Theater and Dance

The start of the 2026-27 year is already filled with so much enthusiasm, as we welcome new faces to the…

The longtime professor of French and Francophone studies tells us what he’s gained from sharing the stage with Bates students.

Perla Figuereo ’21 triumphs in Netflix’s Squid Game: The Challenge “Something that I learned in Bates theater is, you’re going…

Bates Theater’s production of Everybody sold out every performance at Gannett Theater last week — waitlists at the door, eager audience members finding out they’d gotten seats five minutes before curtain — and the room earned that anticipatory urgency.

We are thrilled to introduce Emily Culbreath, who will be joining the department as Assistant Professor of Dance for Fall 2026!

Andrucki’s arrival at Bates for the 1974–75 academic year coincided with theater becoming a major for the first time. Yet…

Check out our upcoming events, faculty updates, 2026-27 play proposals, and more!

Shortly after Courtney Smith joined Bates in the fall of 2024 as an associate professor of theater, he floated an…

We are thrilled to introduce our 2026 Repertory Artists: Jenna Riegel, Alfonso Cervera, and Ogemdi Ude!

Staff and faculty from the Department of Theater and Dance hope that their Green Innovation Grant initiative will inspire more…