Training
•Concentration on creating new works: playwriting, directing, dramaturgy, and scholarship
•Emphasis on breadth of experience and depth of inquiry
•Pairs well with a double major or variety of minors
•Program Head: Sebastian Trainor (PhD in Theatre History, Theory & Criticism)
•Department Chair: Jeanmarie Higgins (PhD in Theatre History, Theory & Criticism)
Notable Alumni
•Lou Diamond Phillips — BFA Drama '85; starred in La Bamba, Tony-nominated for The King and I on Broadway, Longmire •Morgan Woodward — began in drama at Arlington State College (now UTA); 200+ film and TV credits including Gunsmoke, Cool Hand Luke, and Dallas Professional Development
•Students work as assistant directors, dramaturgs, and production crew
•Opportunities for student-devised works and dramaturgy projects
•May audition for season productions (performance is optional, not required)
•Graduates pursue graduate programs, producing, teaching, casting, marketing, arts administration, dramaturgy, and applied theatre
