A creative community where faculty and students teach, learn, and create, together.
We measure our success one student at at time.
Creative Opportunity—Individual Expression.
“The first day you set foot in our program, you begin working on yourself as an artist, and begin discovering new talents and abilities by practicing within a professionally modeled theater or dance company.”
—Brian Jones, Chair, Department of Theater and Dance
“IUP challenged me from the first day. Having a student mentor to get me started was really valuable.”
—Tyrone Lackey, student
Want to know about how our program works? Explore our entire website to learn about our programs of study, faculty, and more.
Ready to take the next step? You can request more information about studying theater or dance at IUP.
Looking for our audition dates? Auditions are part of our Fine Arts Days program and required for acceptance into all of our major programs. Once you are accepted by IUP Admissions and have chosen to major in Theater, or in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts with a track in either Musical Theater or Dance Arts, you will receive an invitation to audition on one of the following dates. Auditions for Fall 2012 admission are:
- Thursday, December 1, 2011
- Saturday, February 4, 2012
- Thursday, March 1, 2012
- Thursday, March 29, 2012
- Thursday, April 12, 2012
Contact Toni Apryasz, department secretary, at 724-357-2965 or tonia@iup.edu, to reserve your auditon time and register for the College of Fine Arts Day of your choice.