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2009-10 What's Happening

We invite you to experience theater at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University. Attend Theater Exploration Day on Saturday, November 14.

The Underpants by Steve Martin; directed by Steven Epp (formerly a company member of Theatre de la Jeune Lune) in the Colman Theater (BAC): October 14-16 at 7:30 pm, October 17 at 7:00 & 9:30 pm, & October 18 at 2:00 pm

You Can’t Take It With You by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart in the Gorecki Theater (BAC): November 12-14 & 19-21 at 7:30 pm & November 15 at 2:00 pm

Don’t Abandon Me--Senior Project by Meghan Gunderson, Evan Schumacher & Kurt Oostra--an original play with music by Evan Schumacher in the Colman Theater (BAC): December 9, 10, & 12 at 7:30 pm & December 11 at 9:30 pm

AUDITIONS for A Devil Inside by David Lindsay-Abaire and Macbeth by William Shakespeare: January 10-12, with call-backs on January 13 more info

Dutchman by Amiri Baraka--Senior Project by Amanda Forstrom and Mason Mahoney in the Studio Theater (BAC lower level): January 16 at 7:30 pm & January 17 at 2:00 pm

The Magic of Jared Sherlock presents NIGHT GAMES--Special Project by Jared Sherlock in Petters Auditorium (BAC): January 22-23 at 7:30 pm

A Devil Inside by David Lindsay-Abaire; directed by Professor Emeritus Tom Darnall in the Colman Theater (BAC); February 17-19 at 7:30 pm, February 20 at 2:00 & 7:30 pm, & February 21 at 2:00 pm

Macbeth by William Shakespeare in the Gorecki Theater (BAC): March 18-20 & 24-27 at 7:30 pm & March 21 at 2:00 pm

Directing Class One-Act Festival in the Colman Theater (BAC): April 27 & April 28

La Casa de Esperanza--CSB/SJU Children's Theater Tour to Elementary Schools--a new play about the lives of a Spanish pioneer family from the 1500s to the 1800s in what is now southwest USA: May 17-21

Our program . . .

CSB/SJU have one of the finest undergraduate theater programs in the Upper Midwest.  The theater department brings together a dedicated faculty with strong ties to professional theater companies, a course of study that emphasizes the interrelated nature of all facets of dramatic production and an annual program of both faculty-directed and student-directed plays.

In classes as well as productions, theater students at CSB/SJU learn by doing.  Resident and visiting faculty members continually bring new ideas, techniques and challenges to students.


Program Highlights

  • The theater faculty includes specialists in all major areas of theater, and all directors of productions are full-time faculty members.
  • Collaboration with the CSB/SJU Fine Arts Programming exposes our students to theater professionals and great productions from all over the country.
  • The department stages four major productions each year.

Overview of Program

The theater major includes:

  • Classes in acting, theater history, dramatic literature, costuming and technical theater.
  • The opportunity to specialize in one of the areas that most interests you.
  • Four, full-length productions every year.

Theater Scholarship Recipient Requirements

Theater Scholarship Application (To be considered for these scholarships, students must apply and be accepted for admission.)

  • $1000 Award Recipients: Each academic year, to take a 2-or-more credit theater course or participate (for 240/340 credit) in productions offered by the CSB/SJU Theater Department.
  • $1500-$4000 Award Recipients: Each semester, to take a 2-or-more-credit theater course or participate (for 240/340 credit) in productions offered by the CSB/SJU Theater Department.

Contact information:

Leigh Dillard, Department Chair
ldillard@csbsju.edu