Theatre

The Theatre Program at Mount Saint Mary’s University combines the study of theatre as a liberal art with numerous opportunities for students to practice their craft in performance.  Studying theatre in a liberal arts setting allows students to draw connections to other disciplines and other fields of study, balancing theoretical knowledge with practical experience.  Mount Theatre students work with faculty and staff as collaborative artists, making theatre from the beginning of their academic career.

At the Mount you can be involved in theatre on any level – performance, history/literature, or technology.  Choose a skill-based course like Acting or Directing.  Want to find out more about the history of theatre? Take a course like Theatre Experience or Modern Theatre.  More interested in the technical side of things?  Stagecraft and Stage Design offer you practical experience in areas such as set and lighting design and stage management. 

Of course there are plenty of performance opportunities – from the faculty directed Mainstage productions to student-led Spotlight productions.

No matter how you choose to be involved in Theatre at Mount Saint Mary’s—as a major, a minor, or even as an audience member—you’ll be participating in one of the oldest co-curricular activities on campus, and you’ll be building your own part of Mount Theatre’s future.

Upcoming Performances:

The Comedy Pigs This improv group has been featured on Comedy Central and regularly perform at the Maryland Ensemble Theater in Frederick. Check out their sketch work here and get ready for some scenes from a hat when they appear in September. September 3, 2011. 8:00PM in Horning Theater.

G.K. Chesterton Witness history come to life as Dr. John "Chuck" Chalberg brings G.K. Chesterton all the way from England to offer his own unique views on everything from the virtues of things small, whether they be families or pubs, to the evils of things large, whether they be imperialist schemes or socialist states. September 12th, 2011. 7:00PM in Horning Theater

Urinetown Mount Theatre presents the fall mainstage production of Urinetown. A 20 year draught leaves the Urine Good Company with a stranglehold on the public's ability to relieve a most basic need in this hilarious tale of corruption, greed, love, and revolution. November 10-12 & 17-19. 8:00PM in Horning Theater