Lab Theatre

Designed in a three-sided arena configuration with a stage space of 500 square feet and a house that can accommodate up to 100 seats depending on the needs of the production, the Lab Theatre serves as a performance venue for a wide range of exciting student-directed and designed works including new plays, original pieces and class projects as well as a classroom for acting, directing, voice/speech, and movement classes.

In June 2010, the Department of Theatre Arts received a gift from the family of alumna Blythe O’Sullivan (2004) to renovate and rename the Lab Theatre in her honor. Blythe passed away following an accident in 2007 while serving with the Peace Corps. Current plans for this renovation include a flexible-riser seating system, new seating, refinished flooring, a new truss grid system, and an adjustable track system for curtains. The Blythe O’Sullivan Studio Theatre will be a dynamic space for students to explore new ideas, develop dynamic new productions, and expand their study of theatre.