Professional Development
•Home to the Resident Ensemble Players (REP), a professional regional theatre company on campus
•Students work directly with REP faculty who are active professionals in acting, directing, design, and technical production
•Most students gain professional credits working with the REP during their 3rd and 4th years — the only program in the US offering on-campus professional theatre credits during the school year
•E-52 and HTAC student-run theatre groups produce four shows each per year
•Multiple improv clubs: Rubber Chickens, Unfiltered Improv, Riot Act
•Lyric Theatre and Cabaret performance opportunities
•Study abroad eligible
Degree Flexibility
•General degree with great flexibility — steer toward performance, production, musical theatre, healthcare theatre, or dance
•Small class sizes with individualized attention from professional faculty
•Unique playwriting sequence shared with the English department, supported by the Stroman and Hawkins funds
•Faculty connections to professional theatres nationwide provide summer work access
