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