Department of Theatre and Dance

Department Office located in the 2nd Floor of the Robinson Hall building, Room 220

Open hours 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

Dept. Phone: 510.885.3118

Faculty

Professor Emeritus

Thomas C. Hird (Chair), M.F.A. University of California, Los Angeles

Professors

Rhoda Helfman Kaufman, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley

Marc Jacobs, M.F.A. California State University, Long Beach

Darryl V. Jones, M.F.A. The Boston University School of Theatre Arts

Associate Professors

Ann Fajilan, M.F.A. University of California, Davis

Nina O. Haft, M.F.A. University of Wisconsin

Eric Kupers, M.F.A. University of California, Davis

Mission Statement

Theatre and Dance, as performing arts, provide a spark that transforms a person into a lifelong student. Across the campus we offer opportunities for participation both in production and in critical examination that help students to discover, accept, and express themselves as active, enlightened persons, and to know and appreciate the work and values of others. To succeed in their performances, students master world history as well as the theories of art and esthetics by use of the everyday practices of the liberal arts, including research, writing, figuring, reasoning, and experimentation. They learn practical, usable skills. Students experience the problems of making choices while on stage and off. They learn to recognize the connection between art and life, as well as to discover their own capacities to make choices as citizens, as creators of art, and as directors of their lives.

Anyone Can Get Involved

Open to all students!

Masterclass Invitational

Auditions

Programs

Bachelor of Arts

Minor