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BVU Theatre
The Buena Vista University Theatre is committed to a high standard for excellence. Learn about our program, our upcoming productions and the success our graduates achieve. Afterthethumb Read more
 
 
"Breaking a Leg," BVU Theatre Style
Breaking a Leg

Buena Vista University's theatre program has had a powerful impact on generations of alumni - both theatre majors and many who studied in a variety of other disciplines.

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" I see mentoring as something that goes beyond simply advising students. It's a relationship that's meant to guide and open students' eyes to possibilities beyond what they might currently be thinking about - to encourage them to try something different. "

Dr. Michael Whitlatch
Professor of Theatre, Dean of the School of Communication & Arts

In the theatre program, students and faculty engage in an amazing collaborative relationship. Nearly two hundred students participate in one or more of three yearly theatrical productions. Plays are selected to include a broad sampling of classical and contemporary plays across students' years at the University. These plays occasionally utilize innovative performance spaces, such as the art gallery (Art, 2009) and the atrium of the Estelle Siebens Science Center (Proof, 2010 and Copenhagen, 2005). Through the program, students from within and outside the theatre major are given extraordinary resources to act, construct sets, select props, direct and stage plays they have written themselves.

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Schaller Memorial Chapel

The largest auditorium on campus, Schaller Memorial Chapel seats 800. In addition to weekly chapel services, the stage is used for visiting theatrical performances, performing artists and speakers.

Anderson Auditorium

Anderson Auditorium, where most campus theatre productions are staged, seats 350.

Forum Workshop

The backstage shop at Anderson Auditorium has a 30-foot by 30-foot work area for set and prop construction.

Facility Photos

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