Training
•Bullet: Comprehensive education in theatre history, theory, and practice
•Bullet: Coursework and production experience both onstage and backstage
•Bullet: Classes in acting, directing, performance studies, design, dramaturgy, and playwriting
•Bullet: Additional coursework in gender and theatre, race and performance, translation and adaptation
•Bullet: Yearlong senior thesis — may include a production component (directing, design, devising, playwriting)
•Bullet: Regular visits from nationally recognized artists and scholars
•Bullet: Recent guests include Tim Miller, Anne Bogart, Meredith Monk, Bread and Puppet Theater, and Larissa FastHorse
•Bullet: Collaboration with Portland theatre community including PICA, Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble, Profile Theatre, and Portland Playhouse
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Full season of student, faculty, and guest artist productions each year
•Bullet: Two performance spaces: 180-seat Diver Studio Theatre and 99-seat Black Box
•Bullet: Productions open to both majors and non-majors in all roles
•Bullet: Recent productions include works by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Julia Cho, and Jen Silverman
Facilities
•Bullet: Performing Arts Building (opened 2013) — shared with Music and Dance departments
•Bullet: Earth Advantage certified with eco-roof, solar panels, and on-site stormwater management
•Bullet: Scene shop, costume shop, design studio, performance laboratory, and multimedia lab
