Contact or visit us
Elder Theatre Center
(McDonald and Miller Theatres)
51st and Huntington Ave.
Lincoln, NE 68504-2794
(402) 465-2395
theatre [at] nebrwesleyan.edu (theatre[at]nebrwesleyan[dot]edu)
NWU Theatre Program
Nebraska Wesleyan University prepares theatre students to be creative leaders in and out of the theatrical industry. We give audiences outstanding live theatre in professional environments that reflect and develop our students’ potential.
Stronger experiences
NWU gives you experience in every aspect of life in the theatre. Our production volume of 30+ shows per year gets you involved sooner. Perform. Design costumes. Build sets. Learn makeup and lighting and directing and choreography.
Our program is preprofessional by nature, with theatre alumni working in Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Seattle and Phoenix as actors, directors, producers and designers. Dozens more are in New York and overseas.
Your Nebraska Wesleyan experience will prepare you for the theatre industry’s demands wherever you go.
get performing or production experience in 1st semester
NWU Theatre productions
each year
Mayor's Arts Award for Artistic Achievement in the Performing Arts
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NWU Theatre bucks national trend of declining audience attendance with sold-out shows
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A Long Line of McKinney Women world premiere, musical creator comes to Lincoln
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Act II theater renovations take center stage
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NWU senior receives Gilman Scholarship for Argentina study abroad
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Alumna takes center stage of CATS at Orpheum Theatre
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Students Team with NYC Composers for New NWU Theatre Production, "Fresh Voices"
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NWU Grad Didn't Let Obstacles Stand in Way of Degree
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Playwriting Class Helps Children Make Sense of Pandemic
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OnStage Blog Ranks NWU Theatre Among Nation’s Best
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Theatre Professor Named Faculty Mentor of the Year
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Musical Theatre Major Balances “Newsies” With National Performance Opportunity
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With Deafness a Central Issue of the Play “Tribes,” Theatre Students Embrace Challenge of Learning Sign Language
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Bright Lights, Big City Leads to Big Experiences for NWU Theatre Students
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Meet Hamlet: NWU’s Prince of Denmark is a Woman of Infinite Zest
The beauty is in the journey
Your journey to a vibrant college theatre experience begins one step at time. At NWU, our theatre community is with you every step of the way. Take that first step and choose NWU.
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