Welcome! 

FREE TICKETS / STREAM PASSES FOR ESU STUDENTS must be picked up in person between 8 am & 5 pm M-F in the Theatre Office, King Hall 201G

ESU Theatre Website: https://www.emporia.edu/department-liberal-arts-sciences/theatre/

Emporia Theatre Guild Information: https://www.emporia.edu/department-liberal-arts-sciences/theatre/theatres/emporia-theatre-guild/

The theatre program is part of the Department of Communication and Theatre, a part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Classes and theatre productions were part of the academic program at Kansas State Normal beginning in 1913. Albert Taylor Hall, located in the Administration Building, now called Plumb Hall, was the home of major productions beginning in 1916. The department moved into its new home, the Humanities Building, in 1966. In 1981, the Humanities Building was renamed King Hall to honor former President John E. King, and the College Theatre was renamed the Bruder Theatre, to honor Professor Karl C. Bruder, long-time Chair of the department. The theatre program has always been an active participant in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. The program has twice hosted the regional festival, taken productions to several regional festivals, and performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.