About

We offer a general B.A. Major in Theatre as well as a minor. Our new curriculum provides our students with a foundation in the fundamental disciplines within theatre and theatre production, while allowing them the flexibility to develop their own focus. In this way, we prepare our students for careers in education, further study in graduate school, or entry into the professional world. A student of theatre at BSU may be involved in all aspects of productions: performance, technical production, management, design, and directing. This will prepare them for a wide variety of opportunities in the theatre world, entertainment industry or educational institutions.

There are plenty of opportunities to get involved with theater at BSU. You do not have to be a major or minor to participate in our production or to take our courses. The University Theatre is open to all members of our community and invites everyone to participate to whatever extent they choose. We produce two mainstage shows a year while collaborating on other production with different groups within the university and the local community. We also support the work of our incredibly active student organization, Theatre Unlimited, which also puts together up to two performances a semester.

The Department provides three general categories of production: University Theatre productions, Theatre Unlimited productions, and joint presentations of the Department of Music and University Theatre. University Theatre presentations are fully-mounted productions, designed and directed by faculty members and/or by qualified advanced majors. Theatre Unlimited productions vary in number annually and are designed and directed by interested students (majors and non-majors) and produced with very modest production budgets. The joint musical theatre production is selected from either opera or American musical theatre repertory, and requires the involvement of theatre students, vocal students, instrumental students, and faculty from both departments.