Theatre
The Hollins theatre department is a creative community, and we embrace this identity in the classroom, the rehearsal hall, the scene shop, and on stage. We engage in the development of theatre artists, thinkers, and leaders looking to change the future of American theatre. Hollins theatre students actively help to shape departmental vision, policies, and programming, and are encouraged to create student-generated work that expresses their personal creative vision.
Hollins’ nationally recognized theatre program allows students to identify and apply their own strengths. We help each student write, design, build, direct, and star in the most important play on the planet: their life.
Tracks
Major
Theatre major students at Hollins take part in every aspect of theatre production. This includes acting, musical theatre, design, directing, stage management, and technical production. The theatre major has a flexible structure allowing students to focus in one of three areas: acting/directing, design/technology, playwriting/history/dramaturgy or any combination of these three. It’s also designed to make it easy to double major.
Minor
The minor is compatible with many other majors. These include business, communication studies, dance, English, film, history, and philosophy.
Facilities
Our charming 550-seat proscenium theatre is remarkably intimate with an automated rigging system and industry-standard light and audio equipment.
We also have a 99-seat black box theatre that serves as an acting studio and workshop space, as well as fully-functioning scenery and costume shops.
What You'll Learn
Finding One's Voice
[Theatre] alumnae have gone out into the world and done incredible work, and then they get to come back and bring that love of Hollins and love of theatre. For students, that truly has an impact. I hope one day they’ll bring me back as a sound designer.
Anna Johnson, who won the Kennedy Center Award for Excellence in Sound Design, a national honorTheatre for Social Change
Tatiana Durant is a non-binary, queer theatre artist and activist. Since graduating from Hollins, they have been working with the St. Louis Black Repertory Company as a first year technical theatre and teaching fellow. The Black Rep is dedicated to providing a platform for creative expressions from the African American perspective that heightens the social and cultural understanding of audiences. Tatiana teaches theatre to local youth in addition to serving as stage manager and assistant stage manager for the Black Rep, including their recent production of Lynn Nottage’s Sweat.
