Training
•Combines practical creative work in acting, directing, design, and production with scholarly exploration of theater history, theory, and performance
•Faculty are accomplished directors, actors, designers, and playwrights devoted to university teaching
•Scholarly faculty are world-recognized leaders with extensive publishing and lecturing credentials
Performance & Productions
•Students act, write, direct, design, and manage major productions at Edison Theatre
•Multiple student productions each semester
Professional Development
•Graduates placed in prestigious MFA programs including Northwestern and NYU
•Alumni careers span professional theater, education, law, medicine, media, and entertainment
•Internship opportunities at Steppenwolf, The Muny, Seattle Children's Theatre, and more
Study Abroad
•Shakespeare's Globe Theatre program in London — study and perform on the Globe stage
•Semester abroad opportunities in theater and dance
