Training
•Bullet: Hybrid learning combining traditional courses with hands-on production work
•Bullet: Broad curriculum covers acting, design, direction, technology, stage management, history, theory, criticism, and dramatic literature
•Bullet: 43-credit major with core courses, practicum, and upper-level electives
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Production Practicum provides resume-building experience on mainstage productions
•Bullet: Practicums let students try new production roles, build skills, and contribute directly to theatre-making
•Bullet: Department productions and Performing Arts Center spaces support hands-on stage experience
Notable Alumni
•Bullet: Stephen Adly Guirgis — - Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (Between Riverside and Crazy), Broadway (The Motherfucker with the Hat), co-creator/writer of Netflix's The Get Down •Bullet: Frank Whaley — - actor in Pulp Fiction, Field of Dreams, Born on the Fourth of July, Swimming with Sharks; writer/director (Joe the King, Sundance Waldo Salt Award) •Bullet: D.B. Woodside — - Amenadiel in Lucifer, Wayne Palmer in 24, Suits •Bullet: Dion Flynn — - Barack Obama on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show •Bullet: Brian McNamara — - actor in Army Wives, The Flamingo Kid, Short Circuit; Golden Globe nominee (Billionaire Boys Club) •Bullet: Eve Cauley — - production designer (The Untouchables, Factotum) and set decorator (Home Alone, Dennis the Menace) •Bullet: Amy Clark -- Broadway costume designer (A Night with Janis Joplin, Chaplin); Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations
•Bullet: Susan Brumley -- company manager for national tours of Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, Evita, and Avenue Q
Professional Development
•Bullet: Graduates work in New York theatres, regional theatres, Cirque du Soleil, Disney, Las Vegas, and touring productions
•Bullet: Alumni career paths include acting, design, directing, stage management, arts administration, teaching, film, television, and event production
•Bullet: Honors Program available for theatre majors with a 3.25+ overall GPA and 3.5+ GPA in theatre courses
Study Abroad
•Bullet: University-wide study abroad opportunities are available for students seeking international experience
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: Four theatre minors available: Acting, Musical Theatre, Theatre, and Theatrical Design/Technology
•Bullet: Accelerated BA + MS in Information Science option (5 years, 12 shared credits)
•Bullet: Double majors are encouraged across STEM, humanities, business, and other fields
