Theatre has the potential to foster dialogue, alter perceptions, and inspire social change. The Auburn University Department of Theatre and Dance is dedicated to the education and professional training of theatre artists, scholars, and audiences within a liberal arts environment. The Department champions the interaction between theory and practice and produces citizen artists who advocate for the arts through their own work in local, national, and international communities. Auburn University theatre students think critically, creatively, and collaboratively and carry their knowledge from rehearsal spaces and classrooms to stages, campuses, and communities worldwide.
Students graduating with degrees from the Department of Theatre and Dance find employment in a wide variety of fields including as actors, theatre technicians, administrators, community leaders, and/or educators. The Department of Theatre and Dance provides instruction and production experience for students interested in developing their talents in the theatre arts, whether as majors or non-majors. Consequently, a broad range of classroom, laboratory, and performance experiences is provided in acting, directing, devising, music theatre, dance, scenic and lighting design, costume design, theatre technology, construction and crafts, theatre history, dramatic literature, music theatre, theatre criticism, theatre administration, and management.
The Department of Theatre and Dance offers a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre. The BA in Theatre is designed for students seeking to study theatre within the liberal arts curriculum. This degree is for students who choose to study theatre as a humanistic discipline or who wish to concentrate in theatre history, criticism, education, dramatic literature, dramaturgy, directing, and multiple other creative disciplines. It is excellent preparation for more specialized training in graduate school or a conservatory program or for careers in a wide variety of creative fields. The BFA in Theatre is designed for students who have specific professional goals in mind. It is for students seeking professional training in an intensive program in a single concentrationperformance, music theatre, design/technology, or management. The Department of Theatre and Dance also offers two different Minors in Theatre and in Dance.
