Mini mock dance audition gives students auditioning experience and helps demystify the hiring process.

Namir Smallwood, an alumnus of the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program, shares stories about his experiences as an actor in theatre and on television. “The thing that I keep with me from my training is to do the work and trust the work. Just tell the story,” he says. “If you do the work, the work will eventually take care of you. Your only charge is this: Trust the process!”

Recent graduate JT Weaver calls framing his dance major in a liberal arts context “game-changing.” His well-rounded education equipped him to explore ideas through movement and to create dance pieces that are thoughtfully crafted ideas of creative research. “The biggest takeaway from my time at the University is my level of awareness in all facets of my life,” Weaver says. “My years at the U instilled an approach to life that is highly thoughtful and perspective-driven.”

"When you work on a play with a group of people, you’re working on math ideas and spatial relationships. They might not recognize that.” Lisa Channer, associate professor of theatre arts and dance, knows the value of a liberal arts degree but worries that many students might not. By focusing on career readiness in her class assignments, she makes sure students can explain what they can do.

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Spring Dance Concert 2018

How a play written specifically for a proscenium stage gets a makeover for the Stoll Thrust Theatre.

Alumna Allison Witham is the focus of a Minnesota Play List Magazine feature

At each of CLA's commencement ceremonies, alum Maria Bamford (BA 93, English) gave a student a check toward paying their loans. Theatre arts graduate Alyse Moné was one.