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800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham,Alabama 35229
205-726-4111
arts@samford.edu

DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre for Youth

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Acting and Directing

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre - Production Design and Technology

Minor in Theatre

Minor in Dance


The Samford University Department of Theatre and Dance is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre. We aspire to be a leader in undergraduate theatre and dance education with a commitment to the artist as a community partner and contributor. At the core of the department’s mission is a commitment to character, ethics, and artistic excellence. Specifically, the department’s mission is to nurture persons by developing artistic skills, knowledge, and understanding appropriate to their academic development, vocational objectives and personal needs, within the framework of curricula and cocurricular activities provided at this institution, and to contribute to the fulfillment of the broader mission of the University.

Faculty Info:

Cameron Barnes, Angelia Brooks, Laura S. Byland, Mark Castle, Jane Caswell, Christopher Crews, David J. Glenn, Mary Gurney, Marty Higginbotham, Jen Lane, Victor McCay, Alisa McCool, Chelsea Reynolds Nicholson, Katie Overturf, Don Sandley, Christian Specht.



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(10/7/20 - 10/10/20)
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(4/23/20 - 4/26/20)
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY-SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
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(4/17/20 - 4/18/20)
Samford University
Opera Birmingham presents Cinderella in Broadway Opera Birmingham presents Cinderella
(3/20/20 - 3/22/20)
Samford University Wright Center
Opera Birmingham presents Sounds of the Season in Broadway Opera Birmingham presents Sounds of the Season
(12/15/19 - 12/15/19)
Samford University, Brock Recital Hall
1776 in Broadway 1776
(11/21/19 - 11/24/19)
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY-SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Sylvia in Broadway Sylvia
(10/24/19 - 10/27/19)
CAST
Samford University
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