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South Carolina School of the Arts
We work hard in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the South Carolina School of the Arts. Everyone probably stays a little too busy— or maybe a lot too busy—but we love it!
The dance classes and voice lessons can be tough, taking notes after rehearsal requires putting aside ego, but in the end, we see significant progress and so does our audience. During the applause, we point upwards to acknowledge our Lord after each performance, then we point to those who have been working behind the scenes in the tech booth and finally we enjoy taking a bow. It’s a good way to do “show business!”
Whether your goal is to perform, design, stage manage, or tackle any other career in Theatre and Dance, the South Carolina School of the Arts is the institution where you will receive the highest level of training. Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST), our theatre and dance programs consist of three core categories of training:
Receive rigorous instruction in a multitude of techniques across all theatre and dance disciplines, as well as training catered specifically to you with our small student to professor ratio
Train under professional artists who know how to help you produce quality performances that get national recognition
We produce two plays, two musicals, and two dance concerts on our main stage every year. Additionally, numerous project and class productions will showcase your talents year-round.
Understand, utilize and master fundamental theatrical and dance skills for independent expression.
Designed to be a comprehensive, well-rounded education in theatre within the context of a liberal arts education.
Designed to prepare you for a professional career as a “triple threat” on Broadway, national tours, regional theatres, theme parks, and cruise lines.
Designed to challenge you to become a well-rounded and daring actor through the most time-tested and innovative approaches.
The BFA in Theatrical Design and Production provides hands-on opportunities and professional design faculty who teach you how to make it happen in our shops, in the rehearsal hall, and in the classroom.
Throughout the academic year, the Department of Theatre & Dance at The South Carolina School of the Arts hosts two musicals, two plays, and two dance concerts for you to attend!
Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. This fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl” and “Part of Your World.” Ariel, King Triton’s youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends, Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull and Sebastian the crab to restore order under the sea.
Steel MagnoliasBefore the iconic 1989 film broke box office records nationwide, Louisiana salon owner Truvy first set up shop on the stage. The colorful cast of regulars and employees that frequent her establishment include a mother-daughter duo planning a wedding, a woman who’s “been in a bad mood for 40 years,” and a mysterious newcomer. Through laughter, tears, and a thick fog of hairspray, these women face trials and triumphs armed with their greatest strength: each other.
Fall Dance ConcertFind your voice through movement. AU Dance seeks to encourage young dancers to find their voice through movement, creativity and faith. We strive for excellent dancing across the four styles of ballet, modern, jazz and tap exploring a wide range of genres within each style to build versatility. Fall Dance Concert is the perfect opportunity to see the creativity of our faculty, students and guest artists on display. The performance will encompass the amazing talents of our dancers for an entertaining night of live dance on stage!
Beyond the Adding MachineFirst staged in 1923, The Adding Machine warned that technology could make life smoother while making people expendable. Our modern adaptation updates the menace: the machine is now AI—dashboards, outsourcing, and algorithms that “know better,” shaving away jobs and sanding down creativity until only compliance remains. Told in a charged expressionist language, Beyond the Adding Machine asks what the cost is to the human soul when tasks, then choices, then imagination are outsourced and automated.
Spring Dance ConcertFind your voice through movement. AU Dance seeks to encourage young dancers to find their voice through movement, creativity and faith. We strive for excellent dancing across the four styles of ballet, modern, jazz and tap exploring a wide range of genres within each style to build versatility. Spring Dance Concert is the perfect opportunity to see the creativity of our faculty, students and guest artists on display. The performance will encompass the amazing talents of our dancers for an entertaining night of live dance on stage!
Little Women the Broadway MusicalThis timeless, captivating story is brought to life in this glorious musical filled with personal discovery, heartache, hope and everlasting love. Based on Louisa May Alcott’s life, Little Women follows the adventures of sisters, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March. Jo is trying to sell her stories for publication, but the publishers are not interested – her friend, Professor Bhaer, tells her that she has to do better and write more from herself. Begrudgingly taking this advice, Jo weaves the story of herself and her sisters and their experience growing up in Civil War America.
The AU Repertory Theatre or “AU Rep” as it has come to be known features the best student-actors and technicians from local high schools, working hand-in-hand with theatre professionals and students from the South Carolina School of the Arts at Anderson University.
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