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100 E. Normal St.
Kirksville,Missouri 63501
660.785.4417
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre

Minor in Theatre

Minor in Musical Theatre


The Theatre Department encourages students to cultivate a broad range of talents and interests. A combination of theatrical studies and wide-ranging study in the liberal arts and sciences, along with extensive hands-on experience, prepares students for professional adaptability in theatre as well as education, entertainment, law, sales and marketing, small business management, and a variety of other fields.

Faculty Info:

David Charles Goyette, Diane Moore, Randy Bame, Brad Carlson, Dana Smith, Michelle Winchester.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Being a Zombie
(6/30/22 - 6/30/22)
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Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
(9/29/21 - 10/2/21)
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Assassins in Broadway Assassins
(4/15/20 - 4/18/20)
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Proof
(3/26/20 - 3/28/20)
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Dry Land
(10/24/19 - 10/26/19)
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South Pacific: In Concert
(3/19/15 - 3/22/15)
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