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The goal of the Department of Theatre is to nurture a student's aesthetic sensitivities toward all aspects of the art of theatre, either for personal enrichment or in preparation for a career in this field. The Department of Theatre is committed to a broad-based training program that provides each student with thorough academic preparation and production experience. Students are expected to maintain an appropriate balance between classroom and experiential learning.

The Department of Theatre is also committed to enhancing the cultural life of the McLennan campus, Waco and surrounding communities by providing exposure to a varied program of theatre offerings. The Theatre Program:

•     Offers freshman and sophomore-level courses in performance, technical theatre and theatre history leading toward an Associates, Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
•     Features a full complement of freshman and sophomore-level movement and dance courses.
•     Provides supporting coursework within the Visual & Performing Arts Division in music, including private voice instruction for theatre majors who qualify.
•     Produces four fully mounted productions annually, including plays, musical theatre and originally conceived dance works; the Music Department mounts a fully staged opera.
•     Features the Performing Arts Center, completed in 1985, which houses a 350-seat standard proscenium theatre with computer-assisted technical support, including an updated computerized lighting system (240 dimmers/ETC control console) installed in 1999.
•     Offers an intimate studio (black box) theatre housed in the Fine Arts Building, recently retrofitted with new theatre seating.
•     Operates professionally equipped scenery and costume shops.
•     Provides a state-of-the-art dance studio.
•  Features an outdoor amphitheatre, the Bosque River Stage, a 510-seat performance    facility built at the McLennan marina in 2001.