Training
•No freshman freeze — perform, design, and create from your first semester
•Explore every facet of theatre from performance to design
•Flexible course of study ideal for double majors
Professional Development
•Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (ACTF) participation
•Collaborate with visiting guest artists on mainstage productions
•Past guest artists include Michael Boatman (Noises Off), Michael Brainard (War is Coming, Ernie Pyle), and Joseph Gatt (A Streetcar Named Desire)
•Theta Alpha Phi theatre honors fraternity
•98% of fine arts students applying for graduate study are accepted
•Alumni pursue graduate study at University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Johnny Carson School), UMKC, Texas Tech, George Washington, Western Illinois, and Oklahoma State
Facilities
•Alexander Campbell Auditorium — 900+ seat proscenium theatre
•Mabee Little Theatre — flexible black box space
•Merillat Recital Hall — 225-seat venue