If you are a developing theatre artist, USI's Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Theatre Arts puts you a step above the competition. Here at USI, you'll work alongside theatre professionals, both in class and on stage, while earning a top-notch theatre degree that covers acting, directing, technical theatre, vocal training, and everything in between.
Our theatre program stages professional-quality productions in the $20 million USI Performance Center with state-of-the-art design studios, practice rooms, and production shops. What's more, as a theatre major at USI you'll have the chance to:
USI's theatre degree provides you with rare opportunities that only the best college theatre programs offer. USI Theatre stages four main-stage shows during each academic year, along with student-directed offerings and a freshman showcase in our black box theatre, the Mallette Studio Theatre.
You will have a chance to work and perform in every theatre genre, from contemporary to classical, straight plays to musicals. Meanwhile, our theatre labs empower you to gain hands-on experience in every aspect of theatre production, from set design and construction to costumes, lighting, sound and props.
Every two years USI Theatre and the USI foundation produce an original opera written by patron of the university, Philip H. Hagemann. Professional Opera singer Alison Buchanan, Artistic Director of Pegasus Opera Company (London) and Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra join our students on stage for these professional-level productions.
Interested in what we have been producing? Click to see a complete listing of past productions by the USI performing arts program.
Our graduates have worked all over the country, from Atlanta to Chicago, Los Angeles, and even Broadway. To find out what some of our graduates are up to, click Alumni Spotlight.
For complete details about USI's career-building bachelor's degree in theatre, contact USI Admission at 800-467-1965.
Students will demonstrate an ability to apply past and current trends to the art and craft of theatre.
Students will demonstrate an awareness of historical contexts as they apply to theatrical expression.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the balance between intellectual and practical processes in the theatre through academic achievement and research with a creative application.
Students will develop skills in critical thinking and communication that reflect the level of achievement to be expected of any graduate of the University.
Students will demonstrate through their work both inside and outside the classroom their understanding that Theater requires component powers of critical thinking, organization, self-discipline, collaboration and interpersonal sensitivity.
Students will show an ability to impart a degree of their training to others so that it may have application to future communities that the student may serve.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply professional practices within their areas of theatre expertise.
Students will understand the ethical responsibility of the theatre practitioner where theatre is a foundational part of the social context.
