Students of the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program receive nationally-ranked training among one of the country’s most established arts communities. The program aims to train actors with an emphasis on excellence and individuality while providing a inspirational foundation for each student’s life-long journey of learning and artistic expression.

On October 11, 2018, the College will hold The Arts Quarter Festival. The call for submissions is open through July 23, 2018.

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.

David Ivers (MFA '95) succeeds David Ira Goldstein (BFA'76; MFA'82) as Artistic Director of ATC

The Department of Theatre Arts & Dance hosts a two-week course taught by Michel Kouakou