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The Theatre Department at Emory &
Henry College
Our vision is to become the
premier theatre program among all liberal arts colleges in the southeast.
The
mission of the Theatre Department is to provide students with rigorous
pre-professional theatre training within the context of a traditional
liberal arts college education. The degree options offered by the Theatre
Department are designed to equip students with the skills required to
succeed in the professional theatre, graduate school, and wide range of
vocations.
The Emory & Henry Theatre
Department operates in association with the Barter Theatre, a professional
LORT C Equity company located in Abingdon, Virginia, ten minutes away from
the E&H campus. This association offers theatre majors opportunities for
professional internships, mentoring, workshops, and master classes
throughout their college career. Barter staff members regularly serve as
adjunct faculty and guest artists in the theatre department. In addition,
E&H theatre majors have the opportunity to attend professional rehearsals,
participate in “talk backs” with the actors and crew after Barter
performances, and serve as understudies in Barter productions.
The
Emory & Henry Theatre Department offers the combined strength of a small
liberal arts college and the type of pre-professional experiences often
found only in large conservatories.
The
E&H Theatre Department has seen remarkable growth since it was established 3
years ago; the number of theatre majors has grown from five to almost 50 in
the past three years. The fall of 2007 brings another large class and
projections are that the Department will have 60-70 majors by 2008.
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