Theatre Arts
Tell the Stories That Shape Our Culture
Develop your craft and sharpen your skills
Gain the hands-on theatrical experience you need through our academic productions and even jump-start your career with the opportunity to earn professional credits through our very own Alluvion Stage Company. Here, you can also benefit from our tradition of original works— integrated from start to finish which can offer you a comprehensive stage experience.
Taught from a Christian worldview, classes in Liberty’s Theatre Arts Department emphasize storytelling and the development of skills required for employment in the industry.
Our department brings theatre to the community through our season performances and summer camps for high school, middle school and elementary school students.
Choose from a BFA in Musical Theatre, a BFA in Acting, a B.A. or B.S. in Theatre Arts. And now, any major can add on a minor in Dance and Theatre Arts.
A Christian Theatre Arts Experience
Learn from faculty members who embrace their Christian faith and are active professionals specializing in many areas such as acting, voice, songwriting, directing, dance, choreography, stage movement, stage combat, lighting, design, drama ministry, and theater history. Our programs are built around teaching the art of theatre in order to impact the culture for Christ.
Theatre Arts Programs
Musical Theatre
Develop your craft by concentrating on music, dance, and acting. You will have the opportunity to audition for the academic shows produced each year between the Tower Theater, The Black Box Theatre, and the professional arm of the department, the Alluvion Stage Company.
Acting
Develop your craft by focusing on a variety of acting styles and periods. Learn stage combat, movement, and dialects and accents. Audition for the academic shows produced each year between the Tower Theater, The Black Box Theatre, and the professional arm of the department, the Alluvion Stage Company.
Generalist Degrees
Prepare for a wide range of theatre-based careers with a B.A. or B.S. in Theatre from Liberty University. Through these generalist degrees, you’ll receive practical instruction in the theory and practice of theatre performance and production. Develop into a skilled and professional theatrical artist.
BFA Entrance Auditions
Students will need to complete an audition and be accepted by the Performance Faculty into the BFA programs.
Review the requirements for the BFA Musical Theatre/BFA Acting entrance auditions.
Theatre Arts Minors
Enhance your major with a minor in Dance or Theatre Arts from the Department of Theatre Arts at Liberty University. Minors are 15 credit hours and help to broaden your degree program.
Support our Theatre Arts Students: Give to the Tower Club
Annual membership in the Tower Club provides scholarships to any Christ-following young artist who wants to study theatre at Liberty University. We are looking for donors to join us in our second year to continue to train champions for Christ in the world of the arts. As a supporter of the Tower Club, you will not only impact our students with their education at Liberty, but we trust this will have an effect for years to come.
A gift to the Tower Club Scholarship Fund will help provide financial assistance to full-time students and degree candidates within the Department of Theatre Arts. As a Tower Club supporter, you will receive membership benefits based upon your level of giving.
“Our Tower Club membership has been one of the most satisfying elements of our time on Liberty Mountain. The Lord has a way of attracting the highest caliber of student talent to this campus, and Tower Club members play a significant role in helping these students live God’s dream for their lives. We love the opportunity to watch these professional-level performers glorify God on stage, but the added joy of providing resources to equip them for their craft is a priceless benefit we would not want to miss.”
– Dondi & Vickey Costin, President and First Lady, Liberty University
Current Students
Student Advising
All Theatre majors are assigned a faculty advisor to help with questions about classes, career fields, and more.
Academics
Outside the Classroom
Drama Outreach Trips
Use your skill sets to share the Gospel through drama outreach trips. Our team is uniquely qualified to assist the local ministry through drama in sharing the Gospel in ways that overcome language barriers as well as encourage and strengthen community relationships. Gain experiential learning within your craft as you have the opportunity to plan, direct and perform in ways that transcend both language and cultural barriers.
Ready to get involved? Contact Barry Gawinski at brgawinski@liberty.edu.
Featured Faculty
Our Current Theatre Season
Academic Performances
Start Your Journey as a Student at Liberty
State-of-the-Art Stage Facilities
The Department of Theatre Arts produces six productions each season between our two stages: the Tower Theater and The Black Box Theater.
The Tower Theater seats 640 and houses over 12,000 square feet of backstage and support area. Home to the Alluvion Stage Company and Liberty’s Department of Theatre Arts, the Tower Theater features a Broadway-style fly tower, a professional rigging system, catwalks, a balcony, and an orchestra pit.
The Black Box Theater offers flexible seating in a more intimate space, allowing students and audiences alike the opportunity to experience theater in a new and exciting way.
Discover Theatre Arts
Here’s what you could learn with your theatre degree:
Acting
Voice
Dance
Stage Combat
Stagecraft
Audio Theatre
Stage Management & Directing
Playwriting
Script Analysis
What Our Alumni Say
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Season tickets for the 2024-2025 shows are now available for purchase! Call 434-582-7328 to reserve your seats today or follow the link in our bio. The season kicks off with Anastasia on September 6th.
Don’t miss out on the additional benefits of the Tower Club when you support our students (link in our bio).
Thank you for making the past season at Liberty Theatre a great one!
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We would like to take a second and recognize the last of our wonderful sponsors! We are so grateful for the continued support from our small Lynchburg community and these wonderful local businesses. We will see you back in the theater very soon! September is just around the corner.
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Summer is in full swing and that can only mean one thing for the LU Theatre Department… SUMMER CAMPS! We have been having a blast with all of our age groups of campers. LUTC started our summer off with a bang! We had 110 elementary school campers join us from around the area to put on Willy Wonka Kids.
Then, just two days later, we had 50+ middle schoolers join us for Uncut Series Jr. These students were taking master classes all week long, and on top of that, had to put on an original show at the end of the week!
We couldn’t be more proud of these students. Putting on a show in less than a week is no easy task, but we are always blown away by our campers!
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LU Professor Barry Gawinski is working with Betel UK (@betel.uk), /Anchor Point Church (@anchorpointuk) in Birmingham, England. They are serving under LU Theatre Alum Kelli Overmyer for the Infinite Arts Drama Ministry (@infinitearts.uk). Also serving are LU theatre alum Alyssa, current LU theatre student Lauren, Regent University Theatre grad Lauren, and Prof Gawinski’s family (Rachel and Lily). Please pray for them over the next two weeks as they create and serve.
We would like to take a second to thank the first half of our departments sponsors! Lynchburg has so many wonderful businesses, and these businesses are at the top of the list. Thank you for investing in our mission and our students!
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One last group to finish out the seniors of 2024! You made it to the end, but you all know this is just the beginning. Congratulations you and to all of our 2024 graduates.
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MORE SENIORS! Highlighting another special group of women from our department! May God bless you in all that lays ahead. Congratulations ladies!
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Continuing with our senior highlights, we have a very special group to showcase. The theatre department and its students have been immensely blessed by the creativity, professionalism, and faithfulness they have all shown during their time here. We are so proud of you and can’t wait to see all that you achieve outside of school!
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Our seniors have all walked across the stage and received their “diplomas” today. In honor of our seniors, here is just a small glimpse of all they have accomplished over the years.
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We’ve got more incredible seniors to highlight! This special group has done it all. We couldn’t be prouder of the artists you are and the artists you will become. Come back and visit us from time to time. There’s always a place for you here.
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As final exams finish up, we are just a few days away from graduation and having to say goodbye to some of our seniors. We are so proud of this group and all they have accomplished on and off the stage. Here are some senior spotlights on just a handful of our students graduating this weekend.
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LAST WEEKEND TO SEE THE WIZ! Student rush tickets will once again be available for this weekends run of ‘The Wiz’. Liberty students can show up to the Tower Theater box office one hour before the show can receive a $5 ticket. New ticket sales only. Refunds will not be honored on previously purchased tickets. Come hang out with us and enjoy a break between studying for exams.
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