A.2.b Applying your learning.
At the core of theatre instruction is
theatrical
activity. Therefore,
the department
engages in an ambitious public performance schedule by way of its
production
arm, the University Theatre. Through
these activities, the department strives to provide—for both
you and our
audiences—an environment which 1) nurtures the growth
of creative curiosity, 2) fosters the development of deepening aesthetic awareness, 3)
provides a continuing challenge to
artistic excellence, and, most importantly, 4)
engenders an understanding
of the nature of theatrical art as
expression and outgrowth of personal spiritual and religious experience.
We believe that human
beings can be whole only through prizing and participating in
artistic
activity throughout their lifetime.
This is an ongoing celebration of the sacredness of
creative
expression. “Prizing
and participating”
means active involvement in creating theatre for some of us so
gifted, but for
others it suggests becoming sophisticated consumers, members of a
knowledgeable
audience. Hence,
the goal for the
University Theatre production program is to not only to provide
opportunities
for the development of theatre artists but to provide theatre of
intellectual
and aesthetic challenge for our audiences.
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