Mission

The Department of Theatre's mission is to create an educational environment that is vital, passionate, and encourages risk-taking. Our environment...

• reveals theatre as a powerful, integrating, and collaborative art form via scholarship, research, and the art and craft of theatrical production;
• fosters the development of fundamental life skills: intellectual curiosity, creative thinking, problem solving, emotional intelligence and common sense;
• requires the scholar/artist to access intelligence, emotions, impulses, experiences, mind, body, voice, and imagination to express an artistic vision;
• encourages individuals and diverse communities to work together towards common goals;
• allows students and faculty alike to explore the human condition and transcend our everyday experience; and
• demands discipline and dedication, which reward us by showing not only who we are, but also what we might become.

Our Commitment to Diversity
We understand that a rich and productive learning experience is best achieved through a diverse student body. We define diversity not only in the more familiar terms of race, ethnicity, and gender, but we also recognize diversity in terms of life experiences, research interests, and interdisciplinary background. Each of these elements contributes to a vibrant program, and offers us the opportunity to expand our field in new and dynamic ways.