| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1940 |
| Director | Sharon Ott |
Academic staff | 30 |
Administrative staff | 15 |
| Students | 120 |
| Location | Houston, Texas, US |
| Affiliations | University of Houston CLASS |
| Website | www |
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The School of Theatre and Dance is a department within theKathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts at theUniversity of Houston.[1] The School offers bothBachelor of Fine Arts andMaster of Fine Arts programs, including aBachelor of Fine Arts inacting,stage management,technical theatre, theatre education and a joint degree in bothplaywrighting anddramaturgy; all at the undergraduate level. Graduate programs are offered in: acting, theatre studies, theatrical design, technical direction, and theatre education.[2] The current Director of the School of Theatre and Dance is Rob Shimko, a position he has held since 2016.[3]
The School of Theatre & Dance (SOTD) is the drama school of the University of Houston. SOTD produces professional plays, dance concerts, studio productions, a new play festival, and school shows through theTheatre for Young Audiences program. The school performs in the Wortham Theatre and theQuintero Theatre. TheHouston Shakespeare Festival is a professional project of the school, which is produced each summer at Miller Outdoor Theatre. The UH School of Theatre & Dance offers bachelor's and master's degrees in theater and teacher certifications in dance. Its graduate program consists of arts in theatre and masters of fine arts in theatre with specializations in acting, directing and design. Faculty includes producerStuart Ostrow,[4] Broadway playwright Theresa Rebeck, andTony Award nominated designerKevin Rigdon.[5] Among the greats who have taught at the school in previous years areTony Award-winning playwrightMark Medoff,[6]Lanford Wilson,[7]Pulitzer Prize winning playwrightEdward Albee,[8]Sir Peter Hall[9] andJose Quintero.[10]
The School of Theatre and Dance provides the only degree program for dance inHouston.[11]
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts includes the Wortham Theatre, a 566-seatproscenium stage,[12] and the Quintero Theatre, a 190-seatblack box theatre.[13] A $4 million renovation by Austin-based architectural firm Lake l Flato was completed in 2005. This construction project enhanced thelobby space of the existing School of Theatre and Dance, added two new rehearsal spaces, and provided a second story office suite for the Mitchell Center for the Arts.[14]
The Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre was built in 1977. It features a trapped floor, acounterweightfly system and ample wing space that joins a shop area large enough to accommodate several production sets. TheJose Quintero black box theatre was also built in 1977.
The School of Theatre and Dance costume shop includes a dye area, spray booth, crafts area and numerous machines. The costume shop also features an extensive collection of wardrobe stock from all time periods.
The School of Theatre and Dancescene shop includes ample space for metalworking, painting, aprop shop, and general construction.
TheAlley Theatre and the School of Theatre and Dance established a collaboration in 2014, when it hosted the Alley staff and productions during its 2014 season. The Alley was undergoing renovations to its facilities at that time, and the School of Theater opened its doors to the venerable company. The collaboration gave UH Theater graduate students the opportunity to observe Alley Theatre company members during their residency at UH, and had the ability to apply for internships.
Each summer, the Houston Shakespeare Festival produces a season of twoShakespeare plays in repertory. Since its inception in 1975, HSF has entertained nearly a half million theatergoers with free performances inHermann Park'sMiller Outdoor Theatre. The Houston Shakespeare Festival has grown into one of the events onHouston's summer entertainment calendar.
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts at theUniversity of Houston supports the creation and presentation of new works, sponsors visiting artist residencies, and offers courses, scholarships, lectures, andsymposia, all in a creative alliance with theSchool of Art, Creative Writing Program,Moores School of Music, School of Theatre and Dance, andBlaffer Gallery, the Art Museum of the University of Houston.
In 2011, theLantrip Elementary School Theatre Club was established. The Club, a partnership between the School of Theatre and Dance andHouston Independent School District, brings theatre into Lantrip Elementary on a weekly basis. The school, located roughly a mile from the University of Houston campus, is an environmental science and deaf education magnet school. The program is administered, maintained, and taught by theatre education majors from the University of Houston. Students grades 1-5 are admitted to the program through an application process.
Co-founded by the Head of the Dance Division, Karen Stokes, the sixth annual Big Range Dance Festival (BRDF) in summer 2008 featured new works by choreographers fromHouston,Austin, California,Ohio,Pennsylvania, andNorth Carolina. BRDF is co-sponsored by the University of Houston's Center for Choreography.
BRDF usually takes place the first two weeks in June at Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex.
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