Theatre and Dance
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Department of Theatre and Dance
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Theatre and Dance Department Chairperson
Tammy Killian
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Western's Department of Theatre and Dance has numerous classrooms, offices and studios, three theatres and a dance studio on the Macomb campus. These facilities offer all students a variety of space configurations with which to work. | ||||||||||||||||
The current performing spaces are:
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Classroom instruction and theatre production support is provided by:
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Design and bid documents for a new Center for Performing Arts are complete. The CPA will be located adjacent to the Hainline Scenic Studio and attached to the southern end of Browne Hall. The CPA will have a 1400 seat theatre, 250 seat thrust theatre and 150 seat flexible space theatre, plus 2 dance and 2 acting studios, as well as a rehearsal room for the Jazz Studio Orchestra.
Learn more about the new CPA.
Andrew and Jessie Hainline Theatre
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Horrabin Hall Theatre
Horrabin Hall Theatre is located in Horrabin Hall, the College of Education and Human Services building.
The theatre is a 161-seat thrust stage theatre that offers a more intimate performance space. One or two mainstage shows a semester are produced here. Remodeled in 1995 from a larger proscenium theatre, the original stage is located behind the thrust and doubles as a rehearsal hall.
The theatre is equipped with 96 ETC Sensor dimmers, an ETC control console, and has a variety of sound playback options.
Simpkins Theatre
Simpkins Theatre is located in Simpkins Hall, the English Department building, and is the workhorse theatre of our department. Minimally, ten to twelve Studio productions are presented each year in this theatre.
Converted from a 1930's proscenium theatre, Simpkins Theatre is an intimate and flexible space that changes from proscenium to thrust to arena. Seating capacity varies accordingly but ranges from 100 to 138 seats. The theatre is equipped with 96 ETC Sensor dimmers and ETC control.
Brophy Dance Studio
![]() The Scenic and Costume StudiosThe Scenic Studio is located adjacent to the Hainline Theatre in Browne Hall. Access to the theatre is through 20' high roll doors. Separate paint and hardware/tool rooms and shop office are located within the studio. The studio, with 3410 square feet of total workspace, contains
CAD Lab
The department's CAD lab is a dedicated lab for theatre design and technology students. There are 10 iMacs and printing hardware includes a Hewlett Packard HP Designjet 510. The room has its own network interface/router. Current software includes VectorWorks 14, SpotLight 14, Final Cut Pro X, Photoshop and Adobe CS 6, and Poser 5. In addition to the electronic components of the lab there are also six full-sized drafting tables for stud
Acting and Performing Studio
The primary acting and performances studios for theatre are located in Simpkins Hall. All spaces are used for acting, voice, and directing classes.
Simpkins 241 is located immediately behind the Simpkins Theatre, which is also used for an occasional teaching studio.
Simpkins 002 is primarily the combat classroom. Simpkins 001 is used for a variety of classes, from directing to voice to musical theatre.
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Green Dressing Room
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