Man standing with telescope with another man looking up
  • Scene during a play in which a group of well-dressed people surround a man in a tuxedo and listen with curiosity
  • Woman with a red hat, blonde wig, and red shirt singing with a huge smile on her face.
  • Two men in tuxedos, one is preventing the other from falling by holding his lapel
  • Man in a bright costume of loose and flowing fabric. His face is painted with a white tribal-style pattern

Department of Theatre

The Department of Theatre in the College of Fine Arts offers programs in performance, production and technology taught by experienced faculty, while taking advantage of the entertainment richness of Las Vegas.

Group of rebellious-looking students leaning against a beige wall onstage
A group of women stand upright, almost statuesque, and stare at the camera with an intense gaze
A group of stagehands stand at the center of a stage decorated with several large, blue screens surrounding them

What's Happening

two actresses in the stage production

Inspired by E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India, the play unfolds as a fantasia set within a neocolonial landscape where a fragile friendship is placed under extraordinary strain.

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The classic Baroque opera seria dazzles with vocal fireworks and larger-than-life mythic figures.

two actors in costume on a stage

Shorts: The Worker — where everyday lives, unseen battles, and quiet triumphs take center stage.

the las vegas sphere with words that say xo student design challenge

Public can vote daily to select Las Vegas-based student winners to have their art featured on Sphere's Exosphere in celebration of Pi Day.

nighttime photo of the Las Vegas Sphere and Strip

Inductees include 10-year Linq headlining magician Mat Franco; entertainment luminary Cindy Doumani; and filmmaker and educator Francisco Menendez (posthumously).

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The Department of Theatre is one of the departments in the College of Fine Arts.