Theatre Arts

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

The Theatre Arts program offers main-stage productions, student-directed one-acts and senior projects. Theatre joins with the Department of Music to produce events throughout the year.

Theatre Arts students also have the opportunity to perform and technically assist a variety of theatrical productions throughout Salina. A partnership has been forged with Salina Community Theatre (SCT) to co-produce musical stage productions.

What can I do with this degree?

Theatre-trained graduates possess qualities employers seek. They develop polished communication and human relations skills, and they are experienced at working as members of a team toward a common goal. Based on successfully meeting difficult challenges while at KWU, theatre graduates exhibit a positive can-do confidence, are well-disciplined and learn quickly. Theatre majors can do theatre, of course, but their experience in that field makes them valuable employees for any position.

Program Concentrations

KWU’s Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts offers two concentrations, Theatre and Music Theatre. The Theatre concentration develops artists with a broad knowledge and skill base. Examples of courses in the curriculum include performance, dance, directing, theatre history, technical theatre, design and arts management.

The Music Theatre concentration is focused on training students in singing, acting and dance in preparation for a career in Broadway-style performance. Examples of courses in the curriculum include a formal music education in voice, music theory as well as musical theatre history, directing, techniques of acting and dance.

There are opportunities for both concentrations to audition for and to perform in KWU plays and musicals as well as collaborative projects with Salina Community Theatre. Students may perform in productions in other venues, as approved by their advisor.