Theatre

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DARING. DYNAMIC. DEFIANT.

These three words best express the nature of the UWG Theatre program faculty and students. UWG Theatre offers a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre. In these degree programs, majors gain vast experience in all areas of theatre.

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The theatre program is housed in two beautifully renovated historic facilities, as well as in the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts. UWG is an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Theatre. The UWG Theatre program has a strong reputation for excellence in ensemble work and mentoring young theatre artists. Make UWG your destination for Theatre.

Theatre Degrees

B. A.

Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Theatre

B.F.A.

BFA in Theatre with a Concentration in Acting

B.F.A.

BFA in Theatre with a Concentration in Design & Technology

B.I.S.

Bachelor in Interdisciplinary Studies in Film Pathway

Minor

Minor in Theatre

Certificate

Stand-Alone Interdisciplinary Certificate in Musical Theatre

News & Updates

  • Take a Bow: Two UWG Students Named Finalists at Prestigious Theatre Festival

    Congratulations are in order for University of West Georgia students Rahsaan Parham and Katie King for reaching the top of Region 4 at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

  • Star Trek: UWG Alum Lends Technology Expertise to Oscar-Winning Film

    How do you recreate an event that is ingrained in a nation’s collective consciousness? Ask University of West Georgia College of Arts and Humanities alumnus Jared LeClaire. The freelance video designer, programmer and engineer helped do just that as a crewmember on the major motion picture “First Man.”

  • UWG’s Costume Shop Makes Masks for Hospital Workers

    Alan Yeong-Marcello and Nan Stephens aren’t used to being idle. As faculty and staff members of the University of West Georgia’s Department of Theatre, they’re used to working under pressure. Today, they’re two of the thousands of people who are coming together to help humanity battle the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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Current alumni are finding success after graduating with their UWG Theatre degree: they are performing on Broadway, on the many stages in Atlanta, and in film and television. Students not only act in our productions – they also design, write, direct, and market them. Our active theatre faculty work in the Atlanta theatre scene, publish in regional and national magazines and journals,and keep updated on the latest theatrical trends in order to bring new ideas to the classroom and rehearsal hall.

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"UWG's faculty is the best thing about the university, especially in the theatrical department. They are not just people who teach theatre simply because they have theatre degrees. They are people who are passionate about it. Many of the faculty members actually work in the industry, some of them currently, so you get to work with people who know it and get it."

-Eric Graise

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