Students perform in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Department of Performing Arts

Offering programs in arts management, audio technology, dance, music, and theatre.

Performing Arts Contacts

General Performing Arts: Richard Streeks at 202-885-3422 or streeks@american.edu
Arts Management: Ximena Varela at 202-885-3883 or varela@american.edu
Audio Technology: Ana Cetina at 202-885-3477 or cetina@american.edu
Dance: Britta Joy Peterson at 202-885-1432 bpeterso@american.edu
Music: Nancy Snider at 202-885-3872 or nsnider@american.edu
Theatre/Musical Theatre: Karl Kippola at 202-885-3464 or kippola@american.edu

Auditions

Scheduling for degree program auditions for Theatre, Musical Theatre, and Music are now available via our new DPA application portal, linked on our program audition pages:

Please see also:

Ensemble Auditions

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Get a look inside the Audio Technology Master's Program. Faculty, alumni, and students say what sets this program apart from others. Additional information and degree requirements can be found at the Audio Tech MA Program page.

News

Theatre students embracing Sylvia Greenberg.

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Male dancer on stage in front of pink background.

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Announcements

Caleen Sinnette Jennings appeared on PBS NewsHour to discuss D.C.'s Women's Voices Theater Festival. Jennings said, "What's important is the fact that the story is worth telling, and the story is worth seeing. I think women of my generation wrestled with that thought. It's good to see younger women coming along and saying, 'Why was this even a question?'"