Theatre and Dance

Take Your Place
Seton Hill University’s programs in theatre and dance offer professional preparation with a focus on giving you the tools to build a life in the profession. As a student in the Department of Theatre and Dance, you will work with artist-faculty who have a passion for teaching and a focus on you.
Awesome Performance Opportunities & Venues
At Seton Hill, you will have the opportunity to grow, perform and learn your craft in our outstanding facilities, including the brand new award-winning Arts Center and the Performing Arts Center. The Department of Theatre and Dance offers three full-length theatre productions, two dance concerts and a number of studio productions each year. View Seton Hill's Arts Calendar.
Theatre & Dance Program Admission & Scholarship Requirements
In addition to the University’s requirements for admission, most theatre and dance majors must successfully complete an interview and/or audition with members of the theatre and dance faculty to be admitted into the Theatre and Dance Department. This process also makes students eligible to compete for a Visual & Performing Arts scholarship.










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Theatre and Dance Faculty

Kellee VanAken
Dean, School of the Visual and Performing Arts, Department Chair, Theatre and Dance, Associate Professor of Theatre

Denise Pullen
Co-Chair, Associate Professor of Theatre

TaMara Swank
Assistant Professor, Department Coordinator, Dance

Joseph Domencic
Associate Professor of Musical Theatre and Theatre

Ken Clothier
Assistant Professor - Resident Designer

Karen Glass
Assistant Professor of Theatre - Resident Scenic Designer

Girard Holt
Adjunct Ballet Instructor, Choreographer

Kerra Alexander
Adjunct Faculty

Caila Yates
Technical Director/Production Manager

Lisa Leibering
Assistant Professor Costume Design and Technology








