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The theatre program at Midwestern State University is devoted entirely to undergraduate instruction.  As a result, motivated, capable students find themselves quickly involved not just in the classroom but also in production work onstage and backstage.  The program emphasizes the importance and interrelatedness of all aspects of theatre:  performance, design, technical theatre, and scholarship.  The theatre faculty members seek to cultivate an atmosphere of collaboration, ensemble, and mutual respect.  While the program is broad enough to cover the essential areas of the discipline, it also allows for specialization.  Theatre majors are required to complete a basic core of courses covering theatre history, script analysis, acting, directing, and design/tech.  They then move on to select an emphasis in acting/directing or design/technical theatre.

The mission of the Midwestern State University Theatre is to advance the study and presentation of live theatre, with an emphasis on creative process.  In the classroom, on the stage, or behind the scenes, we will do our best to bring credit to our art form and to enlighten ourselves and those we entertain.  To succeed, we must reject the gratification of ego and embrace unselfish cooperation, for ours is a collaborative art form.  We must also take risks by allowing theatre to open our minds or disturb our audiences when such risks can promote a more tolerant, inclusive society.