A Raisin in the Sun, 2018. Photo by Anna Robinson

Welcome to the Department of Theatre + Dance

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How to apply for the undergraduate and graduate programs in Theatre and Dance

The Jefferson Middle School Monthly by Mara Nelson-Greenberg, 2019. Photo by Jim Carmody

Academic Programs

Learn more about what the BA, MFA and PhD academic programs offer in training and opportunity

Training the Next Generation of Artists and Scholars

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Video Auditons Due: September 21 by 9AM

Callbacks: September 26

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USCD Today Article with students acting in WNPF 2025

WNPF 2026 Debuts Three Original Graduate Student Productions

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UC San Diego Makes The Hollywood Reporter's 25 Best Drama Schools of 2025!

UCSD Today article featuring a Des McAnuff smiling

Broadway Visionary Des McAnuff Joins UC San Diego as the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Professor of Practice in Theatre and Dance

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