Connections Faculty members are involved with research projects that keep them in touch with other theatre scholars all over the world. Their contacts with other creative artists in regional professional theatres expand the horizons of their teaching in classes and labs. Many are also active on the editorial boards of prestigious scholarly journals, and some hold offices in regional or national theatre organizations. Those service commitments give them broad visibility, bringing attention to the theatre program at MU and to alumni applying to graduate programs, auditioning for acting roles, or seeking production positions. Personal Attention Theatre is an interactive and collaborative enterprise, constantly bringing students and professors together in teaching and performance situations.
Professors easily get to know students by their first names, and formalities quickly disappear.
The play's the thing, and it is the ensemble that matters. It is built on collegiality, which is part of what attracts both students and professors to the stage. The department offers a Bachelor of Arts degree, which allows students to make theatre the foundation of their liberal arts education. Students study the history and literature of the theatre and the crafts of theatre production. Special production opportunities are also available through the Musical Theatre Program, the Black Theatre Workshop and the professional Summer Repertory Theatre.