Department of Theatre Arts
Theatre Arts: Tell the Stories That Shape Our Culture
Develop your craft and sharpen your skills as you prepare for a career in theatre arts.
Gain the hands-on theatrical experience you need through our academic productions and even jump-start your career with the opportunity to earn professional credits through our very own Alluvion Stage Company. Here, you can also benefit from our tradition of original works— integrated from start to finish which can offer you a comprehensive stage experience.
Taught from a Christian worldview, classes in Liberty’s Theatre Arts Department emphasize storytelling and the development of skills required for employment in the industry.
Choose from a BFA in Musical Theatre, a BFA in Acting, a BA or BS in Theatre Arts. And now, any major can add on a minor in Dance and Theatre Arts.
A Christian Theatre Arts Experience
Learn from faculty members who embrace their Christian faith and are active professionals specializing in many areas such as acting, voice, songwriting, directing, dance, choreography, stage movement, stage combat, lighting, design, drama ministry, and theater history. Our programs are built around teaching the art of theatre in order to impact the culture for Christ.
Theatre Arts Degrees
Develop your craft by concentrating on music, dance, and acting. You will have the opportunity to audition for the academic shows produced each year between the Tower Theater and The Black Box Theatre as well as the professional arm of the department, the Alluvion Stage Company.
BFA Entrance Auditions
Develop your craft by focusing on a variety of acting styles and periods as well as stage combat, movement, and dialects and accents. You will have the opportunity to audition for the academic shows produced each year between the Tower Theater and The Black Box Theatre as well as the professional arm of the department, the Alluvion Stage Company.
BFA Entrance Auditions
Prepare for a wide range of theatre-based careers with a BA or BS in Theatre from Liberty University. Through these generalist degrees, you’ll receive practical instruction in the theory and practice of theatre performance and production.
See Generalist Degrees
Enhance your major with a minor in Dance or Theatre Arts from the Department of Theatre Arts at Liberty University. Minors are 15-24 credit hours and help to broaden your degree program.
See Theatre Minors
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Our Current Theatre Season
Drama Outreach Trips
Use your skill sets to share the Gospel through drama outreach trips. Our team is uniquely qualified to assist the local ministry through drama in sharing the Gospel in ways that overcome language barriers as well as encourage and strengthen community relationships. Gain experiential learning within your craft as you have the opportunity to plan, direct and perform in ways that transcend both language and cultural barriers.
Ready to get involved? Contact Barry Gawinski: brgawinski@liberty.edu.
State-of-the-Art Stage Facilities
The Department of Theatre Arts produces six productions each season between our two stages: the Tower Theater and The Black Box Theater. The Tower Theater seats 640 and houses over 12,000 square feet of backstage and support area. Home to the Alluvion Stage Company and Liberty’s Department of Theatre Arts, the Tower Theater features a Broadway-style fly tower, a professional rigging system, catwalks, a balcony, and an orchestra pit. The Black Box Theater offers flexible seating in a more intimate space, allowing students and audiences alike the opportunity to experience theater in a new and exciting way.
Tower Theater Exterior
Tower Theater Lobby
Tower Theater Box Office
Tower Theater Interior
Hello Dolly at the Tower Theater
The Black Box Theater
The Black Box Theater Control Booth
As It Is In Heaven at The Black Box Theater
And Then There Were None at The Black Box Theater
Discover Theatre Arts
Here’s what You Could Learn with Your Theatre Degree
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Playwriting
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Script Analysis
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The Importance of Being Earnest opens this weekend. Come and experience this classic piece of literature and the wit of Oscar Wilde. Our costume department has really outdone themselves with this show. Head down to the Black Box Theater from March 22-30. Student tickets only $11.
A special thanks to seaquestlynchburg for letting us spend time with your beautiful birds.
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We hope everyone has had an incredible spring break and feels recharged to finish out another great semester of shows. The Importance of Being Earnest is gearing up for their opening weekend of shows in the Black Box Theater. Come see Oscar Wilde’s words come to life March 22-30. Tickets are selling quick, so make sure you get yours today!
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Alluvion Stage Company would like to welcome the leading cast of Anastasia. We are very excited for these professionals to be coming alongside our student body to put this show on. More information to come about our incredible cast.
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Our alumni are up to some really cool things. This special group covers a wide range of talents. Including a broadway producer, film actress, choreographer, and stage actress. The east coast is lucky to have them. We are very proud of our alumni!
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-2024-25 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT-
We are happy to announce next year’s show season! If you joined us for Titanic you may have seen a sneak peak at next year’s shows, but there was one missing. Good things come to those who wait. Thank you to all our students and patrons who have joined us at the theater over the years. Here’s to one more.
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Please join us in prayer today as we send off a group of 14 students for their mission trip in New York City. The students will be displaying their talents as they share the Gospel through performances in inner-city neighborhoods and community centers, as well as help facilitate acting camps during after-school programs. The team will be gone from March 7-15.
-Ways you can pray-
1. To prepare the hearts of those they will be encountering.
2. Health, safety, and energy for the team.
3. Pray for the ministries that they are partnering with.
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The Importance of Being Earnest is next in the line up and is moving into the Black Box on March 22nd. This show has a unique concept attached. I wonder if you can figure it out what it is? Mark your calendars for our ASL performance on March 24th, our Talkback on March 29th, and half-priced ticket night on March 26th. Tickets on sale now!
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We are headed into our last weekend of shows with Titanic. If you haven’t seen it yet, this is one you won’t want to miss. Following the conclusion of tonight’s performance (Mar. 1), we will be hosting a talkback session. Come ask members of our cast, crew, and creative team questions about what it takes to put on a show like Titanic.
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-TONIGHT ONLY-
Student tickets for tonight performance of Titanic are only $5! February 29th is a special day and so is this deal, so come on out to the Tower Theater before they’re both gone!
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The Liberty Theatre Department would like to welcome 2024 Grammy nominee Stanley Brown to campus this week. Stanley will be working with the cast of Alluvion Stage Company’s The Wiz as the productions music director. If you are interested in hearing Stanley’s work, check out his recently nominated song ‘God is Good’ ft. Karen Clark Sheard, Hezekiah Walker, and Kierra Sheard.
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We would like to take a second and highlight some of our alumni who are currently working as professional actors. You may recognize some of these faces from shows like Carousal, The Little Mermaid, Guys and Dolls, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and so many more. We couldn’t be prouder of our alumni. Thank you for being Champions for Christ.
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Our second weekend of Titanic starts tonight! Come down to the Tower Theater and hop aboard the floating city. See you there.
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Thank you for joining us for the opening weekend of Titanic! It is so nice to see so many familiar faces in the audience. Didn’t get to join us this weekend? Good thing we still have two weekends left! Tickets in our bio.
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Here’s your first look at Titanic under the lights. Come on out to the theater this weekend and experience the Titanic like it was 1912. Tickets on sale now!
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Titanic crew is making sure the ship is ready to set sail. Whether it be assisting with costumes, building the set, calling the show, or operating the lights and sound, our crew has got it covered. We are very thankful for all the hard work these students are putting in behind the scenes. If you never noticed they were there, they did their job well!
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We stay busy over here in the Theatre Department. Right after Titanic opens we have auditions for Alluvion Stage Company’s Anastasia. Visit the Alluvion website in our bio to find all the requirements and audition materials.
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Opening this Friday is Titanic the Musical. These students are ready for an audience and can’t wait to see you when that curtain rises. Running from Feb. 16 - Mar. 3 in the Tower Theater.
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Titanic leaves port in just one week! We are so excited to bring this Tony Award winning musical to the stage. With 40 students in the cast and 20 on crew, this is one of the biggest shows we’ve done in years. You won’t want to miss this one. Tickets are on sale now.
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Titanic rehearsals are rolling right along! Something unique about this production is that we have 3 student choreographers choreographing the entire show. During this rehearsal, James Covington (Sophomore) is teaching the movement for one of the climax’s of the show. Make sure to get down to the theater February 16 - March 3rd to see all the hard work these students are putting in.
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We are excited to roll out the poster for our upcoming production of Titanic! Opening night is February 16th and runs through March 3rd. Tickets are on sale now and moving quick. See you at the theater!
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