The Bates Theater and Dance Department provides an unparalleled liberal arts experience led by faculty and staff who are active professionals in their field.
Program InformationAcademic Information
The Bates Theater and Dance Department provides an unparalleled liberal arts experience led by faculty and staff who are active professionals in their field.
Program InformationAcademic Information
Winner of the National Playwriting Program’s Planet Earth Award, Demi God, With OCD, Who Just Wants To Be In Love tells the story of Dey– just your average teenage kid, who just wants to be an average teenage kid.
February 12 at 7:45pmUp Next: Demi God, With OCD, Who Just Wants To Be In Love by Natalia Belén Jacobs Swender ’26
Winner of the National Playwriting Program’s Planet Earth Award, Demi God, With OCD, Who Just Wants To Be In Love tells the story of Dey– just your average teenage kid, who just wants to be an average teenage kid.
February 12 at 7:45pmUp Next: Demi God, With OCD, Who Just Wants To Be In Love by Natalia Belén Jacobs Swender ’26
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Bates College offers majors and minors in Theater and Dance that are strong in both theory and practice, supported by the close mentorship of a dedicated faculty and a program size that allows us to know our students personally.
Learn more about Theater + Dance at BatesFor Prospective Students
Bates College offers majors and minors in Theater and Dance that are strong in both theory and practice, supported by the close mentorship of a dedicated faculty and a program size that allows us to know our students personally.
Learn more about Theater + Dance at BatesFor Prospective Students
Culture in Action
The Bates Theater and Dance Department believes performance is for everyone. Through embodied artistry, activism, collaboration, and scholarship, our curriculum explores performance theories, physical practice, creative processes, history and historiography, and culturally inclusive engagement with productions. We welcome all who wish to join our community to engage in experimentation, innovative technologies, and informed experiential learning.
Department Spotlight
- We’re ready for Winter 2026!
Check out our upcoming events, faculty updates, 2026-27 play proposals, and more! - Everybody in the Pool: The Making of Metamorphoses
Shortly after Courtney Smith joined Bates in the fall of 2024 as an associate professor of theater, he floated an… - Meet the 2026 Repertory Artists
We are thrilled to introduce our 2026 Repertory Artists: Jenna Riegel, Alfonso Cervera, and Ogemdi Ude!
