Program Recognition
•NAST-accredited (one of only four in Missouri)
•Top 15% Most Popular Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (College Factual, 2022)
Training & Performance
•Approximately 20 performance opportunities per year
•442-seat Highlander Theatre and 100-seat Richard Herman Black Box Theatre
•Well-rounded liberal arts foundation with performance, directing, design, and management courses
•Capstone: direct and design a one-act play (Studio Theatre I)
Career Development
•Paid opportunities with Central Missouri Repertory touring productions
•KCACTF Irene Ryan Scholarship Auditions and Professional Auditions
•Highlander and Kansas City Senior Showcase
•Near Kansas City theatre scene
Student Life
•Theatre Learning Community residence hall near Black Box Theatre
•Active chapters of KCACTF, USITT, STAM, and Theta Alpha Phi
•Guest artists including Tituss Burgess and Paula Vogel
