{"id":6,"date":"2018-04-19T21:12:20","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T21:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/theatre\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-02-16T23:10:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:10:32","slug":"department-of-theatre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-nau-yellow\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">Northern Arizona University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Theatre.<\/div><\/div><\/h4>\n<h2>Take center stage with the Department of Theatre<\/h2>\n<p>The NAU Department of Theatre engages tomorrow\u2019s theatre artists and professionals in a deep and broad understanding of theatre by focusing on experiential and collaborative undergraduate learning. Through a strong liberal arts foundation, we cultivate our students\u2019 artistic integrity and work ethic, so they excel as well-rounded theatre practitioners. Our belief in the transformative power of theatre underscores our dedication to students, the university, and the community. With NAU theatre, you learn theatre by doing theatre. #DoingTheatre<\/p>\n<h2>Lessons you will learn in theatre:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Leadership<\/li>\n<li>Professionalism<\/li>\n<li>Passion<\/li>\n<li>Artistic Integrity<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration<\/li>\n<li>Creative thinking and problem solving<\/li>\n<li>Effective communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Our Learning Outcomes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Evaluate, analyze, and apply a depth and breadth of knowledge about the global impact of Theatre history, literature, and practices to the scholarship and practice of Theatre.<\/li>\n<li>Value and apply an understanding of and experience with Theatre as a collaborative art to the\u00a0 scholarship and practice of Theatre.<\/li>\n<li>Apply knowledge of theory to practical work in Theatre.<\/li>\n<li>Articulate an understanding of sustainability in Theatre, in all of its manifestations.<\/li>\n<li>Effectively communicate the theory and practice of Theatre in the following modes: digital, literary, verbal, and non-verbal.<\/li>\n<li>Apply effective problem solving through creative and critical thinking.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate the facility to synthesize and apply their liberal studies\/general studies to the practice of Theatre.<\/li>\n<li>Practice an effective system of preparation and working habits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Our Degrees<\/h2>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-3\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-callout -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-callout shortcode-image-callout--left\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-theatre\/bachelors-degrees\/theatre-ba\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__outer-container\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-144 size-landscape-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/338\/2018\/08\/NAU-CAL-students-perform-peter-and-the-starcatcher-2-1-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/338\/2018\/08\/NAU-CAL-students-perform-peter-and-the-starcatcher-2-1-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/338\/2018\/08\/NAU-CAL-students-perform-peter-and-the-starcatcher-2-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/338\/2018\/08\/NAU-CAL-students-perform-peter-and-the-starcatcher-2-1-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\n                        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__header-container\">\n                <span>Theatre, Bachelor of Arts<\/span>\n            <\/span>\n                    <\/span>\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__text-container\">\n            <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__text-container__text\">\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n            <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-3\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-callout -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-callout shortcode-image-callout--left\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-theatre\/bachelors-degrees\/theatre-bs\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__outer-container\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-348 size-landscape-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/338\/2018_07_10_SecretGarden_58A6064-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/338\/2018_07_10_SecretGarden_58A6064-464x348.jpg 464w, 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class=\"alignnone wp-image-347 size-landscape-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-theatre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/338\/2018_07_19_Timing_58A7106-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/338\/2018_07_19_Timing_58A7106-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/338\/2018_07_19_Timing_58A7106-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/338\/2018_07_19_Timing_58A7106-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\n                        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__header-container\">\n                <span>Theatre, Minor<\/span>\n            <\/span>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Our facilities<\/h2>\n<p>NAU&#8217;s Department of Theatre facilities include two state-of-the-art theaters: our 300-seat, proscenium <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-theatre\/the-callboard\/venues\/\">Clifford E. White Theater<\/a> and our black box <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-theatre\/the-callboard\/venues\/\">Studio Theater<\/a>. Our facilities also include an acting studio, design lab, costume shop, laundry facilities and dying room, makeup and dressing rooms, resource library, scene\/properties shop, storage, regular and \u201csmart technology\u201d classrooms, and faculty.<\/p>\n<h2>Our Affiliations<\/h2>\n<p>NAU Theatre has long held association with the following regional, national, and international organizations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Association for Theatre in Higher Education<\/li>\n<li>Stage Directors and Choreographers Society<\/li>\n<li>Mid-America Theatre Conference<\/li>\n<li>Southeastern Theatre Conference<\/li>\n<li>United States Institute for Theatre Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take center stage with the Department of Theatre The NAU Department of Theatre engages tomorrow\u2019s theatre artists and professionals in a deep and broad understanding of theatre by focusing on experiential and collaborative undergraduate learning. 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