Theatre, B.A.

The mission of the theatre program at Alvernia is to provide:

• High quality education in skill, craft, and creative habits in theatre for students in the major and minor as part of a broad education in the liberal arts.
• A cultural laboratory (emphasizing learning through doing) for broad intellectual inquiry, creative exploration, spiritual discovery, artistic enrichment, and community interaction.
• High quality artistic product (appropriate to student artists) for all students and the wider campus community.
• Opportunities to foster an appreciation of theatre, promote cultural literacy, encourage creativity, and emphasize the importance of the stories at the core of human existence.

Alvernia provides many opportunities for students to participate in theatre and dance. Students can major in theatre or have a minor in theatre. Students from any major can participate in the university’s production program, which presents major works (Shakespeare, Chekhov, Sophocles, and world premieres of new plays). Beyond producing major plays, the theatre program has supported numerous student-initiated projects.