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Why Theatre?
DU theatre students build the practical skills and real-world experience needed to make an impression on employers after graduation. Our majors go on to exciting careers in performance, dramaturgy, directing and technical theatre, bolstered by our robust job placement and internship network. Theatre education also develops universal skills like critical thinking, communication, public speaking and team management, all of which help students pursue their ambitions in and beyond the creative arts. Plus, our global alumni community and close connections with the vibrant Denver performing arts scene provide access to a world of opportunities after graduation.
Building Career Foundations
We're dedicated to ensuring that students graduate from our theatre program with the skills, knowledge and connections they'll need to pursue their dreams. Theatre students have gone on to roles in prestigious arts and drama programs around the world, and many explore opportunities outside of theatre in fields like public relations, arts education, project management, communications and non-profit work. With the ongoing support of our career services staff and connections with faculty and alumni that will last a lifetime, theatre students emerge from their time on campus ready to pursue their goals.
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View the performance calendars and join us for fully produced theatrical productions, staged readings, student productions and other campus arts events.
Current Season
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
The Effect
Written by Lucy Prebble
Directed by Sophie Smrcka
Two young volunteers, Tristan and Connie, agree to take part in a clinical drug trial. When they succumb to the gravitational pull of attraction and love, however, they manage to throw the trial off-course, much to the frustration of the clinicians involved.
Tickets are available for DU community members (faculty, students and staff) who have been cleared for campus access.
- Hamilton Hall
October 20 - 23, 2021
Odd Day, Bad Night
Written by Caryl Churchill
Directed by Rick Barbour
Join us for two one-act plays written by one of Britain's greatest poets and innovators for the contemporary stage.
- In Seagulls, a department store clerk who recently become famous for her telekinetic powers begins to fear they are waning after meeting with a fan.
- In Abortive, Roz and Colin are having a difficult time with intimacy because of an invisible yet forbidding barrier between them.
Tickets are available for DU community members (faculty, students and staff) who have been cleared for campus access.
Enter promo code DUTCHURCHILL at the Newman Center ticket website.
- Byron Theatre
November 5 and 6, 2021 at 7:30pm
Our Town
Written by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Ashley Hamilton
A staged reading of the Pulitzer Prize winning play that tells the story of the fictional American small town of Grover's Corners and the everyday lives of its citizens. Narrated by the “Stage Manager” we follow the Gibbs and Webb families through twelve years of life changes -- from the mundane in Act I, “Daily Life,” to the romantic in Act II, “Love and Marriage,” to the devastating in Act III, “Death and Eternity.”
This staged reading is a collaboration between the Department of Theatre and the DU Prison Arts Initiative (DU PAI). The cast includes DU students, formerly incarcerated DU PAI staff and incarcerated DU PAI students from Sterling Correctional Facility, joining live via Zoom.
Tickets are available for DU community members (faculty, students and staff) who have been cleared for campus access.
Enter promo code DUTOURT at the Newman Center ticket website.
- Byron Theatre
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Photo Archive
Looking for pictures from DU Department of Theatre productions? We maintain an ongoing archive of images from each production season. If you're searching for photos of an actor from a particular play, this is where you'll find it.
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