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5000 Saint Paul Avenue
Lincoln,Nebraska 68504-2794
402.465.2395
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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


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:

Nebraska Wesleyan University, overall, has an acceptance rate of 81%


Faculty Info:

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



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
The Good Doctor in Broadway The Good Doctor
(3/14/24 - 3/17/24)
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In Sorrow's Guise: An Immersive Medea in Broadway In Sorrow's Guise: An Immersive Medea
(5/12/22 - 5/15/22)
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Seussical in Broadway Seussical
(4/21/22 - 5/1/22)
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Three Sisters in Broadway Three Sisters
(3/24/22 - 4/3/22)
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Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow in Broadway Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow
(3/25/22 - 4/2/22)
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Little Women in Broadway Little Women
(2/12/22 - 2/27/22)
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Bondagers in Broadway Bondagers
(1/27/22 - 2/6/22)
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A Christmas Carol in Broadway A Christmas Carol
(12/2/21 - 12/12/21)
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A Shayna Maidel in Broadway A Shayna Maidel
(11/11/21 - 11/21/21)
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Measure for Measure in Broadway Measure for Measure
(10/21/21 - 10/31/21)
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Hello, Dolly! in Broadway Hello, Dolly!
(9/30/21 - 10/10/21)
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Head Over Heels in Broadway Head Over Heels
(8/19/21 - 8/29/21)
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Glengarry Glen Ross in Broadway Glengarry Glen Ross
(2/6/20 - 2/16/20)
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Much Ado about Nothing in Broadway Much Ado about Nothing
(1/23/20 - 2/2/20)
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A Christmas Carol in Broadway A Christmas Carol
(12/5/19 - 12/15/19)
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48th Street Fall Cabaret in Broadway 48th Street Fall Cabaret
(11/14/19 - 11/24/19)
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Now. Here. This. in Broadway Now. Here. This.
(11/21/19 - 11/24/19)
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The Wolves in Broadway The Wolves
(10/31/19 - 11/10/19)
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NEWSIES in Broadway NEWSIES
(9/26/19 - 10/6/19)
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Gloria in Broadway Gloria
(9/12/19 - 9/22/19)
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Footloose in Broadway Footloose
(8/15/19 - 8/25/19)
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The Robber Bridegroom in Broadway The Robber Bridegroom
(4/25/19 - 5/5/19)
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in Broadway The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
(4/4/19 - 4/14/19)
PHOTOS VIDEOS
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Nell Gwynn in Broadway Nell Gwynn
(3/21/19 - 3/31/19)
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Applause! Applause! Reboot in Broadway Applause! Applause! Reboot
(2/28/19 - 3/3/19)
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One-Ham Manlet in Broadway One-Ham Manlet
(2/23/19 - 2/24/19)
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Xanadu in Broadway Xanadu
(2/7/19 - 2/17/19)
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Hamlet in Broadway Hamlet
(1/17/19 - 1/27/19)
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Mamma Mia! in Broadway Mamma Mia!
(11/29/18 - 12/9/18)
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A Christmas Carol in Broadway A Christmas Carol
(12/1/18 - 12/5/18)
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Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean in Broadway Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
(11/8/18 - 11/18/18)
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Julius Caesar in Broadway Julius Caesar
(10/25/18 - 11/4/18)
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The Drowsy Chaperone in Broadway The Drowsy Chaperone
(9/27/18 - 10/7/18)
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