With a focus on “family,” the College of Charleston Department of Theatre and Dance 2019-2020 season will be fun, challenging, heart-breaking and weird. The first of seven productions this academic year will open in September. Directed by faculty member Todd McNerney, “The…
Arts Abound | Fall 2019 Events Calendar
The College of Charleston School of the Arts offers numerous public arts experiences for well-seasoned patrons and curious novices alike. Throughout the academic year, the School presents a robust season of CofC Concerts, arts management sessions on navigating the music industry, theatre…
Piccolo Spoleto Stelle di Domani Theatre Series
Spoleto Festival USA and Piccolo Spoleto Festival present a 17-day feast of the arts featuring some of the most talented artists from the School of the Arts, from the local area and from around the world. Part of Piccolo Spoleto,…
2018-19 School of the Arts Awards
The School of the Arts honors the achievements of a select group of students who have demonstrated excellence in their respective disciplines. The Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 10 at the Queen Street Playhouse (1:30-3:30pm) recognizes those who have set a standard for…
2019 School of the Arts Alumni Award Recipients
The School of the Arts honors the achievements of a select group of alumni who have demonstrated excellence in their respective disciplines. These arts professionals have set a standard for current students who will follow in their footsteps. The recipients…
Tired of Flushing Money Down the Drain? Residents of URINETOWN Feel the Same in College of Charleston Musical Production
College of Charleston Theatre and Dance closes its 2018-2019 season with the hilarious, Tony Award-winning comedy Urinetown directed by artist-in-residence Bret Shuford with musical direction by Laura Turner. While the show is lighthearted in nature, it shares with audiences a glimpse…
Student Dance Work to Be Staged in ‘Chapel Moves’
The Department of Theatre and Dance in the College of Charleston School of the Arts will present the dance concert, “Chapel Moves.” The annual concert features original dances by some of the department’s most talented students. These future professional choreographers…
Apocalyptic, Coming of Age Story MARISOL directed by PURE Theatre’s Sharon Graci
Despite her achievements and rise to white-collar status, a young Puerto-Rican woman, Marisol, lives in a world that is both apocalyptic and eerily possible. An apocalyptic world comes alive in the 1993 Obie Award-winning “Marisol” by José Rivera. “‘Marisol’ tells a different kind…
Broadway’s Bret Shuford is Charming, A Tale of an American Prince
Why should the princesses get all the glory? In CHARMING: A TALE OF AN AMERICAN PRINCE, Bret Shuford tells the tale of one prince’s trek from the faraway Kingdom of Texas to a castle in The East Village. Shuford’s quest is highlighted…
Arts Abound | Spring 2019 Events Calendar
With events ranging from fully-staged, professional dance and theatre productions to scholarly lectures on art and architectural history, the College of Charleston School of the Arts offers numerous public arts experiences for well-seasoned patrons and curious novices alike. Throughout the academic year, the school…