Training
•Performance-focused 60-credit-hour program within the BS Theatre degree
•Coursework begins first year with Acting, Stage Makeup, and Technical Skills
•Semi-comprehensive philosophy covers all major theatre areas with performance focus
Performance & Productions
•Four mainstage productions per year plus one-act opportunities
•First-year student showcase for immediate stage experience
•Student-directed Black Box shows and Second Stage full-length productions
•Bi-annual large-scale musical produced jointly with the music program (recent shows: Urinetown, The SpongeBob Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, Oklahoma, The Music Man)
Professional Development
•Alpha Psi Omega national theatre honor society with annual touring children's show
•Comedy Inc. comedy club featuring sketch, improv, and stand-up
•USITT (United States Institute for Technical Theatre) chapter
Facilities
•Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts
•Charles Johnson Theater (549 seats) and Mary Linn Auditorium (1,022 seats)
•Studio Theatre (black box) for student-directed productions
