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Theatre
Program snapshot
Admissions
No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App RequiredTraining
•Lucas Verbrugghe (Theatre Arts Instructor and department director)
•Alicia Bales (Voice and Dialects, MA from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London)
•John Tomlinson (MFA in Theatre Performance from Roosevelt University)
•Stephen Decker (Technical Director, MFA in Lighting and Scenery)
Performance & Productions
•Active production schedule in the Center Theatre and Little Theatre
•Annual Festival of New Plays featuring original student-directed works by local playwrights (19th annual in 2026)
•Recent productions include Rumors, Cherry Orchard, American Idiot, Legally Blonde, Eurydice, Hamlet, and Cats
Conservatory Cohort
•Theatre Conservatory Cohort Experience offers intensive afternoon acting, voice, and movement classes
•Four-semester sequence over two years with cohort-style training
•Students in the full program receive priority in production casting
Academic info
Snapshot
28%
Grad Rate
2.9K
Enrollment
$40K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$8,330
after typical aid
In-State Tuition
$1,423
before aid
Out-of-State Tuition
$10,003
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$7,306
$30-48k$5,869
$48-75k$10,025
$75-110k$13,673
Program info updated 45m ago
Program Highlights
Training
•Lucas Verbrugghe (Theatre Arts Instructor and department director)
•Alicia Bales (Voice and Dialects, MA from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London)
•John Tomlinson (MFA in Theatre Performance from Roosevelt University)
•Stephen Decker (Technical Director, MFA in Lighting and Scenery)
Performance & Productions
•Active production schedule in the Center Theatre and Little Theatre
•Annual Festival of New Plays featuring original student-directed works by local playwrights (19th annual in 2026)
•Recent productions include Rumors, Cherry Orchard, American Idiot, Legally Blonde, Eurydice, Hamlet, and Cats
Conservatory Cohort
•Theatre Conservatory Cohort Experience offers intensive afternoon acting, voice, and movement classes
•Four-semester sequence over two years with cohort-style training
•Students in the full program receive priority in production casting
Training
•Lucas Verbrugghe (Theatre Arts Instructor and department director)
•Alicia Bales (Voice and Dialects, MA from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London)
•John Tomlinson (MFA in Theatre Performance from Roosevelt University)
•Stephen Decker (Technical Director, MFA in Lighting and Scenery)
Performance & Productions
•Active production schedule in the Center Theatre and Little Theatre
•Annual Festival of New Plays featuring original student-directed works by local playwrights (19th annual in 2026)
•Recent productions include Rumors, Cherry Orchard, American Idiot, Legally Blonde, Eurydice, Hamlet, and Cats
Conservatory Cohort
•Theatre Conservatory Cohort Experience offers intensive afternoon acting, voice, and movement classes
•Four-semester sequence over two years with cohort-style training
•Students in the full program receive priority in production casting
Updated 45m ago
