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Providence,Rhode Island 02908
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Music - Theory

Bachelor of Arts in Music - History

Bachelor of Arts in Music - Composition

Bachelor of Music in Music Education

Bachelor of Music in Performance

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Design/Technical Theatre

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Musical Theatre

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - General Theatre

Bachelor of Arts in Dance

Master of Arts in Teaching - Music Education

Master of Music Education


The Music, Theater, and Dance Department offers programs of study in the performing arts. Undergraduates may pursue academic majors and minors in a variety of music, theatre and dance fields. In addition, many students who are pursuing academic majors in other areas participate in the Department's activities and performances. The mission of the department includes enhancing the creative context of the performing arts, generating new and exciting programming, creating an interdisciplinary curriculum with team teaching, and encouraging collaborative efforts by faculty and students.

Faculty Info:

Christopher Abernathy, Todd Borgerding, Samuel Breene, Teresa Coffman, Joseph Foley, Robert Franzblau, Ian Greitzer, Patricia Kammerer, Mary Ellen Kregler, Jessica Pearson, Alan Pickart, Casey Seymour Kim, Judith Lynn Stillman, John Sumerlin, Angelica Vessella, William Wilson.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Twas the Night Before Christmas in Broadway Twas the Night Before Christmas
(12/15/23 - 12/16/23)
Roberts Hall - Rhode Island College
The House of Bernarda Alba
(4/29/22 - 5/1/22)
Rhode Island College
Judith Lynn Stillman's Women Trailblazers in Music in Broadway Judith Lynn Stillman's Women Trailblazers in Music
(11/4/21 - 11/5/21)
Rhode Island College - Sapinsley Hall
The Laramie Project
(12/17/20 - 12/19/20)
Rhode Island College
Disney's The Little Mermaid in Broadway Disney's The Little Mermaid
(4/16/20 - 4/19/20)
Rhode Island College Music-theatre-dance
Working-2012 Revised Version in Broadway Working-2012 Revised Version
(11/13/19 - 11/17/19)
Rhode Island College Music-theatre-dance
The Marriage of Bette and Boo
(2/20/19 - 2/24/19)
Rhode Island College

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