Your Susquehanna education won’t stop at the classroom doors

Student clubs and activities, field trips, events, seminars and study abroad programs are all essential to building a well-rounded, creatively-minded education.

Bond with students who share similar passions. Further refine your craft. Hear from industry experts. Explore a new city or culture.

What you learn beyond our classrooms will help you fully become the artist you’re meant to be.

 

 

Syllabus: Stagecraft

Students taking Erik Viker’s Stagecraft course are learning the ropes of what it takes to manage a theatre production — from costumes to construction. 

Professor Honored for Award-Winning Urinetown Set

Caleb Stroman, assistant professor of theatre, won a Peggy Ezekiel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Technical Design and Production for his set design of Urinetown, presented by Susquehanna University’s Department of Theatre during the 2021–22 season.

Theatre Adopts First-ever Theme: Climate Change

In selecting a theme for its Main Stage season, Susquehanna’s Department of Theatre made a bold decision: climate change. Cast with the hopes of inspiring students to make sustainable lifestyle changes, the theme is represented on and off stage.

The Road to Women’s Rights

In anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, students and faculty at Susquehanna incorporated new ways to promote feminism and women’s rights, both on campus and beyond.

SU IN PRAGUE 

Explore the vibrant theatre scene in Prague, the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.

REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE

We don’t just run a theatre department—we run a theatre company. Complete with student actors, directors, production managers, operations managers and more. You’ll be ready to step right into the professional world because of all of the real-world experience you’ve gotten here.

We also encourage all of our students to do summer stock theatre, fitting a year’s worth of professional experience into just a few months.

Student Organizations

  • Shakespeare Club
  • Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Society
  • SU Improv