WVU School of Theatre & Dance

WVU School of Theatre & Dance WVU School of Theatre & Dance offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in Dance, Acting, Musical Theatre, and Design & Technology.

The West Virginia University School of Theatre & Dance offers challenging and rewarding degree programs in theatre, acting, musical theatre, design & technology, puppetry, and dance. At the graduate level, our MFA Theatre program offers intensive training in acting, lighting design & technology, costume design & technology, scenery design, and technical direction. The School of Theatre & Dance also offers minors in dance, theatre, and technical production.

🎭 Places are still available for the WVU Summer Acting Academy! 🎬Join us July 6–11 for a week of creativity, confidence-...
05/22/2026

🎭 Places are still available for the WVU Summer Acting Academy! 🎬
Join us July 6–11 for a week of creativity, confidence-building, and performance training in a fun and supportive environment led by WVU faculty, graduates, and trained students.

✨ Acting for stage & screen
✨ Musical theatre
✨ Clowning
✨ Voice & Accent
✨ Stage Combat
✨ Voice Over
✨ Puppetry
✨ On-camera work & more!

We offer:
🎈 Youth Camp (Ages 8–12) | 8:30am–2:00pm
🎭 Teen Intensive (Ages 13–17) | 8:30am–5:00pm

Whether your young performer is brand new to acting or already loves the stage, we’d love to welcome them this summer!

📍 Final showing on July 11

🔗 Registration link in stories
Please help us spread the word! 🌟

✨ Before they take NYC, see them here first! ✨Join us for the WVU BFA Acting & Musical Theatre Senior Showcase as the Cl...
05/06/2026

✨ Before they take NYC, see them here first! ✨

Join us for the WVU BFA Acting & Musical Theatre Senior Showcase as the Class of 2026 takes the stage one last time in Morgantown 🎭💫

📅 Wednesday, May 6
⏰ 7:30 PM (Doors open at 7:10 PM)
📍 Gladys G. Davis Theatre
🎟️ FREE & open to the public

Come celebrate and support these incredible graduating artists as they share their work and step into their next chapter ❤️👏

We are so excited to bring our first WVU New York Alumni Masterclass to the city! 🎭Join us on Monday, May 11th, 6–10 PM ...
05/05/2026

We are so excited to bring our first WVU New York Alumni Masterclass to the city! 🎭

Join us on Monday, May 11th, 6–10 PM at Ripley-Grier Studios for an evening of working on your self-tapes, refining your skills, and reconnecting with fellow WVU graduates.

Places are limited, so if you’d like to take part, please email Acacia at [email protected] for more information and to secure your spot.

We can’t wait to see some familiar faces and get in the room together ✨

Join us for YARD SALE, a LIVE readthrough written and directed by Max Clark—where your donations help make a difference....
05/01/2026

Join us for YARD SALE, a LIVE readthrough written and directed by Max Clark—where your donations help make a difference. 💛

🛍 Bring gently used items (clothes, small appliances, kitchenware, trinkets, etc.)
📍 VDM
🗓 Monday, May 4
⏰ Donations at 5:00PM | Readthrough at 6:30PM

All proceeds support TSO and Lauren’s Wish.

Clear out your space, give back, and enjoy a show 🎭💫

Last Day to go see the World Premiere of the production Eden directed by Gabriel T. Marcum! Tonight at 7:30pm at the Cor...
05/01/2026

Last Day to go see the World Premiere of the production Eden directed by Gabriel T. Marcum! Tonight at 7:30pm at the Core Arboretum! Go out and support ! Congratulations on your production!

What an egg-stravagant 🍳closing to Something Rotten! 🍅✨Huge congratulations to our incredible cast, crew, management tea...
04/28/2026

What an egg-stravagant 🍳closing to Something Rotten! 🍅✨

Huge congratulations to our incredible cast, crew, management team and every artist, designer and director who brought this joyful, hilarious world to life. What a run! 💐👑

🎶 What if the first musical… was a total mess?Step into the 1590s with Something Rotten! and follow Nick & Nigel Bottom ...
04/11/2026

🎶 What if the first musical… was a total mess?

Step into the 1590s with Something Rotten! and follow Nick & Nigel Bottom as they chase fame, fortune, and a hit show—while competing with none other than “The Bard.”

Catch the chaos live at the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre! 🎭

🎟️ Tickets available now — link in bio!

At its core, “Something Rotten!” is an underdog story: A family man is determined to succeed and make a name for himself...
04/10/2026

At its core, “Something Rotten!” is an underdog story: A family man is determined to succeed and make a name for himself so he can better care for the ones he loves. To do that, he just has to out-bard Shakespeare himself, which leads to some outrageous decisions and some unexpected outcomes.

WVU Theatre presents comedic musical ‘Something Rotten!’ Jessica Nelson | Thursday, April 09, 2026 The WVU School of Theatre and Dance presents the uproariously funny musical “Something Rotten!” from April 23-26 at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre. Set in the...

Join us in celebrating WVU Theatre & Dance’s own Kailea Goff on this incredible achievement! 🎉👏🏽Kailea has been named a ...
04/09/2026

Join us in celebrating WVU Theatre & Dance’s own Kailea Goff on this incredible achievement! 🎉👏🏽

Kailea has been named a Finalist in the American Pops Orchestra’s NextGen National Vocal Competition and will be performing LIVE at Lincoln Center this Sunday, April 12 at 2 PM! 🎶✨

Let’s show up and support her from Morgantown and beyond! 💛💙

🎥 Watch the livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAex_SUZ0d0
🗳️VOTE HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1986353726467?aff=oddtdtcreator

Let’s cheer Kailea on as she represents WVU on a national stage! 🌟

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Canady Creative Arts Center, 1436 Evansdale Drive
Morgantown, WV
26506

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