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School of Theatre

 

Coming Soon

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A Play About the College Student Experience


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Spring 2025

Roleplay, March 14-23 (Pay-What-You-Can on March 13), Reilly Theatre, Tower Drive
Created by a team from Tulane University and updated for the LSU campus with the help of the LSU cast. Roleplay depicts several college students who navigate the university system, sexual assault, party culture, and social pressures. 

SciArts New Play Festival, April 15-17, Studio Theatre, MDA

2025 Dance and Physical Theatre Showcase, May 2 & 3, Shaver Theatre, MDA
This annual event is an evening of artistic beauty and athletic prowess in dance and silks.

2025 Take XI Film Festival, May 4, Shaver Theatre, MDA
The culmination of the year in LSU Film ends with its annual student film festival. This usually sold-out event is one of Baton Rouge's favorite film events.

 

 

About Us

The School of Theatre is dedicated to preparing students of all identities for professional and academic careers in arts and cultural industries. Providing an inclusive learning environment as key to a well-rounded humanities education, we offer a variety of degrees and concentrations that encourage students to tailor their training to their creative and scholarly passions. Our programming commits to spotlighting topical issues, celebrating shared social values, and exploring humanity. With diversity, equity, and inclusion among our core values, we work to honor the experience, perspectives, and unique identities of our students, faculty, staff, guest artists, and audience.

 

Undergraduate Programs

Ready to start your journey into theatre? Check out our undergraduate-level programs.

Graduate Programs

Expand your knowledge and skills through one of the many different graduate-level programs offered by the School of Theatre.

 

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LSU Cares

LSU Cares is a university initiative dedicated to the well-being of students and promotion of a community that cares about each of its members. Using a CARE (Communicate, Assess, Refer, Educate) approach, staff review reports and provide appropriate resources in response. LSU Cares works with students to empower them to help students of concern and engage with victim support and advocacy resources.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE LSU CARES PROGRAM