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