Master your performance craft and study different styles to prepare for a career on stage or in front of the camera. The emphasis in performance prepares students with the necessary skills to work as professional actors. Upon graduation, youll join an impressive alumni network who work across the nation in professional and academic theatre. You'll have the opportunity to garner roles as actors and choreographers, serve as a voiceover actor for animated series, and as theatre educators. Students are often offered performance and design opportunities as part of outside professional projects of the faculty and are able to audition for local theatre groups. The Department of Dance and Theatre maintains the University Theater (409-seat proscenium theatre) and the Studio Theater (160-seat black box), and the technical facilities to support the annual season, including a well-equipped costume and scenic shop, and adequate storage.