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Theatre

ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Training

Coursework covers acting, directing, scenic/lighting/costume/sound design, tech production, stage management, and theatre history

Mainstage and student-directed productions each year

Open casting for all productions

Performance & Productions

Bicknell Family Center for the Arts: 1,000-seat Linda & Lee Scott Performance Hall and 280-seat Dotty and Bill Miller Theater

PSU Studio Theatre in Grubbs Hall

Recent productions: A Little Night Music, Blithe Spirit, Once Upon a Mattress, The Normal Heart, Black Comedy

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.48

Admit rate

89%

school-wide

Grad rate

57%

Enrollment

4.2K

Earnings

$51K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$8,599

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$19,943

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$20,233

Before aid

Average net price

$15,784

After aid

Tuition And Costs · pittstate.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Aug 20, 10:31 PM

Program Highlights

Training

Coursework covers acting, directing, scenic/lighting/costume/sound design, tech production, stage management, and theatre history

Mainstage and student-directed productions each year

Open casting for all productions

Performance & Productions

Bicknell Family Center for the Arts: 1,000-seat Linda & Lee Scott Performance Hall and 280-seat Dotty and Bill Miller Theater

PSU Studio Theatre in Grubbs Hall

Recent productions: A Little Night Music, Blithe Spirit, Once Upon a Mattress, The Normal Heart, Black Comedy

Program Highlights

Training

Coursework covers acting, directing, scenic/lighting/costume/sound design, tech production, stage management, and theatre history

Mainstage and student-directed productions each year

Open casting for all productions

Performance & Productions

Bicknell Family Center for the Arts: 1,000-seat Linda & Lee Scott Performance Hall and 280-seat Dotty and Bill Miller Theater

PSU Studio Theatre in Grubbs Hall

Recent productions: A Little Night Music, Blithe Spirit, Once Upon a Mattress, The Normal Heart, Black Comedy

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2027

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Fees

Domestic Fee

$30

International Fee

$60

Opens

Jul 1, 2026

Deadline

Recommended first-year admission and scholarship priority dateNov 1, 2026

First-year admission and scholarship submission deadlineFeb 1, 2027

Apply · pittstate.edu First Year Students · pittstate.edu

What's The Process

No audition or portfolio required for program admission

Admitted through the university application process

Scholarship Info

Peace & William R. Herr Scholarship for theatre students

Anson & Esther Sollner Endowment for theatre students

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.48

Admit rate

89%

school-wide

Grad rate

57%

Enrollment

4.2K

Earnings

$51K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$8,599

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$19,943

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$20,233

Before aid

Average net price

$15,784

After aid

Tuition And Costs · pittstate.edu College Scorecard

Training

Coursework covers acting, directing, scenic/lighting/costume/sound design, tech production, stage management, and theatre history

Mainstage and student-directed productions each year

Open casting for all productions

Performance & Productions

Bicknell Family Center for the Arts: 1,000-seat Linda & Lee Scott Performance Hall and 280-seat Dotty and Bill Miller Theater

PSU Studio Theatre in Grubbs Hall

Recent productions: A Little Night Music, Blithe Spirit, Once Upon a Mattress, The Normal Heart, Black Comedy

Updated Aug 20, 10:31 PM