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Discover Utah Tech Theatre

At Utah Tech University, our Theatre program combines hands-on theatrical training with a strong liberal arts education to help students become creative, thoughtful, and adaptable professionals. Through classes and production experiences, students explore the art of storytelling while developing a deeper understanding of people, cultures, and the world around them.

Our production season gives students opportunities to perform, design, build, create, and collaborate while gaining real-world experience as part of a production team. Theatre is open to all Utah Tech students, regardless of major, making it a great way to explore your interests, build confidence, and develop skills that complement any career.

What You’ll Gain
By completing the Theatre program, students will learn to:

  • Explore theatre through diverse cultures, perspectives, and historical contexts.
  • Create thoughtful and intentional artistic work.
  • Collaborate effectively as part of a creative team.
  • Analyze scripts and dramatic literature to understand the needs of a production.
  • Develop professional skills and a plan for future career opportunities.

Whether you see yourself on stage, behind the scenes, in the classroom, or using your theatre skills in another career, Utah Tech Theatre can help you build the experience and skills to move confidently toward your future.

FOR THE THEATRE PROGRAM

  • Produce well rounded artist/scholars
  • Enhance the cultural and intellectual life of our campus and community
  • Provide service to our institution, community and profession.
  • Support and encourage the growth and development of our faculty and staff
  • Develop a regionally prominent liberal arts theatre training program.
  • Assist the alumni, and facilitate communication between generations of UT Theatre graduates.

FOR OUR STUDENTS

  • Be familiar with dramatic repertory
  • Know major eras of Theatre History and the associated artists, playwrights and styles
  • Be able to self-assess efforts
  • Exhibit ability to conduct research.
  • Exhibit ability to create and manage theatre.
  • To develop a significant level of skill in their emphasis area.

FOR OUR PRODUCTIONS

  • Provide students with a range of production opportunities of varying genres, styles and historical periods.
  • Provide the UT campus community with productions that enhance the student’s educational, intellectual, cultural and emotional understanding and development.
  • Provide our service area with a variety of productions that enhance and expand their cultural lives.
  • Foster to production of new works.

FOR OUR FACULTY AND STAFF

  • To be mutually supportive
  • To be professionally active
  • To render campus and community service
  • To mentor junior faculty.
  • To encourage Faculty and Staff members to maintain well-rounded and balanced lives.

Contact

Henry Echeverria, MFA

Program Director, Theatre

Email: Henry.Echeverria@utahtech.edu

Phone: 435-652-7890

Office: Eccles 112

Danielle Johansen

Advisor

Email: Danielle.Johansen@utahtech.edu

Phone: 435-652-4346

Office: Eccles 103

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