The Department of Theatre and Dance in the College of Arts and Sciences has offered both graduate and undergraduate study in theatre for over fifty years. In addition to traditional training on the main campus in Tuscaloosa, some students may also have the unique opportunity for specialized study at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery. Each season UA Theatre presents four faculty-directed productions in the Gallaway Theatre and four plays performed in the Allen Bales Studio Theatre . The Marian Gallaway Theatre is a flexible 338 seat proscenium theatre that is large enough to accommodate multi-set musicals yet intimate enough for serious drama.
Production is supported by fully equipped scenery and costume studios.
The Allen Bales Theatre allows flexible forms of staging, and it is primarily utilized for productions directed by graduate students.