Training
•General preparation for professional design of scenery, costumes, sound, and lighting
•Preparation for careers in theatre and/or film or graduate studies
•Small-class studio courses, laboratories, and hands-on production involvement
•69 credit hours across Theatre & Dance, Visual Art, and Art History departments
•Scenography faculty with professional and academic expertise
•Integrated approach covering scenic, lighting, costume, and sound design
•MFA Scenography program on campus provides mentorship opportunities
Performance & Productions
•Involvement in University Theatre and University Dance Company productions
•Work alongside professional faculty and staff in fully-equipped facilities
•Students regularly advance to Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
Notable Alumni
•Leah Mazur — KU MFA graduate, now area head of BFA in Design and Technology at the University of Texas-Arlington
•Neil LaBute — playwright and filmmaker (In the Company of Men, The Shape of Things), completed graduate work at KU 
