Why choose Theatre at UCM?Option: Design and Technology

  • Theatre students work in one of the most beautiful and modern theatre buildings in the Midwest, the James L. Highlander Theatre.
  • Theatre students have the opportunity to work in a professional summer repertory company that performs on campus and also tours with a children's show throughout west-central Missouri.
  • University Housing has worked with the Department of Theatre and Dance to create a Theatre Special Housing Interest Program in Nickerson Hall designed for students interested in or majoring in theatre.

What will I study?

  • In addition to classes in acting, directing, theatre management and script analysis, students learn about the literature and history of the theatre, stagecraft, studio theatre and advanced technical theatre courses.