UMKC Theatre

UMKC Theatre
Former names
Department of Speech, Department of Speech and Theatre
Established1954 (1954)
AffiliationUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City
ChairTom Mardikes
Location, ,

UMKC Theatre is a graduate and undergraduate academic department of the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) that provides both educational and professional training in multiple areas of theatrical production, including acting, scenic design, lighting design, costume design, sound design, dramaturgy and historical research, playwriting, and stage management,[1] and maintains a strong connection with the Kansas City Repertory Theatre (KCRT), the leading regional theatre in the Kansas City area.[2][3]

  1. ^ The University of Missouri-Kansas City. "2013-2014 UMKC Catalog, College of Arts and Sciences, Theatre."
  2. ^ The Kansas City Repertory Theatre. "Company History". Accessed online at http://www.kcrep.org/about/history on 10/3/2013.
  3. ^ ^ Raymond R. Gould. "Department of Theatre, University of Missouri in Kansas City, A History of Productions." pg. 1. Located within the Patricia McIlrath Center for Mid-American Theatre, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO, 64110, Room 408. Accessed 10/1/2013.