Theater and Dance Department

Performs October 30th-November 2nd at 7:30pm

Matinee November 3rd at 2:00pm

Tickets on sale now!

7 Plays/ 7 Days will be a whirlwind experience of creating seven individual short works over the span of only seven days. Playwrights, directors, designers, collaborators, and performers come together on day one to begin the process. Ideas, scripts, and plays written just for this festival will be brought to life on the stage over the course of the next seven days. This company of artists will work together to share a variety of unique visions and viewpoints through the medium of the performing arts in this collection of 10 minute plays.

This Festival of playwrights, directors, creators, and performers
is funded through the generous support of Alan Gnessin '76.

Whether you are looking for one-on-one mentorship to prepare for a career in professional theater, or looking to integrate your passion for the performing arts with another discipline, the Theater program at Union College will give you the skills and experience you are looking for. Our professionally-active faculty are dedicated to inspiring and training all students, majors, double majors, minors and enthusiasts alike. We are committed to socially active, community involved, anti-racist approaches to theater. From the classroom to rehearsal hall to productions on our Yulman stage, we offer personalized hands-on opportunities on or off stage for students to participate in devised and scripted productions, both classical and contemporary.

The Dance Program offers an active, multifaceted program with academic courses, various levels of technique classes and performance opportunities for college credit. All students of dance, both beginner and experienced, work with professional dance faculty. The three elements of discipline, exploration, and creativity join to provide an environment of enhanced learning and development.

In a state-of-the-art facility, technique classes are offered in ballet, modern, jazz, hip-hop and choreography and more... Students gain an in-depth understanding of how the body moves while obtaining an increased understanding of proper alignment and flexibility.

If you have questions about the Dance program please reach out to danceprogram@union.edu.

The Union College Department of Theater and Dance, dedicated to community engagement and global perspectives, seeks to develop knowledge, teach skills, reveal potential, and inspire connections to performance, design, and technical expertise as a crucial component of a liberal arts education. Our immersive student-centered learning environment provides creative opportunities for personal and collective expression and growth, supporting the vitality of the performing arts in today’s world with an eye towards the future. Our department equips students from across Union College’s curriculum with the scholarly foundation and artistic skillset necessary to innovate and succeed in the field of performing arts, or to use their study of theory and practice to lead with wisdom, empathy, and courage in their chosen careers.