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Texas A&M University - Commerce

Department of Theatre

Department of Theatre

2600 South Neal Street
Commerce, Texas 75428
903-886-5311
admissions@tamu-commerce.edu

Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
Bachelor of Science in Theatre
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Education
Bachelor of Science in Theatre Education
Master of Arts in Theatre - Acting
Master of Arts in Theatre - Lighting
Master of Arts in Theatre - Modern Theatre
Master of Arts in Theatre - Theatre History
Master of Arts in Theatre - Theatrical Design
Master of Arts in Theatre - Directing
Master of Arts in Theatre - Management
Master of Arts in Theatre - Playwriting
Master of Arts in Theatre - Pedagogy
Master of Arts in Theatre - Theory

About the program

The Department of Theatre at Texas A&M University-Commerce is located in the magnificent Performing Arts Center on the shores of beautiful Gee Lake and in the Journalism Building, a well equipped facility with a striking mosaic mural on its front edifice. The department houses a modern 304-seat playhouse, an experimental “black box theatre,” KETV television studios, student radio (KKOM), the newsroom for the print and online editions of The East Texan, the student newspaper, offices of the online magazine, and instructional journalism labs with state-of-the-art computers and software for classes of the Journalism Division.

Acceptance rate

Texas A&M University-Commerce has a general acceptance rate of 63.1%

Faculty

Carrie Klypchak, Ph.D., Michael Knight, M.F.A., Jim Tyler Anderson, M.A., Christian Casper, Andrea Williams.

by Stephi Wild — July 27, 2026

Valerie Rachelle Named Artistic Director and Dean of PCPA

Valerie Rachelle Named Artistic Director and Dean of PCPA

by A.A. Cristi — July 23, 2026

Valerie Rachelle has been named Artistic Director and Dean of Pacific Conservatory Theatre, returning to the institution where she previously worked as an actor, casting director, and choreographer.

LIFELONG to Make Edinburgh Fringe World Premiere

LIFELONG to Make Edinburgh Fringe World Premiere

by Stephi Wild — July 23, 2026

LIFELONG, a new play by two-time Fringe First winner Lynda Radley, explores immortality, AI, and inequality through Pepperdine University students performing at the Edinburgh Fringe.

LIFELONG by Pepperdine Scotland to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

LIFELONG by Pepperdine Scotland to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

by Stephi Wild — June 9, 2026

Double Fringe First winners Pepperdine Scotland and playwright Lynda Radley reunite for LIFELONG, a new work set in an AI-controlled facility where scientific advances grant residents extraordinarily long lives — at a cost.

LIFELONG to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

LIFELONG to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

by Stephi Wild — June 3, 2026

Double Fringe First winners Pepperdine Scotland and playwright Lynda Radley reunite to premiere LIFELONG at the Edinburgh Fringe, a new work exploring longevity technology, AI, and the dangers of power in the wrong hands.

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