Explore more degrees in Communications and Performing Arts.
About the Drama Program
Your Dramatic Journey Starts Here
At UST Drama, students grow as storytellers, performers, educators, and creative leaders. Choose a path that fits your goals: the BA in Drama, BA in Theatre Education, BFA in Musical Theatre, or Drama Minor.
Through a liberal arts education and opportunities to put your skills into practice, you can develop your artistic voice while building confidence, collaboration, and communication skills that serve you onstage and beyond.
UST Drama alumni have taken their talents in many directions. Charles S. Krohn ’58 became a Houston theatre legend; Chris Tennison is an artistic director at Trike Theatre; and Sean Patrick Flanery has appeared in Powder and Nefarious. Their journeys began at UST. Yours starts here.
Find Your Place in the Performing Arts
Drama Programs
Bachelor of Arts in Drama
The B.A. in Drama combines theatre study with a broad liberal arts education. Students explore performance, production, and dramatic thought while developing their skills as artists and collaborators.
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Education
The B.A. in Theatre Education is for students interested in bringing the dramatic arts into the classroom. Theatre coursework and teacher preparation help students develop as artists and future educators. This is offered in the School of Education.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre
The B.F.A. in Musical Theatre provides focused training in acting, singing, and dance. Small classes, faculty mentorship, and performance opportunities help students develop the versatility and discipline of a musical theatre artist.
Drama Minor
The Drama Minor lets students add theatre study to another major. Explore acting, rehearsal and production, and drama electives while strengthening your creativity and communication skills.
Student Experience
Small Classes, Professional Training
You’ll never get lost in the crowd. Small class sizes mean focused attention, personalized feedback, and faculty who know your work and how to help you grow.
From your first semester, you’ll perform in full productions at state of the art, professional venues like The MATCH and The DeLUXE Theater. You’ll graduate with real credits, not just classroom scenes.
Through Stoic Theatre, our resident professional company, you’ll work directly with guest directors, actors, and designers who are active in the industry—bringing fresh, real-world insight to your training.
Students write, direct, and perform original plays, short films, and solo shows like Optimistic and Divine Mercy Witness. From student-devised work to world premieres like Pride and Prejudice and August Mother, opportunities like the Ampersand Festival and new work labs give you space to create—and be heard.
Studying with Artists and Creatives
Communication & Performing Arts
Faculty and Leadership
Marek Ryszard Dojs
Marek Dojs is the Chair of the Department of Communication & Performing Arts and is an Associate Professor of Communication. He is an award-winning filmmaker, educator, and scholar whose work spans documentary film, media production, storytelling, communication and media studies, history, and memory studies. His scholarship is grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition, particularly its emphasis on truth, human dignity, and the formative power of culture and communication.
Director of Drama
Associate Professor of Drama
Director of Dance
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Fellow of the Core
Technical Theatre Director
Adjunct Professor
Student Experience
Learn by Doing
Drama students have opportunities to act, rehearse, write, direct, and contribute to productions. Whether you are preparing for a role, developing original work, or learning what happens behind the scenes, you can put your skills into practice throughout your time at UST.
Houston provides a setting for students interested in theatre and the performing arts. Studying at UST places you near an active arts community while giving you the personal attention of a small university.