Training
•Single-degree pathway spanning acting, design, and stage management across 124 semester hours, including a required Shakespeare course and the TH 400 senior seminar
•10:1 student-to-faculty ratio with direct instruction from Department Chair Prof. David Carter and Instructor Mary Hickox
•Collaborations with the Music and Communication departments give students musical theatre and film production experience
Performance & Productions
•Cromwell Black Box Theatre, a 300-seat venue inside the Cromwell Communication Center, stages the department's mainstage season, including productions like "These Shining Lives"
•Onstage and backstage collaboration opportunities begin in a student's first semester
Notable Alumni
•Courtney Thompson — works as a production technician at SPARC Youth Performing Arts in Richmond, Virginia, and credits the program's collaboration and communication training
Value
•100% of currently enrolled theatre majors receive some form of financial aid, scholarships, or work-study
