Visual Art + Design - Theatre

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No matter what the student’s interest in theatre, what is unique about Southeastern Theatre is that there are multiple opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in theatre arts practice every semester through four Main Stage productions as well as in student productions (Alpha Psi Omega) on other campus venues. For nearly a decade, SLU Theatre students have benefited from the opportunity to engage in new play development through SLU Theatre’s International Inkslinger Playwriting Contest. Every academic year, the winning unpublished play receives a full production as part of our Main Stage Season. The Inkslinger  is Southeastern’s commitment to developing new voices and perspectives in theatre and has often been a place where underrepresented voices are given a first opportunity to embark on to the national theatre scene. Southeastern Theatre is building on decades of success and has an exciting future. Our building, D Vickers Hall, is undergoing renovations which will expand the performance possibilities for students with the addition of a blackbox laboratory theatre! 

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PERFORMANCE

Students in performance at SLU receive a foundation in Stanislavski-based acting technique and significant contemporary iterations, as well as explore non-western approaches to performance. Students train in varied improvisation techniques including mask improvisation, movement composition, and devised theatre. Advanced students work with classic texts, voice and movement for the actor, acting for the camera and in directing.

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DESIGN

Currently, Southeastern Theatre is one of the only programs in the nation that offers a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Design within a Visual Arts department. Our design students receive thorough training as visual artists as well as in theatre studies and  leave our program with multiple Main Stage productions in their portfolio. SLU theatre student designers have been recognized for their work at both the state and regional level and its alumni are currently working in production and  in multi-media  with such companies  as The Blue Man Group, ESPN, Martha Stewart Network, The New York City Fringe Festival and numerous Off-Broadway and film endeavors.

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PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

Students interested in production and management have multiple opportunities every semester to take on different roles and build skills to apply what they have learned in coursework and build an impressive resume upon graduation. Students with stage management and production experience are well-suited for careers in professional theatres, corporate events, and management on set for the film industry.

DIVERSITY

Southeastern Louisiana University is a campus that enjoys diversity in its student body. We as a growing theatre program, strive to meet the ideals of participating in and co-creating an anti-racist culture and seek to implement a design of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our curriculum, productions, and practices. We value diversity at all levels: age, disability, national origin, race, religion, gender identity, and sexual orientation. The theatre program recognizes that we have great power through theatre to make change in the work towards social justice and recognizes the responsibility of educating and training students as future culture bearers.