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Loyola Marymount University

Department of Theatre Arts

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Los Angeles,California 90015
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DEGREES OFFERED

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts - Directing

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts - Acting, Voice, Speech, & Movement

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts - Design

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts - Technical Theatre

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts - Playwriting

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts - History and Criticism


The Theatre Arts program at LMU approaches the study of theatre with the view that it is a laboratory for the study of life, allowing us to explore the human experience through performance. With comprehensive coursework and training in acting, directing, design, theatre technology, playwriting, history and criticism, our intimate classes allow for close working relationships with the faculty. We train students for a variety of careers in film, television and theatre, while encouraging them to develop practical communication and leadership skills for application in a humanistic context.

Notable Alumni Include:

Kate Micucci




Faculty Info:

Robert Ackley, Doris Baizley, Arnab Banerji, Diane Benedict, Norma Bowles, Stacey Cabaj, Gloria Calderon Kellett, Dr. Catharine Christof, PhD., Ronnie Clark, Charles Erven, Sean Fenton, Timothey Fitzgerald, Katherine Free, David Gorshein, Beth Henley, James Holmes, Anna Krajewska Wieczorek, Karence Lacey, Paolo Loma, Mary McCusker, Ian McDonald, Christopher Murillo, Katherine Noon, Andrea Odinov, Nenad Pervan, Jerry Prell, Dana Resnick, Steven Rodriguez, Judith Royer, Mark Seldis, Daphnie Sicre, Karen Tarleton Holland, Marc Valera, Kevin Wetmore, Leon Wiebers, Kelly Younger.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
bare
(3/21/24 - 3/23/24)
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Songs For A New World
(4/20/23 - 4/22/23)
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Shakespeare on the Bluff Returns with In-Person Performances of “Julius Caesar” and “The Tempest” in Broadway Shakespeare on the Bluff Returns with In-Person Performances of “Julius Caesar” and “The Tempest”
(6/24/22 - 7/23/22)
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Men on Boats
(3/17/22 - 3/26/22)
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Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
(10/7/21 - 10/16/21)
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LMU’s Virtual Shakespeare on the Bluff Returns
(6/25/21 - 7/23/21)
PHOTOS
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Everybody
(3/24/21 - 3/27/21)
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Love and Information in Broadway Love and Information
(3/24/21 - 3/27/21)
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In the Heights
(2/21/20 - 2/29/20)
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The Wolves
(11/1/19 - 11/9/19)
PHOTOS VIDEOS
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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Manheim, trans.)
(10/11/19 - 10/19/19)
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Spring Awakening
(5/2/19 - 5/4/19)
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Intimate Apparel
(3/21/19 - 3/30/19)
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HAIR
(3/21/19 - 3/29/19)
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