Lee University offers both a B.A. in Theatre and a B.A.T. in Theatre with Teaching Licensure (K-12). The B.A. in Theatre is designed to train students interested in professional or academic work in the area of acting, directing and technical theatre. The B.A.T. in Theatre allows student to graduate in four years with a certificate to teach theatre to grades K-12 in the state of Tennessee. Students in both programs will learn multifaceted skills needed to meet graduate and professional standards and will gain the knowledge of practices, styles and standards within the technical field. The senior seminar and religion capstone demonstrate how these elements come together to equip the student for faith and learning. Students can also choose to minor in drama requiring a minimum of eighteen hours in specified studies.
The Muse of Fire Project brings kids together from diverse communities to write plays that adult actors perform for the public at large.\n\nThe Muse of Fire Project is modeled on The 52nd Street Project in NYC. We are housed at The Chattanooga Public Library. It‘s a cool theater club for kids from all backgrounds who work with fun, smart adults to create original, short plays for public performance.\n\n \n
Upcoming Productions
Covenant has two separate production arms: Mainstage Drama produced by the Theatre and Film Studies Department and the Drama Association, our fully student-led theatre. Additionally, students can work on plays at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). This is the most unique element of our program; a chance to work in a “secular theatre laboratory” and later debrief with Christian professors and students is key to our goal of preparing students to be “missionaries” to the professional theatre and film worlds.\n\n \n
Upcoming Productions
The Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga, a small professional theatre company founded by local artists, will present professional theatrical entertainment that serves to culturally enrich our community, forcibly engage the imagination, thoughtfully examine the social norms, courageously eliminate bias and defiantly explore theatre as an art form. We fear no censorship, we are not motivated by profit and we take pride in what we do.\n\n \n