Training
•Production-oriented program balancing academics with hands-on experience in the upper Midwest’s premier educational theatre venue
•Designed for the theatre generalist seeking a broad liberal arts education with transferable skills
•Ranks in the nation’s top 1% of colleges in theatre attendance with 35,000+ patrons annually
Performance & Productions
•12+ productions per year across three venues: Ted Paul Theatre, Andreas Theatre, and ETC Theatre
•Highland Summer Theatre professional summer stock series featuring both professional actors and students
•Students learn by doing through active participation in mainstage, studio, and summer productions
Notable Alumni
•Melissa Peterman (BA Theatre, 1994) — Reba, Baby Daddy, Fargo
•Landon Hudson — KCACTF Irene Ryan Acting runner-up; Broadway Summer Intensive invite via Open Jar Institute Degree Flexibility
•Students not admitted to BFA may complete the BA degree
•Pathway to graduate study in Theatre Arts (MA) or Theatre & Dance (MFA)
