“We feel bigger and more human. It’s something that gives me back my life.” Professor Sonja Kuftinec discusses “A Contested Home,” a collaborative project with Adjunct Professor Avigail Manneberg, which aims to engage with Palestinian displacement and diaspora through Theatre of the Oppressed and other art techniques.

A snapshot of upcoming performances from Pippin, as well a celebration of last year's production, In The Next Room.

“We are all related. We share the same home.”

For alum Ian Truitner (theater arts '95), a successful film and television content creator, the College of Liberal Arts inspired him to see life with a wider, interdisciplinary perspective. Watch his video to discover how a Liberal Arts degree rocketed him to success!

"What inspires me is what's next and what's coming. And the importance of being connected to that in a collaborative way". Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Journal Highlights Productions and Projects by Theatre Professor, Talvin Wilks.

Mini mock dance audition gives students auditioning experience and helps demystify the hiring process.

Namir Smallwood, an alumnus of the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program, shares stories about his experiences as an actor in theatre and on television. “The thing that I keep with me from my training is to do the work and trust the work. Just tell the story,” he says. “If you do the work, the work will eventually take care of you. Your only charge is this: Trust the process!”

Recent graduate JT Weaver calls framing his dance major in a liberal arts context “game-changing.” His well-rounded education equipped him to explore ideas through movement and to create dance pieces that are thoughtfully crafted ideas of creative research. “The biggest takeaway from my time at the University is my level of awareness in all facets of my life,” Weaver says. “My years at the U instilled an approach to life that is highly thoughtful and perspective-driven.”

"When you work on a play with a group of people, you’re working on math ideas and spatial relationships. They might not recognize that.” Lisa Channer, associate professor of theatre arts and dance, knows the value of a liberal arts degree but worries that many students might not. By focusing on career readiness in her class assignments, she makes sure students can explain what they can do.