Undergraduate students interested in Performance Studies may take classes within the department related to the performance of literature, culture, and social change. In addition to class room opportunities, students may also participate in the UNI Interpreters Theatre productions, Half Masted 3.2, and SAVE Forum Actors.

 

Courses

We offer classes for undergraduates in the areas of performance of literature, performance and social issues, and performance and culture. Students also may earn credit through production work in our program. For more details, follow this link: Course List.

Awards

Our program offers awards that are given to students, no application is necessary. See the lists of past recipients to each of the awards described below.

Elaine McDavitt Stageberg Memorial Award
This award carries the name of the founding faculty member of our program, Dr. Elaine McDavitt Stageberg. This award acknowledges the work of students who have participated in the UNI Interpreters Theatre program throughout their undergraduate careers, and who have clearly served as student leaders in our program during that time.

Rising Star Award In Honor of Phyllis Carlin
This award carries the name of one of our most cherished and respected faculty members, Dr. Phyllis Carlin. One of the things that keeps any organization alive and moving forward are the contributions of new members. The UNI Interpreters Theatre created the Rising Star Award to acknowledge the work of students who go above and beyond normal expectations in our production program in their first year of service to us. New students working with us in any area of production are eligible for consideration for this award.

Interpreters Theatre Technical Service Award For Outstanding Achievement
This award is designed to acknowledge the work of those students who go above and beyond normal expectations in contributing to our program in the area of Technical Service. Students who earn this award have demonstrated exceptional theoretical and practical knowledge of the art of stage-craft, and they have devoted significant time and effort to staging our productions.

Related Links

Communication Studies: http://www.chfa.uni.edu/comstudy/
Undergraduate Program: http://www.chfa.uni.edu/comstudy/undergraduate/
UNI Admissions: http://www.uni.edu/admissions/