Future Students
Thank you for your interest in pursuing your theatre education at WVU. Detailed descriptions of our degree programs are available below, but to fully understand our degree programs, we encourage and welcome you to visit the Creative Arts Center, meet with our students, and sit in on our classes. Please see the tabs on the left for our contact information, and we look forward to hearing from you.
Division of Theatre & Dance by the Numbers
210,000 square feet in the Creative Arts Center
7,100 patrons see our performances
1,441 seats in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre
680 students in the College of Creative Arts
212 seats in the Gladys G. Davis Theatre
140 undergraduate theatre students
75 seats in the Vivian Davis Michael Theatre
36 students that receive Division scholarships
20 full and part-time faculty
14 computer stations in our CAD Lab
12 graduate students
10 shops and laboratories
6 mainstage productions per year
5 theatres
4 undergraduate degree programs (3 BFA and 1 BA)
3 full-time support staff
2 minors (theatre and dance)
1 rewarding educational experience