Program Recognition
•Bullet: Award-winning program participates in and provides leadership for KCACTF, Southeastern Theatre Conference, USITT, and the Alabama Conference of Theatre
•Bullet: Theatre AUM is active in regional and national theatre organizations and connects students with external feedback and experiential opportunities
Training
•Bullet: Students develop acting, directing, technical theatre, stage management, and communication skills through small classes, practicums, labs, and mainstage work
•Bullet: Faculty include Neil David Seibel, whose professional credits include Off-Broadway, PBS, Denver Center, Alley Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and Theatre Aspen •Bullet: Val Winkelman is a costume designer for Alabama Shakespeare Festival and Associate Artistic Director at Texas Shakespeare Festival; she has received the KCACTF Gold Medallion
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Theatre AUM presents live productions throughout the year for the campus and Montgomery community
•Bullet: Students can work with visiting guest artists from stage and screen as playwrights, directors, musicians, performers, and faculty
•Bullet: Hands-on practicum experience spans performance, design, stage management, and production support
Professional Development
•Bullet: Students and alumni have earned paid summer internships or entry-level positions with Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Florida Repertory Theatre, Trinity Rep, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Red Mountain Theatre, and other professional venues
•Bullet: Communication and Theatre faculty maintain professional networks that support internships and post-graduation opportunities
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: AUM identifies Theatre as an emphasis/concentration inside the Bachelor of Arts in Communication
•Bullet: Students personalize the degree through electives, practicum experiences, and work in lab and mainstage productions
