Theatre Program at Drexel University

01/26/2025

Drexel’s Department of Performing Arts is proud to present THE SUPER POWER PLAYS, featuring plays written by the young playwrights of the Mantua Theater Project from Belmont Charter School!

Join us for these insightful, whimsical, and touching stories featuring characters based on animals, inanimate objects, and forces of nature. You will love the creativity of these talented youth brought to life by our Theatre Program artists!

The Mantua Theater Project addresses the needs of Mantua/Powelton Youth with self-affirming activities where they can realize their self-worth and the diversity of their imagination, using theater arts to foster positive experiences of success.

Directed By Nick Anselmo
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01/01/2021

Happy New Year from the Department of Performing Arts!

09/25/2020

We will now be posting all the Theatre Program @ Drexel news about upcoming performances, events, and theatre classes on the Co-Op Theater Company page. Join us as we streamline our social media into one source for all things Drexel Theatre.
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09/18/2020

The first ensemble meetings of the year begin today! Click here to see the schedule:
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09/14/2020

Welcome Week begins today! Join us at our events this week. Don't forget to register on DrexelOne!

09/11/2020

Welcome Week begins on Monday! Check out our events and don't forget to register on DrexelOne.

08/31/2020

This Fall, Broadway actor Kimberly Marable will be joining Drexel as a guest instructor for our Musical Theatre Cabaret class! Kimberly's Broadway credits include 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐾𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑆𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐴𝑐𝑡, and most recently 𝐻𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑤𝑛, where she is an original cast member. Visit our website for Kimberly's full bio. https://drexel.edu/performingarts/about/contact-directory/

Interested in taking Musical Theatre Cabaret (THTR 143)? Students are asked to submit a video of themselves singing 32 bars of a song that shows off their voice and storytelling abilities. All submissions are due by Friday, September 11th. Please send videos to Theatre Program Director, Nick Anselmo at [email protected]

08/17/2020

The Mantua Theater Project (MTP) is running a Summer Program for young people between the ages of 7-13 to write short plays using the wonders of their imagination. Drexel Theatre Program Director Nick Anselmo is the Executive Director and “Playmaking” instructor for MTP and is working alongside five Drexel Alumni, seven current Drexel students, and adjunct faculty member David Lee White to teach these young students the basic tenets of playwriting. The goal of this program is to help students understand that they have something important to say, and if they use their creativity and trust themselves, they can achieve great things. At the end of the 8 classes, the young playwrights will each have completed a fun short play that shows the world just how amazing they are. Drexel plans to partner with The Mantua Theater Project to produce these shows this fall and stream them online for everyone to see. This program is creative, fun, and focused on building a child’s self-esteem through the use of their imaginations. You can learn more about the Mantua Theater Project and watch videos of past shows on their website www.mantuatheaterproject.com

07/29/2020

Margaux Cattelona is a rising senior studying Entertainment and Arts Management with minors in Business Administration and Nonprofit Communication. She is on a theatre production scholarship and is the current General Manager for the Co-Op Theatre Company. This summer Margaux is working with Tiny Dynamite, a small nonprofit theatre company based in the city. Her internship involves researching development opportunities, updating artist contracts, creating budget scenarios for the next fiscal year, and assisting in the grant writing process. Working with an emerging nonprofit is exciting for Margaux because she hopes to be a General Manager for a nonprofit theatre company or work for a foundation distributing resources to nonprofit organizations like Tiny Dynamite one day.

07/14/2020

Greg Drapkin, incoming General Manager of the Co-Op Theatre Company, is spending his summer furthering his theatre education as an intern with Philadelphia's 1812 Productions. Greg is serving as a research intern to help 1812 learn about the impact of the pandemic on theater companies nationwide and how 1812 can continue to serve the Philadelphia community creatively.