The Department of Theatre, School of Music, and School of Art form the Division of Fine and Performing Arts, whose programs lead to professional careers in the arts and to the appreciation of the fine and performing arts. The bachelor of arts in theatre offers a core curriculum supporting the collaborative process essential to the living theatre. The theatre student is expected to participate fully in the production aspects of the theatre program as the essential laboratory in which the course work is brought to an integrated understanding. The Department of Theatre is located in Kendall Hall, one of the finest theatre facilities in the region. Two theatres, with make-up room, scenery and costume shops, enable students to participate fully in traditional and experimental enactments of theatrical texts.
Television studios provide additional outlets for practice of the performing and directing crafts.
Non-majors are also encouraged to participate in theatre productions and to take theatre courses. The Department of Theatre offers the university and surrounding area a wide variety of dramatic and musical productions that unite the artistic achievement of the theatre student with the interests and needs of the University community and the city of Tulsa. Students seeking secondary teacher certification in speech and drama compete a second major in education and additional courses in speech in combination with a major in theatre. In consultation with the department chair, students choose at least 12 hours of course work in a field related to theatre. At least six of these hours must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.