates shows dealing with personal, local and global issues for performance at first-year orientation, conferences, schools and many other venues. The Department of Theatre and Dance also offers coursework including Theatre and Society, Creating Social Justice Theatre, Playwriting/Playmaking and others that help develop this important theatre work, and will continue to build our program in theatre for social justice. A new category in the Anderson scholarships has been created to support students interested in this area.
Click on the Anderson Scholarships link for details. Questions? E-mail Dr. Amy Seham at aseham@gac.edu
The department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College broadly educates future theatre and dance artists and educators. The department also provides artistic experiences for the wider Gustavus community. Within a supportive liberal arts context, theatre majors acquire foundational skills in acting, design, and directing while dance majors and minors study dance composition as well as ballet and modern dance technique.
Both theatre and dance students examine the history, theory, and literature of their disciplines and work to develop their own identities as artists. Through classes and production, non-major students also develop as performers and experience the richly varied ways in which theatre and dance artists interpret life. All members of the Gustavus community -- students, faculty, and staff -- enjoy the diverse, challenging, entertaining series of plays and dance concerts produced by the department each year.
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| Cynthia Garner | Visiting Instructor | schedule | profile | |
| Andrea Gross | Adjunct Instructor | schedule | profile | |
| Sue Gunness | Visiting Instructor | schedule | profile | |
| Michele Rusinko | Professor | schedule | profile | |
| Amy Seham | Associate Professor | schedule | profile | website |
| Laura Anne Virtucio | Visiting Instructor | profile | ||
| Terena Wilkens | Adjunct Instructor | schedule | profile | |
| Cory Hinkle | Visiting Assistant Professor | schedule | profile | |
| Micah Maatman | Assistant Professor | schedule | profile | |
| Henry MacCarthy | Assistant Professor | schedule | profile | |
| Sally Oswald | Visiting Assistant Professor | profile | ||
| Melissa Rolnick | Visiting Assistant Professor | schedule | profile | |
| Joleen Nickels | Administrative Assistant | profile |
