Theater Arts Department Facilities

The Department of Theater Arts is located in the historic Lincoln Hall, together with the Department of Music and the Dean of Fine & Performing Arts. The department has two theaters in Lincoln Hall, Lincoln Performance Hall and the Studio Theater. Additionally, there are dedicated acting, directing, and dance studios, dedicated design and production studios, and scenic and costume shops. The Fine & Performing Arts Media Labs and the university television studio provide additional sites for the realization of student and faculty creative work.

Lincoln Performance Hall

Lincoln Performance Hall, a mixed-use facility seating 476, is one of the best production facilities in the region, with excellent auditorium, stagehouse, and backstage areas, and greenroom and dressing room facilities. The hall features a computerized, multi-preset lighting control system.

Studio Theater

The Studio Theater has an 80-seat capacity and end-stage configuration, with dedicated dressing rooms and backstage areas. It is used extensively throughout the year for smaller productions including experimental work and student production projects, juries, guest lectures, and film screenings. The theatre features a computerized, multi-preset lighting control system.

Scene Shop

The Lincoln Hall Scene Shop is located directly adjacent to the Lincoln Performance Hall stage, and a few steps away from the Studio Theater stage.

Costume Shop

The Lincoln Hall Costume Shop is one of the most extensive and well equipped facilities for a teaching program of this size in the nation.