Theatre Northwest is the School of the Arts' performance company and presents a diverse season of theatre, music and dance performances, and other events. These academic presentations are produced annually during the spring and fall semesters.
Theatre Northwest serves as a cultural, academic, and civic hub committed to providing diverse opportunities and programming related to cultural exposure, community engagement, and experiential learning.
The Main Stage Theatre at the School of the Arts is a 500-seat proscenium style theatre venue equipped with modern theatrical rigging and catwalks, LED fixtures and ETC digital control boards, and digital sound mixing in both performance spaces utilizing Dante sound controller and Yamaha T5 digital control boards.
The Black Box Theatre at the School of the Arts is a 75-Seat flexible black-box performance and educational studio equipped with a tension wire lighting grid and fully equipped technical mezzanine.
Additional theatre facilities feature a fully equipped Scene Shop, Light Lab with dedicated lighting inventory for design experimentation, Costume Shop, Prop Rooms, Music and Dance Rehearsal Rooms, Dressing Rooms, Box Office, and a spacious foyer with a grand piano for receptions.
