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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND STUDIO ART

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The Villanova Department of Theatre and Studio Art is fueled by the imaginative striving common to our accomplished faculty, versatile staff, and energetic graduate and undergraduate students.

Together, we are devoted to creating a vibrant arts community enriched by and overflowing with the ideas explored in our classrooms, studios and theatres. In all of our endeavors, we aim to share the dynamic experience of collaborative learning with our audiences in order to engage the intellect and stir the soul. As a facet of Villanova University, Villanova Theatre and Studio Art serves the campus community as well as thousands of theatre-goers and art-lovers from the Main Line and the Greater Philadelphia area.

Our Department offers a Master of Arts in Theatre and graduate certificate programs, as well as Undergraduate Minors in Theatre and Studio Art.
 

The John and Joan Mullen Center for the Performing Arts

The John and Joan Mullen Center for the Performing Arts

Villanova’s new Center for the Performing Arts is a hub for performances, creativity, engagement, and exploration for the University’s performing arts community - enriching Villanova’s campus and enhancing educational opportunities across the University. LEARN MORE

Department of Theatre and Studio Art
800 E. Lancaster Ave.
Villanova, PA 19085

       

Villanova Theatre

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NEWS & EVENTS

Theatre Professor Receives the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Drama

James Ijames, associate professor of Theatre, is the 2022 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Drama. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama is given to a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life. A playwright, educator, director and performer, Ijames was awarded the Pulitzer for his play Fat Ham, a “loose,” according to the playwright, adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. MORE...

Theatre Alum Pens New Play for the Museum of the American Revolution

Theatre alumna Marissa Kennedy ’18 MA approached the project with the same enthusiasm, determination and creativity that has propelled her budding artistic career. She also drew inspiration from a connection to her own family’s values that she discovered while researching her new play about the life of James Forten, written for the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. MORE...

Theatre Professor’s New Book Explores Celebrity Pregnancy in the 18th Century

In her new book, Carrying All Before Her: Celebrity Pregnancy and the London Stage, 1689-1800, Villanova Theatre professor Chelsea Phillips, MFA, PhD, describes how celebrity stage actresses used the cultural and affective significance of their reproductive bodies to leverage audience support and interest to advance their career. MORE...

Visit Villanova Theatre!

Run by Villanova students, faculty and staff, Villanova Theatre produces four shows each year encompassing a broad range of dramas, comedies and musicals. Learn more about its productions, including ticket information. MORE...

EDUCATION WITH IMPACT

 

AN EDUCATION IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES promotes intellectual curiosity and rigor; instills the fundamentals of critical insight, mature judgment and independent thinking; and strengthens students’ sense of their moral responsibility for others and for the betterment of society.