Training
•Two major productions each year in Laney's dedicated theater facility
•Fusion Theatre Project, the department's touring and community theatre project
•Guest artists from Bay Area professional theaters teach stage combat, rhythm, and movement
Professional Development
•Students can intern and work at Bay Area professional theaters
•Students have performed on professional stages prior to transferring
•Student Alejandra Elizondo won the Toni K. Weingarten Youth in Theatre Scholarship at San Francisco State University
•Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) with dedicated Queer Community Center
•Part of the Visual and Performing Arts Pathway