The undergraduate theatre program at Saint Mary’s provides students with the opportunity to develop pre-professional theatre skills in the areas of performance, design, production, and management. We expect our students to be able to attain entry level positions in theatres around the country as well as entrance to graduate level studies, if they choose. To achieve this, the department consistently and consciously promotes a nurturing, diverse, and innovative artistic environment on the Winona campus with a commitment to inspiring a life-long pursuit of theatre as a profession, avocation, or simply as a source of delight or entertainment. We invite you to browse through our web site to see how the theatre major fits in with your theatre related dreams and aspirations.

General Department Goals
Engaging in the department’s curriculum or productions will facilitate the development of the following knowledge, skills and dispositions:

• Cultural awareness and sensitivity by understanding how theatre functions within a particular historical and cultural context;
• Problem solving and critical thinking by analyzing dramatic literature for interpretation and production;
• An aesthetic sensibility by engaging in the practice and process of theatrical production and discovering meaningful approaches to dramatic criticism
• Research and communication skills by engaging in efficient and ethical research on various topics of the theatre arts; and
• Specific knowledge of important theatrical movements, works of dramatic literature, and dramatic theory from the past and present.

Why Saint Mary's?

• At Saint Mary’s, theatre students gain “hands on” experience beginning in freshmen-level courses.
• SMU is home to three state-of-the-art theatre spaces where five departmental and numerous student-run productions are staged every year.
• Our students benefit from small class sizes and personal attention from faculty and staff.
• Faculty have work experience in the areas that they teach and spend summers participating in research and furthering their scholarly knowledge.
• Theatre Arts majors are required to spend time studying abroad via our “London Semester” program, which includes a full student production in a local theatre.
• In conjunction with the Page Series and its guest artists, students have the opportunity to help with the technical aspects of professional productions.
• The Saint Mary’s Alumni Association works hard to maintain relationships with our graduates.

For more information contact:
Gary Diomandes, Ph.D., Chair
Theatre & Dance Department
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
700 Terrace Heights #1454
Winona, MN 55987-1399
(800) 635-5987, Ext. 1718
gdiomand@smumn.edu