Program Recognition
•Ranked among Top National Universities by U.S. News & World Report (2026)
•One of only 24 universities nationally "A" Rated for comprehensive liberal arts curriculum by ACTA (2022)
Training
•Develops writing, speaking, and performance skills through dramatic and performance criticism, performance style, technological innovation, and artistic collaboration
•Hands-on experience in the award-winning Performing Arts Center
•Taught from a Christian worldview by faculty who hold the highest degrees in their field
Performance & Productions
•Multi-million dollar equipped Performing Arts Center with three performance spaces
•30+ year tradition of seasonal productions including Broadway musicals, classics, dramas, and modern comedies
Notable Alumni
•Tony Hale (M.A. '95) — two-time Emmy winner for Arrested Development and Veep •David Acuff ('02) — screenwriter and editor at Disney-ABC Television Group •Charles Martin ('00) — author whose novel became the feature film The Mountain Between Us Professional Development
•Film/play review, organizational communication, playwriting, literary management
