Training
•Bullet: Performance students train inside a production-based BA that emphasizes acting, directing, and playwriting
•Bullet: Coursework is paired with mentorship from professional faculty and MFA collaborators
•Bullet: Advanced topics include one-person performance work, Shakespeare, and musical theatre study
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Students can participate in six or more department-supported productions each academic year
•Bullet: The department mounts a dedicated undergraduate production where BA majors contribute onstage and behind the scenes
•Bullet: Three venues support mainstage, black box, and experimental work
Professional Development
•Bullet: Guest artists have included Robert Redford, Mary-Louise Parker, Christine Jones, and Howell Binkley
•Bullet: Northwest Arkansas partnerships connect students to TheatreSquared, Arts Live, and Trike Theatre
