Training
•"Build your own theatre" approach emphasizing innovative theatre with entrepreneurial acumen
•Coursework covers Acting I through Acting III with progressive technique development
•Student-driven collaborative season selection through THEA 116: For All Seasons
Performance & Productions
•Four productions per year including the Senior Thesis Festival
•Hands-on experience in campus and community venues
•Access to professors and graduate students from the MFA Shakespeare and Performance program
•Deming Fine Arts Center Blackbox Theatre and outdoor Rose Theatre on campus
•Blackfriars Playhouse at the American Shakespeare Center in downtown Staunton
•MBU at the Wharf performance space
Professional Development
•Dual-degree 4+1 pathway to earn BA in Theatre and MLitt in Shakespeare and Performance in five years
•Creativity & Culture Neighborhood living-learning community for first-year students
