Wichita State University School of Performing Arts is a pre-professional training school for Theatre (Design & Technical Theatre, Musical Theatre, Theatre Performance) and Dance. We are internationally and regionally recognized for programs in Dance, Theatre, and Musical Theatre. Our students are trained for some of the hardest careers by working professionals and highly experienced professors. Our student and alumni performers, designers, technicians and stage managers have worked with companies like Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Black Hills Playhouse, Infamous Commonweath Theatre, Timberlake Playhouse, Prather Entertainment, Seven Devils National Playwrights Conference, Roundabout Theatre, Monomoy Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Lyric Opera, Light Opera Oklahoma, Music Theatre of Wichita, Mosley Street Melodrama and Cabaret Oldtown. They have performed in and worked as technicians on National & International Tours (42nd Street, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Sesame Street Live, Cinderella and more) and on Broadway (The Scottsboro Boys, Porgy & Bess, Evita). Our alumni design work has also been featured with theatre companies like The Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre in KC and The Santa Fe Opera. We have graduates in AEA (Actor's Equity Association), SAG (Screen Actor's Guild), ITASE (The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees), and many other well-known unions and organizations that benefit artists and artistic communities. With the training received at Wichita State University, our students rest assured with the skills that will advance them into a career in the theatre and allied professions for years to come!
