2022 - 2023 College Guide (Name Tag QR Code)

Rollins College
1000 Holt Avenue, 2735
Winter Park, FL, 32789
(407) 646-2501
Chairperson: Missy Barnes, mbarnes@rollins.edu
Department Contact: Alexandra Feliciano, afeliciano@rollins.edu
Academic Year: August to May
Degrees Offered: Bachelor of Arts and Science
Program Objectives: The Rollins College Department of Theatre and Dance provides for the
development of imaginative, purposeful, and skilled expression. We inspire students' artistic,
intellectual, and personal growth. Graduates are prepared to lead, collaborate with, and enrich
the communities in which they live, work, and serve.
History: The Rollins College Department of Theatre and Dance believes that theatrical
productions and classroom study are of equal and complementary value. The study of theatre
comes most fully to life when integrated with other disciplines, such as psychology, English,
sociology, art, music, and history. As a Bachelor of Arts program in a liberal arts environment,
we believe in a common set of courses that serve as a foundation for the study of theatre. In
addition, students select an area of concentration to hone skill sets in the area of directing,
design and technical theatre, dramaturgy, musical theatre, and performance.
Facilities, Classrooms, and Theatres: ANNIE RUSSELL THEATRE: A 360-seat proscenium
theatre listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. The Annie has state-of-the-art lighting
equipment, state-of-the-art sound system, and projection system. Tiedtke Theatre & Dance
Center: a state-of-the-art, 16,165-square-foot theater and dance center that includes the first
custom-built black box theater on campus. Lighting gurus will have at their fingertips an
innovative Yeager Light Lab that fine-tunes storytelling via a 1/6th-scale working model of a
theater. The center will also include a 2,400-square-foot Costume Design and Technology Lab,
which will integrate a costume shop, fitting rooms, a draft room, and storage for the
accoutrement of live productions such as props and regalia.
Scholarships and/or Assistantships: The Department of Theatre & Dance offers a number of
scholarships. The most prestigious is the Priscilla Parker Scholarship: $40,000 ($10,000 per
academic year, renewable annually).
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