Training
•Interdisciplinary BA covering acting, design/tech, directing, playwriting, stage management, and arts management
•Senior collaborative thesis project — students create a theatre company and produce original work
•550-seat proscenium theatre with automated rigging system and industry-standard equipment
•99-seat black box theatre for studio work and experimental productions
•Fully-functioning scenery and costume shops
Notable Alumni
•Elliot Peterson '16 — master electrician for the pre-Broadway run of Tony-winning A Strange Loop; lighting supervisor at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (D.C.) •Playwright's Lab and director Todd Ristau received the KCACTF Gold Medallion in 2018 for extraordinary contributions to teaching and producing theatre
Professional Development
•Annual participation in Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) — the largest theatre conference in the nation
•Active participation in Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF)
•Three KCACTF productions selected for regional festival showcase in recent years
•Opportunity to perform at Edinburgh Fringe Festival — the world's largest international arts festival
•London Theatre Semester Abroad with professional theatre internship options
•Mill Mountain Theatre partnership in Roanoke
•MFA Playwright's Lab connection — undergraduates work with renowned graduate faculty in playwriting
•Past internships include Dixon Place (NYC), The National Theatre (D.C.), The Glimmerglass Festival, and Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre
