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Vanderbilt University

Department of Theatre

Department of Theatre

2211 Garland Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37240
615.322.2404
admissions@vanderbilt.edu

Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre

About the program

Theatre magnifies life so that we can examine it more closely. Watching live theatre is an exhilarating experience and creating it can be a transforming one. Theatre students aren't just numbers at Vanderbilt, but members of an active artistic community. They learn from a passionate and dedicated faculty in small classroom settings and through the course of a varied production season. The program's intimacy allows students opportunities to gain valuable experience in all aspects of theatrical production and theatre studies.

Acceptance rate

Vanderbilt University's overall undergraduate acceptance rate is around 6%, and there's no specific, separate acceptance rate for the Department of Theatre, as students audition individually for each production, not for a major or minor.

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.

Past student productions

Past student productions at Vanderbilt University
Show Dates Theater

Tea

7/23 – 7/26/2026 The Curb Center at Vanderbilt University
11/2 – 11/4/2018
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