Nebraska Wesleyan University Department of Theatre

5000 Saint Paul Avenue
Lincoln, Nebraska 68504-2794
402.465.2395
admissions@nebrwesleyan.edu

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Degrees offered

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Directing
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Design and Technology
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts Education
Minor in Theatre Arts

About the program

At Nebraska Wesleyan, the stage is your laboratory. You’ll learn more at NWU because you’ll experience every aspect of life in theatre. NWU Theatre produces 40+ shows running on 200 nights each year. Compare that to the production schedules at other schools. NWU faculty direct as many as 14 productions each year, including three to four musicals, Shakespeare and classic to modern dramas. And NWU students direct, write and produce an additional 20 or more plays annually. Get onstage sooner. All these opportunities mean you’ll perform during your first year. And you’ll hone more skills. Design costumes. Build sets. Learn makeup and lighting and directing and choreography. Be part of something big. Our experience-based approach draws 100 theatre majors from coast to coast. NWU Theatre is one of the largest and most diverse departments on campus. When it comes to building your experience on and off the stage, NWU Theatre outperforms everyone.

Acceptance rate

Reported acceptance rate (source/year not provided by school): Nebraska Wesleyan University, overall, has an acceptance rate of 81%

Faculty

Jay Chipman
Ph.D
S.D.C
Rebecca Armstrong
Talea Bloch
Josh Brauer
Carson Cerney
Sasha Dobson
M.F.A
Brendan Greene-Walsh
Ryan Kathman
A.E.A
Joan Korte
Anne McAlexander
Courtney Ring
Scott Shomaker
Dylan Spilinek
Julie Wilshusen
M.A
Kate A Demoret
B.F.A

Review: ALICE BY HEART at Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre

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Past student productions

Past student productions at Nebraska Wesleyan University
Show	Dates	Theater
The Good Doctor	3/14/2024 – 3/17/2024	Nebraska Wesleyan University
In Sorrow's Guise: An Immersive Medea	5/12/2022 – 5/15/2022	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Seussical	4/21/2022 – 5/1/2022	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Three Sisters	3/24/2022 – 4/3/2022	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow	3/25/2022 – 4/2/2022	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Little Women	2/12/2022 – 2/27/2022	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Bondagers	1/27/2022 – 2/6/2022	Nebraska Wesleyan University
A Christmas Carol	12/2/2021 – 12/12/2021	Nebraska Wesleyan University
A Shayna Maidel	11/11/2021 – 11/21/2021	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Measure for Measure	10/21/2021 – 10/31/2021	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Hello, Dolly!	9/30/2021 – 10/10/2021	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Head Over Heels	8/19/2021 – 8/29/2021	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Glengarry Glen Ross	2/6/2020 – 2/16/2020	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Much Ado about Nothing	1/23/2020 – 2/2/2020	Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre
48th Street Fall Cabaret	11/14/2019 – 11/24/2019	Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre
Now. Here. This.	11/21/2019 – 11/24/2019	Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre
The Wolves	10/31/2019 – 11/10/2019	Nebraska Wesleyan University
NEWSIES	9/26/2019 – 10/6/2019	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Gloria	9/12/2019 – 9/22/2019	Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre
Footloose	8/15/2019 – 8/25/2019 Photos Videos	Nebraska Wesleyan University
The Robber Bridegroom	4/25/2019 – 5/5/2019	Nebraska Wesleyan University
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time	4/4/2019 – 4/14/2019 Photos Videos	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Nell Gwynn	3/21/2019 – 3/31/2019	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Applause! Applause! Reboot	2/28/2019 – 3/3/2019	Nebraska Wesleyan University
One-Ham Manlet	2/23/2019 – 2/24/2019	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Xanadu	2/7/2019 – 2/17/2019	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Hamlet	1/17/2019 – 1/27/2019	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Mamma Mia!	11/29/2018 – 12/9/2018	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean	11/8/2018 – 11/18/2018	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Julius Caesar	10/25/2018 – 11/4/2018	Nebraska Wesleyan University
Hot Pick The Drowsy Chaperone	9/27/2018 – 10/7/2018	Nebraska Wesleyan University