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Nashville,Tennessee 37204
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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design and Production

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre

Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Education


A cornerstone of the new College of Entertainment and the Arts, the Department of Theatre offers world-class education coupled with Christian perspective that does not avoid the difficult or unpleasant, but explores the spiritual response. We believe that God calls us to love our neighbors, and that the immediacy of theatre offers an opportunity to learn love through explorations of the human experience. We believe when talent intersects will, believer artists can create a better world, one performance at a time.

Notable Alumni Include:

Ann-Marie Bagge, Emily P. Faith, Austin Hunt, Taylor Wood.




Faculty Info:

Beki Baker, Beki Baker, Scott Baker, Andy Bleiler, Larry Brown, Leigh Anne Ervin, Lori Fischer, Chelsea Flowers, Vali Forrister, June Kingsbury, Nat McIntyre, Maggie Pelton, Kari Smith, Kymberly Yates.



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Past Student Productions

SHOW THEATER
Big Fish School Edition
(11/3/23 - 11/12/23)
Lipscomb University
26 Pebbles
(2/28/20 - 3/1/20)
Lipscomb University - Shamblin Theater
Significant Other
(12/6/19 - 12/8/19)
Lipscomb University - Shamblin Theater
Bright Star
(11/1/19 - 11/10/19)
Lipscomb University Theatre
Blood Wedding
(4/11/19 - 4/14/19)
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Silent Sky
(2/15/19 - 2/24/19)
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