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UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
The University of Wyoming is the only provider of baccalaureate and graduate education in a state of some one-half million people and 98,000 square miles. Combining major-university benefits and small-school advantages, we offer our students a truly unique and quality educational experience.
UW stands at the forefront in the exploration of emerging technologies and concepts, giving our students the types of hands-on involvement and one-on-one attention rarely found at other colleges and universities. And we also continue to be recognized nationally as one of the best values in higher education.
UW opened on September 6, 1887, with one building, five professors, two tutors, and 42 students, who studied philosophy, arts, literature, and sciences.
Today, we provide our 13,000 students more than 180 programs of study at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels; an outstanding faculty; and world-class research facilities —all set against the idyllic backdrop of southeastern Wyoming’s rugged mountains and high plains.
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UW’s high-plains home, Laramie is a friendly and welcoming community of 25,000 residents nestled on a high plain between two mountain ranges in the southeastern corner of Wyoming.
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UW is the place for exciting student opportunities. It's a place where you are encouraged to explore a world of options while receiving a world class education.
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UW students are encouraged to become active members of the campus community and develop their full potential. Superior academic programs, combined with plentiful opportunities for a wide range of cultural activities and outdoor recreation, provide a challenging, healthy, enjoyable lifestyle on campus.
The newly renovated Wyoming Union is the hub of campus, featuring the University Bookstore, numerous eating establishments, computer workstations, a recreation center, and much more. Steps away from the Union, students can work out at Half-Acre Gym or study at Coe Library.
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Welcome to the Department of Theatre at UW!
Housing one of the most outstanding undergraduate theatre programs in the country, UW Theatre and Dance is dedicated to the advancement, practice, and understanding of theatre and dance arts. Our mission is to prepare students effectively for professional careers in theatre, dance, motion pictures, or television and playwriting, as well as for graduate and professional schools through considerable hands-on and curricular training.
With small class sizes, dedicated faculty, excellent opportunities for practical experience, outstanding facilities, and a genuine focus on undergraduate training, UW Theatre and Dance offers you the best undergraduate education available.
At UW Theatre, we believe that students learn best by doing. Our Department offers undergraduates the rare experience to act, design, direct, write, or dance early in their college career. The opportunity to interact and learn from our professional faculty in a one-on-one situation is unparalleled in the region.
Our highly competitive program offers a variety of BA and BFA degree options and areas of emphasis for students electing to major in theatre. We also offer advanced training through practicum courses and senior projects and theses. Those interested in musical theatre may audition for our national touring company, Centennial Singers. Students electing to major in Theatre have a choice of several degree programs.
Degree Programs: BFA in Theatre (performance, theatre design, or playwriting), BA with a major in Theatre, BA in Theatre with certification to teach, BFA in Theatre/English, BA English/Theatre with certification to teach, BA "Self -Designed Major" (musical theatre, composition, choreography, etc.), Minor In Theatre.
In our Theatre Program, there are six areas of emphasis: Acting, Playwriting, Design/ Technology, Directing, Stage Movement & Stage Combat, and Voice, Speech, and Dialects. READ MORE ABOUT IT!
Meet a few of our gifted faculty...
Leigh Selting, Professor and Chair
Fine Arts 205 B | 307-766-2198
selting@uwyo.edu
Leigh Selting is currently Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Wyoming, and a Professor, where he teaches acting, directing, stage combat, and acting for the camera. Also an Equity actor, free-lance director, and Equity stage manager, he has worked in various theatres around the country. Leigh has exensive Broadway credits. Read more about Professor Selting by CLICKING HERE.
Dr. Rebecca Hilliker, Professor
Dr. Hilliker served on the National Selection Team for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in 2005. She received the Kennedy Center Medallion for her six years as Chair and Vice Chair for Region VII and her service as Chair of Chairs for the National organization. Read more about professor Hilliker by CLICKING HERE.
Lou Anne Wright, Professor
Lou Anne Wright is an actor, dialect coach, professor, and writer; she holds an MFA in Voice, Speech and Dialects from the National Theatre Conservatory. Lou Anne has served as voice/dialect coach for such companies as the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, the Playmakers Repertory, Sierra Repertory Company, the Shadow Theatre, The Fox Theatre, and the West Coast Ensemble. Lou Anne was most recently seen on television as Judy Shepard in HBO's THE LARAMIE PROJECT. Read more about professor Wright by CLICKING HERE.
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Departmental Scholarships
UW Theatre administers an outstanding scholarship program for qualified resident and non-resident students who intend to major in Theatre. Numerous awards are available for partial to full tuition for the full academic year.
Departmental scholarships are awarded for one full academic year, beginning in the Fall semester, and are eligible for renewal in following years. Both new and returning students must apply each year in the spring to be considered for a Theatre and Dance scholarship for the following academic year.
Awards are made based on application materials, letters of reference, and auditions before the Theatre and Dance faculty. Scholarship application procedures, audition dates, and deadlines are updated regularly. All interested students are encouraged to apply.
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Facilities
The UW Fine Arts Center boasts some of finest facilities in the region, including proscenium and black box theatres, a modern dance studio, full support facilities, and a fully equipped Acting-for-the-Camera Studio.
Our acting for the camera studio, completed in 2001, is a multi-purpose, state of the art facility. The first level contains storage space and a 4,000 square-foot rehearsal hall/studio with twenty-five foot ceilings, lots of natural and television lighting, and a fully sprung dance floor. The smaller second floor contains a new, fully-enclosed light booth for the Studio Theatre, a projection booth, a television control room and editing suite.
Associated Students of the Performing Arts (ASOPA)
ASOPA is a student organization within the Department of Theatre which promotes effective communication between students and faculty, enhances the academic, performance, and social areas of student life and provides opportunities for professional exposure. ASOPA is especially valuable to new students in acquainting them with the Department and the University as a whole. Learn all about ASOPA!
Musical Theatre
A jointly sponsored musical-theatre singing troupe, Centennial Singers, provides students with national touring and performance experience. This acclaimed group can be supplemented with two levels of course work in Musical Theatre Styles. Learn about the CENTENNIAL SINGERS!
Contact Us!
Dept. of Theatre & Dance
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3951
Laramie, WY 82071-3951
(307)766-2198
e-mail: jchapman@uwyo.edu
