• Quick Facts
• Routinely ranked among The Princeton Review’s Top 10 "Best College Theatres"
• Among the nation’s oldest (established in 1899) and best undergraduate theatre programs
• Perform in a realistic environment with male apprentice students
• Learn to succeed in the entertainment business (on stage and behind-the-scenes)

At the Stephens School of Performing Arts, you’ll learn from experienced faculty and also professional actors in a master-apprentice environment. Stephens offers a three-year, two-summer B.F.A. in Theatre Arts, and students can choose an emphasis in acting, musical theatre, directing, stage management or scenic, costume and lighting design. Students have countless opportunities to perform at our professional Macklanburg Playhouse, our student-run Warehouse Theatre, during our Summer Theatre Institute and at our Okoboji Summer Theatre program in Spirit Lake, Iowa.