• 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)

Department Information
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Stephens theatre students act in 10 annual productions: six (including two musicals) on the Macklanburg Playhouse mainstage, and four in the student-run Warehouse Theatre. The Macklanburg Playhouse, a state-of-the-art facility, features a fully trapped stage, hydraulic orchestra lift, modern sound system and an ETC Expression light board used in professional theatre companies nationwide. The student-run Warehouse Theatre Company gives students practical experience in all aspects of the business.

You’ll also perform on stage during the seven-week Summer Theatre Institute on campus and at the Okoboji Summer Theatre in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Celebrating 53 years of intensive training for advanced students, Okoboji involves 13 productions in a 10-week summer stock schedule.