School of Arts & Sciences

Speech and Theatre

The Speech and Theatre program strives to enable its members to achieve learning excellence and reach their full potential through guidance, instruction, and learning experiences in preparation for graduate studies and professional applications in speech and theatre related fields.

The Speech and Theatre program offers multiple courses designed to improve understanding of the human communication process and to develop proficiency in many types of communication from public speaking to the performing arts.

The Speech and Theatre program offers the following major and minor coursework.

Speech and Theatre major
Speech Communication minor
Theatre minor
Musical theatre minor

Contact:

Kimberly Weast, MFA
Professor of Theatre Arts
Chair, Department of Fine Arts
Ryerson Hall 330
Northwestern-Alva
(580) 327-8462
kkweast @nwosu.edu

Mickey Jordan
Director of Technical Theatre
Herod Hall Facilities Manager
Ryerson Hall 302
Northwestern - Alva
(580) 327-8458
mojordan@nwosu.edu

Tamara Brown
Assistant Professor of Speech
Chair, Communication Department
Vinson Hall 110
Northwestern-Alva
(580) 327-8429
tlbrown@nwosu.edu

Clubs:

Castle Players Theatre Club

President: Chris Chauncey

Vice-President: Lilith Ferrero

Secretary/Treasurer: Sydney Endsley

Historian: Shovel Thornburg

For more information please contact our president at clchauncey94@rangers.nwosu.edu .

Scholarships

All incoming freshmen or transfers are encouraged to fill out their respective scholarship forms: Freshman Scholarship or Transfer Scholarship along with the Application for Admission to the University. The incoming freshman deadline is May 15, while the transfer student deadline is July 15.

Current students have until March 15 for academic scholarships using the Continuing Student Scholarship Application.

For departmental scholarships you will need to fill out a form provided by the department chair by February 15.

Departmental scholarships available in this area and more can be found at https://ournorthwestern.org/make-an-investment/scholarships, including numerous miscellaneous unspecified scholarships.

Students in this department also may qualify for participation scholarships of up to $2,000.

For more information, please visit Scholarships.

Careers for Degree

What Can I Do with a Speech & Theatre Degree?

Professional, community, religious, technical and children’s theatre
Amusement and theme parks
Public speaking
Speech writing
Human resources
Lobbying
Motivational speaking
Politics
Customer service

Actors
Producers
Directors
Artistic Directors
Scriptwriters
Script Editors
Playwrights and Dramaturgs
Stage Managers
Technicians
Set, Lighting, Sound, Make-up and Costume Designers

Student Learning Outcomes

The following are the five Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) assessed for the speech & theatre program.

SLO 1: Students will produce effective informative presentations in a public speaking setting.

SLO 2: Students will produce effective persuasive presentations in a public speaking setting.

SLO 3: Students will formulate strategies for successful communication in small group settings.

SLO 4: Students will analyze and develop all aspects of a theatrical production.

SLO 5: Students will formulate strategies for effective communication in intercultural situations.