Howard Payne University Theatre Department

The Howard Payne University Department of Theatre encourages critical thinking, creative endeavor and the development of the multiple crafts of theatre through experiences explored in rehearsal, performance and in the classroom. The theatre program introduces the student to the history, literature and production/performance philosophies, styles and techniques of theatre from the ancient Greeks to the present.

Students receive a balance of theory and opportunities for performance/production work through an annual series of main-stage productions. This prepares students for careers in teaching, further study in graduate school, or careers in theatre or allied fields.

HPU offers several theatrical performances throughout the year at the campus theatre that are open to the public.