Training
•Bullet: Solid foundation in acting, movement, voice and speech, improvisation, and musical theatre
•Bullet: Small-class studio courses with individualized attention
•Bullet: Both BA and B.G.S. degree options (40 credit hours each)
•Bullet: Musical Performance for the Actor course sequence (THR 210, 310, 410)
•Bullet: Voice lessons through the School of Music voice program
•Bullet: Dance classes across multiple styles
•Bullet: Musical theatre history coursework
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Up to six fully-produced University Theatre shows each year (dramas, musicals, opera)
•Bullet: University Dance Company concert performances
•Bullet: Fully-equipped production facilities for onstage and backstage work
Notable Alumni
•Bullet: Paul Rudd — actor (Ant-Man, Clueless, Marvel Cinematic Universe) •Bullet: Mandy Patinkin — Tony Award winner (Evita), Emmy Award winner, star of Homeland and The Princess Bride •Bullet: Don Johnson — actor (Miami Vice, Nash Bridges), drama scholarship recipient at KU •Bullet: William Inge — Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (Picnic), Academy Award winner (Splendor in the Grass) •Bullet: Moses Gunn — Tony-nominated and Obie Award-winning actor (Shaft, Othello on Broadway) Professional Development
•Bullet: Award-winning teachers and internationally recognized scholars and artists
•Bullet: Faculty active in professional theatre, publishing books and articles
•Bullet: Friends of Theatre & Dance (FROTH) community support group
