The University of West Georgia

Theatre

Bachelor of Arts

Why should I choose UWG's Theatre program?

  • Accredited through the National Association of Schools of Theatre
  • Access to industry standard sound, lighting, costume and scenic equipment
  • Acting studio with a sprung floor; Computer Aided Design Lab, Lighting Lab, Sound Recording Studio, large scene shop, costume shop

Are there any special opportunities available?

  • Two plays written by students produced in our season each year
  • Two plays directed by students produced in our season each year
  • Travel to conferences and scholarship events (faculty-guided student research)
  • Practical experience in all facets of theatrical production
  • Contact with theatre professionals who serve UWG theatre as guest artists and workshop facilitators (casting, stage combat, acting, make up application, etc.)
  • Internship program

What can I do after graduation, graduate school and job-wise?

  • Training for work in professional theatre and studies in graduate school
  • National guest artist contacts
  • Strong contacts with Atlanta-area theatres (The Alliance Theatre Company, The Horizon Theatre, PushPush Theatre)
  • Strong Alumni contacts

What kind of student organizations, clubs or honorary societies can I join?

  • West Georgia Theatre Company
  • Improv Troupe
  • Alpha Psi Omega

What kind of facilities and equipment will be made available to me?

  • Classrooms, Offices, Rehearsals: Martha Munro building
    • Acting Studio: contains a sprung floor for movement, dance, combat choreography rehearsalsComputer Aided Design Lab: contains Vector Works, Pattern Maker, Poser, Stage Management software
      Drafting/Design Lab: contains a lighting lab, drafting tables
  • Rehearsal and Performance: Townsend Center for the Performing Arts
    • Main Stage proscenium theatre, seats 455
    • Black Box flexible seating theatre, seats 120

Does the faculty specialize in certain areas?

  • Organizational memberships: Actors’ Equity Association, Southeastern Theatre Conference, Georgia Theatre Conference, Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Association for Integrative Studies, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
  • Offices Held: President, Association for Integrative Studies; Chair, Publications Committee, Southeastern Theatre Conference; member, Nominations Committee, Southeastern Theatre Conference; Past President, Georgia Theatre Conference; Past Vice President of Programming, Georgia Theatre Conference; Chair, College/University Division, Georgia Theatre Conference, Literary Manager, Horizon Theatre Company
  • Areas of interest: Performance Studies, Women on stage and screen, Great Depression era theatre, Musical theatre, playwriting, dramaturgy, Southern theatre, stage management, interdisciplinary studies, directing, design, nontraditional and colorblind casting