Program Recognition
•Bullet: Comprehensive overview of Theatre Arts combining theoretical and hands-on training
•Bullet: Broad, versatile liberal education with theatrical training
•Bullet: Non-auditioned offering within the NAST-accredited department
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Meadow Brook Theatre on campus, which OU calls "Michigan's largest Actors' Equity contracted theatre"
•Bullet: Performance and production experience alongside professional artists
•Bullet: OU describes itself as "one of the few undergraduate programs in the nation to have a professional theatre company on campus" (oakland.edu/smtd/programs-and-majors/theatre)
Notable Alumni
•Bullet: Jayne Houdyshell '74 — Tony Award winner (The Humans), 4 Tony nominations, 11 Broadway productions, 2 Obie Awards •Bullet: Curtis Armstrong '75 — Risky Business, Revenge of the Nerds, Moonlighting, 160+ screen credits •Bullet: Kenneth Jones — playwright (Alabama Story, 80+ city productions), Playbill editor, MaTilDa Award recipient Professional Development
•Bullet: Senior Experience and Showcase in Chicago for BA Theatre majors
•Bullet: Industry connections with professional casting directors and agents
•Bullet: Classical Theatre study abroad in Greece
•Bullet: Workshops and masterclasses with Broadway and regional theatre leaders
•Bullet: Collaborations with OU's Film Studies and Production program
