Program Recognition
•Bullet: NAST accredited — one of only 150 programs in the U.S.
•Bullet: Designated Center of Excellence in the Arts by the University of Louisiana System
Training
•Bullet: Applied Theatre assignments place students on NSU productions and collaborative events
•Bullet: Production + Design electives include scenic painting, lighting, sound design, costume construction, stage management, rigging, props crafts, drafting, and technical production
•Bullet: THEA 4540 Portfolio and Career Management is built into the academic map
Professional Development
•Bullet: Students attend a postmortem for every production and present developing portfolios to Production + Design faculty and peers
•Bullet: Spring portfolio reviews progress from an introductory résumé and portfolio draft to job-focused cover letters and a senior capstone presentation
•Bullet: The academic map encourages summer theatre employment and offers Summer Theatre Workshop for credit
Facilities
•Bullet: Scene, costume, lighting, sound, and paint shops support production work
•Bullet: The design lab includes digitizer tablets, Adobe tools, Vectorworks, AutoCAD, and a large-format color plotter
