Program Recognition
•Loyola is one of eight NAST-accredited institutions in Illinois and the only one in the Chicago metropolitan area
•The program belongs to the League of Chicago Theatres and Theatre Communications Group
Training
•The BA integrates performance, directing, design, technology, management, dramaturgy, literature, history, and criticism within a liberal-arts curriculum
•Students prepare for work as actors, directors, administrators, playwrights, designers, technicians, dramaturgs, and scholars instead of being confined to one production role
Performance & Productions
•Faculty-directed plays and musicals anchor the production season
•Student-led work includes original writing, devising, experimental projects, readings, and applied research
Professional Development
•Eight full-time faculty members work professionally as actors, directors, dramaturgs, and designers
•Chicago theatre internships and apprenticeships extend training into the city’s professional community
