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Texas Christian University

Department of Theatre

Department of Theatre

2800 S. University Dr., Ed Landreth Hall Room 207
Fort Worth, Texas 76129
817-257-7625
frogmail@tcu.edu

Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre - Acting
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre - Musical Theatre
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre - Design and Technology
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Studies

About the program

You’ll get a broad-based education that builds on your theatre expertise and develops your analytical thinking, clarity in written and spoken expression, collaboration and creativity to adapt to whatever the future might bring. Choose from BFA specializations in acting, musical theatre, all areas of design, technical production and theatre studies. We also offer a broad-based BA degree in theatre, open to all TCU students. You’ll study theatre in a major metropolitan area that is a vibrant center for the arts. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex boasts outstanding professional theatre companies—many of which offer internships to Theatre TCU students—as well as superior museums and performances in music and dance. You’ll gain valuable experience on stage or behind the scenes in professional-level productions such as: The Importance of Being Earnest Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Brighton Beach Memoirs Three Sisters The Elephant Man Pippin Tartuffe bare Pericles When you graduate, you’ll join an impressive network of Theatre TCU alumni who work across the nation in professional and academic theatre, including graduates who have garnered roles as actors and choreographers on Broadway, major regional theatres, and national tours; as stage managers; as voiceover actors for animated series; as designers and production technicians for cruise line productions; and as theatre educators.

Notable alumni

Acceptance rate

Texas Christian University (TCU) has a general acceptance rate of 43%

Faculty

Brian Clinnin, Tristan Decker, William J Eickenloff, Jr., Jennifer Engler, Murell Horton, Jessica Humphrey, LaLonnie Lehman, Ian Loveall, Penny Maas, Lydia Mackay, Kelsey Milbourn, Harry Parker, Ayvaunn Penn, Krista Scott, Alan Shorter, Michael Skinner, Thomas J. Walsh, Merrill West.

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.

ANOTHER REVOLUTION Will Make Indiana Premiere in June

ANOTHER REVOLUTION Will Make Indiana Premiere in June

by Stephi Wild — May 5, 2026

This June, Constellation will present the Indiana Premiere of Another Revolution, a new play by Jacqueline Bircher, playwright of Constellation’s hit 2024 production of Webster’s B!+@#.

Past student productions

Past student productions at Texas Christian University
Show Dates Theater
11/9 – 11/14/2021 Texas Christian University
2/22 – 2/27/2011 Texas Christian University

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