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As a theatre major, students gain the broad education necessary to succeed, with the opportunity for specialization in specific areas. Kansas State University’s program provides a comprehensive liberal arts education, presented in an atmosphere in which students feel stimulated and nurtured.

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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Ride the Cyclone in Broadway Ride the Cyclone
(11/15/24 - 11/24/24)
VIDEOS
Arkansas State University Theatre
Almost Maine in Broadway Almost Maine
(9/27/24 - 10/6/24)
Arkansas State University Theatre
Disney's Beauty And The Beast
(5/3/24 - 5/5/24)
Arkansas State University -newport
The Revolutionists in Broadway The Revolutionists
(4/12/24 - 4/21/24)
Arkansas State University Theatre
Bright Star
(2/23/24 - 3/3/24)
Arkansas State University
Peter And The Starcatcher
(2/17/23 - 2/26/23)
Arkansas State University-jonesboro
Little Women
(11/11/22 - 11/20/22)
Arkansas State University-jonesboro
Big Fish
(11/3/22 - 11/5/22)
Arkansas State University - Beebe
Gruesome Playground Injuries
(9/23/22 - 10/2/22)
Arkansas State University
Let Me Down Easy
(9/22/22 - 9/25/22)
Kansas State University
Head Over Heels by Charlotte Caffey
(4/21/22 - 4/25/22)
Arkansas State University Department of Theatre
The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told
(3/25/22 - 3/26/22)
Kansas State University
Stop Kiss
(2/18/22 - 2/27/22)
Arkansas State University
Sweat
(2/3/22 - 2/13/22)
Kansas State University
Everybody
(4/16/21 - 4/18/21)
Arkansas State University
Pig Farm
(4/1/21 - 4/4/21)
Kansas State University
Bright Ideas
(2/20/20 - 2/23/20)
Kansas State University
School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play
(2/7/20 - 2/7/20)
Kansas State University
Stop Kiss
(10/24/19 - 10/27/19)
Kansas State University
Gloria
(9/20/19 - 9/20/19)
Kansas State University
GODSPELL-2012 REVISED VERSION in Broadway GODSPELL-2012 REVISED VERSION
(4/19/19 - 4/24/19)
PHOTOS VIDEOS
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Oklahoma!
(11/1/18 - 11/11/18)
Kansas State University

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