The Theatre Arts Department views theatre as an integrative discipline that embraces many fields of endeavor. Its goal is to create a learning community that empowers students to become highly skilled, self-motivated, socially aware theatre artists and engaged citizens. Theatre Arts is a rigorous academic program that provides a strong foundation in world theatre history, dramatic literature, theory, and criticism, as well as an active production program of plays for public presentation that includes theatre arts majors and minors as well as non-major participants. The program encourages students to develop an emphasis in a special area of theatre study, such as performance, directing, design, or playwriting through electives approved by advisor
