Theatre Student Resources

The Office of Student Affairs: Student Assistance and Support Services (SASS) assists, supports and advocates for students experiencing a broad range of issues, concerns or challenges interfering with a student’s ability to be successful academically or personally. This includes absence verification, basic needs, emergency housing, food insecurity, student complaints, student emergency fund, tuition, housing and dining appeals, withdrawal and incomplete grade requests.

You can report incidents of sexual and interpersonal misconduct, as well as incidents of discrimination and harassment to the Office of Civil Rights & Title IX. This office takes active measures to create or restore a respectful, safe and inclusive environment for community members that is free from discrimination, discriminatory harassment and sexual or interpersonal violence. Title IX reports also connect students with appropriate resources (i.e. SASS, Dean of Students, chair, etc.)

The primary goal of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is to provide comprehensive wellness-related programs and services to students. CAPS offers individual and group counseling, crisis assistance, consultation, referrals, outreach and online training.

Theatre students will demonstrate research and critical thinking skills through active engagement with and analysis of theatre texts and practices. Students will recognize historical and related cultural circumstances reflected in various global periods and genres of theatre. Students will critically examine the various ways in which individuals differ, including, but not limited to, backgrounds, beliefs, viewpoints, abilities, cultures, and traditions that distinguish one individual from another, through the study and practice of theatre.

Theatre students will demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills through engaging in traditional classroom and production work. Students will analyze possible interpretations of theatre texts and performance through critical socio-political contexts and a range of styles and histories. Students will apply problem-solving skills in real-time production environments. Students will analyze possible solutions for production-related tasks. Students will develop an understanding of transferable learned skills beyond theatre study and practice.

Theatre students will demonstrate the ability to employ clear and expressive communication. Students utilize a variety of strategies in order to create messages appropriate to the audience, purpose, and context when communicating, including verbal, nonverbal, vocal, visual, and technological methods or processes. While participating in written communication, Theatre students will demonstrate the ability to communicate evidence, ideas, and opinions through clear and cogent writing.

Theatre students will explore the connections between the mind and body in theatre practice, understanding risk-taking as an essential element of the performing arts. Students will demonstrate skills in practice and collaboration through studio, production, and service learning experiences. Students will develop abilities in self-reflection, multicultural sensitivity, and the comparison of social values and ethical systems through creative collaboration with a range of communities and cultures. Students will explore interdisciplinary artistic collaboration and develop a methodology for applying learned skills in a production environment.

Theatre students will deepen their understanding of community building, engagement, cultural competency, and sensitivity. Students will develop an awareness of positionality in community building and cultural competency work in theatre practice and beyond. Students will examine different cultural perspectives and develop the ability to increase and deepen awareness.

Theatre students will design, implement, assess, and interrogate arts learning in culturally sustaining ways while participating in and facilitating applied theatre experiences in studios, community spaces, in civic practice, and/or K-12 schools.