Training
•43-credit performance track within a liberal arts BA
•Coursework in acting, advanced acting, directing, devised theatre, and performance ethnology
•Dance training in modern, ballet, jazz, and tap
•Chakeres Memorial Theatre, a flexible black box seating up to 150
•Student-driven programming with diverse casting from all undergraduate years
•No casting preference given to theatre majors or upperclassmen
•Student-run Lab Series for directing and producing original work
•Senior capstone project
•Two national theatre professionals visit annually as guest directors
•Recent guests from New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, St. Louis, and Seattle
•Additional professionals visit virtually through seminar courses
Degree Flexibility
•Liberal arts BA allows double majors and interdisciplinary study
•Study abroad, Witt in Washington semester, and internship opportunities