Production participation from the start
The department faculty believe plays are less about theatre and more about people, characters and human experiences. They encourage every student to seek out a collection of experiences while at the college, and support majors by helping them coordinate study away trips or connecting them with internship opportunities.
The college’s proximity to Indianapolis means students are able to easily become involved in the regional arts scene. Students have interned locally at the Indianapolis Opera, Indiana Repertory Theatre and Phoenix Theatre, while students seeking experiences in other parts of the world have interned at the Disney College Program and Stratford Festival. Finally, the department produces four shows per year, which include a mix of classical and contemporary performances that are selected based on the interests of current theatre majors. Every student has the chance to direct, produce, act in, design and contribute to a performance as early as freshman year.
Robin Roberts, M.F.A.