A New Theatre and Performance Studies Program at GSU

One of the newer programs offered from the CAS Division of Communication, Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) is our Theatre and Performance Studies (TAPS), Bachelor of Arts degree.  The TAPS program provides the opportunity for students to experience performance as a transformative agent of social, cultural, political and personal change.  The program emphasizes the importance of performing stories as a way to initiate a sustaining dialogue of shared experience across identities, diversities, and desires. 

Students in the program will develop a greater understanding of the role that storytelling has on life in general and how it is used to offer an awareness of cultural diversity and civic engagement.  Furthermore, the program provides students with the tools to develop better communication, leadership and critical thinking skills.  The Theatre and Performance Studies program is committed to making art that is provocative, innovative, insightful, engaged, and resonant whether on stage, behind the scenes or in the classroom.

As a student in the program, you will select a specialization from one of the following three choices:  Performance, Technical Theatre, and History and Criticism.  See our website to learn more about the details and requirements for the B.A. in Theatre and Performance Studies degree.  Also you can stay informed of audition announcements, production dates, course information, and campus and community happenings through our facebook page. 

Furthermore, be sure to take advantage of the excellent programs from our Center for Performing Arts such as the 2015 GSU Taste of the Center GALA event that takes place May 29^th.  The Center presents more than 50 performances each year and offers the community a diverse range of excellent, affordable cultural and arts education experiences. 

We encourage you to explore our many degree, certificate and individual course offerings listed on our website.  Each college has stellar programs and world-class professors; all of which are focused on delivering academic excellence in a small-class setting.  Learn more about the rich history, cultural amenities and beautiful campus that contributes to making us one of the top colleges in Illinois.