MISSION STATEMENT
THE PURPOSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE ARE
- To offer undergraduate and graduate programs of recognizable excellence
- To promote drama and theatre as civilizing agents within society
- To provide the auspices for enhanced understanding of current issues through theatrical expression
- To serve as a source and contributing partner for the enhancement and expansion of theatrical expertise
- To preserve and perpetuate theatrical traditions
- To educate and train future practitioners of performing arts
- To provoke and sustain interest in the theatre as a source of truth and insight into the human condition
- To present new plays which reflect the present condition of society
- To encourage and promote the exchange of ideas, research, and creative production in all aspects of theatre including related fields; and,
- To address the redefinitions of dramatic and theatrical styles, forms, and structures as they emerge as artistic responses to the changing world.