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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Costume Design

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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Lighting Design

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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Scene Design

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sound Design

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Stage Management

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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Wig and Makeup Design & Technology

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting

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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dramaturgy/Criticism

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Playwriting

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Management

Master of Fine Arts in Acting

Master of Fine Arts in Arts Leadership

Master of Fine Arts in Directing


The Theatre School at DePaul University, educates, trains and inspires students of theatre in a conservatory setting that is rigorous, disciplined, culturally diverse and that strives for the highest level of professional skill and artistry. A commitment to diversity and equality in education is central to our mission. As an integral part of the training, The Theatre School produces public programs and performances from a wide repertoire of classic, contemporary and original plays that challenge, entertain and stimulate the imagination.

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by A.A. Cristi - May 09, 2024

Steep Theatre will be back on stage in 2024 with two new productions that continue the company's tradition of bringing new work to Chicago audiences.

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by Stephi Wild - May 09, 2024

Walnut Hill School for the Arts has announced the appointment of Stephen Agosto as its next Director of Theater beginning in August 2024.

The Theatre School at DePaul University Announces New Dance Minor
by A.A. Cristi - May 08, 2024

The Theatre School will offer a Dance Minor beginning in the Fall of 2024, comprised of 24 credit hours.

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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Killing of a Gentleman Defender in Austin Killing of a Gentleman Defender
(3/1/24 - 3/10/24)
The Theatre School at DePaul University
Is God Is in Austin Is God Is
(2/14/24 - 2/25/24)
The Theatre School at DePaul University
In the Red and Brown Water
(4/25/22 - 5/1/22)
DePaul University
Tartuffe (Wilbur)
(2/7/22 - 2/13/22)
DePaul University
Our Lady of 121st Street
(10/19/21 - 10/24/21)
DePaul University
In Arabia We'd All be Kings
(10/19/21 - 10/24/21)
DePaul University
Everybody
(10/13/21 - 10/24/21)
DePaul University
Seagull (Columbus)
(10/12/21 - 10/17/21)
DePaul University
Constellations
(5/4/21 - 5/9/21)
DePaul University
Indecent
(2/10/21 - 2/21/21)
DePaul University
Small Mouth Sounds
(2/9/21 - 2/14/21)
DePaul University
Marisol
(4/29/20 - 5/10/20)
DePaul University
Anna in the Tropics
(4/27/20 - 5/8/20)
PHOTOS
DePaul University
Down in Mississippi
(4/28/20 - 5/3/20)
DePaul University
God of Carnage
(2/23/20 - 2/28/20)
DePaul University
You on the Moors Now
(2/23/20 - 2/28/20)
DePaul University
Mud, River, Stone
(2/12/20 - 2/23/20)
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
(2/11/20 - 2/22/20)
DePaul University
Bachelorette
(2/11/20 - 2/16/20)
DePaul University
Jar the Floor
(10/30/19 - 11/10/19)
DePaul University
Bourbon at the Border
(10/30/19 - 11/10/19)
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DePaul University
Our Lady of Kibeho
(10/30/19 - 11/10/19)
DePaul University
Ring Round the Moon
(11/5/19 - 11/10/19)
DePaul University
Independence
(10/1/19 - 10/6/19)
DePaul University
The How and the Why
(4/23/19 - 4/28/19)
PHOTOS
DePaul University
Dry Land
(3/1/19 - 3/3/19)
PHOTOS
DePaul University
The Baltimore Waltz
(3/1/19 - 3/3/19)
DePaul University
Water by the Spoonful
(1/30/19 - 2/9/19)
PHOTOS
DePaul University
DR. SEUSS' THE CAT IN THE HAT
(4/19/18 - 5/26/18)
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
INTO THE WOODS
(11/3/17 - 11/12/17)
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
GODSPELL
(2/26/15 - 2/28/15)
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
ASSASSINS
(11/4/13 - 11/10/13)
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