Theater
“My cross-cultural experience in Guatemala, combined with lots of opportunities to perform and interact with professors, is preparing me to use my art and make a real difference in the world.”
Heidi Muller, a double major in theater and political studies, performed in key roles in theater productions and musicals like Medea, Tartuffe (pictured above) and Metamorphoses. She also interned as a community organizer in Washington, D.C.
The adventure is now…
At EMU, theater invigorates every corner of campus, from medieval Christmas plays staged in the snow to experimental pieces mounted on golf carts, from major Broadway musicals in an 880-seat house to student-written plays flowering in our intimate studio theater.
What’s special about our program?
Professors who believe the art of theater transforms people and stirs them to action
Rich productions of a challenging body of works. Here Shakespeare flourishes alongside original student works. Incisive political dramas flower in hand with wild farces.
Diverse course offerings give students and scholars exciting classroom and laboratory environments.
Student artists… the core of EMU Theater. Regional winners of Kennedy Center/American College Theater festival honors in fields ranging from acting to sound design, students regularly direct and design departmental offerings, exploring their gifts further as playwrights, actors, and technicians.
Small, connected campus
So there’s room for everyone at every level. We hope you’ll join us! We’re committed to developing, employing and sharing each student’s artistic skills and gifts.
Eastern Mennonite University is a small Christian liberal arts college dedicated to Anabaptist and Mennonite values of peacebuilding and service.