Theatre
John Brown University
2000 W. University St.,
Siloam Springs, AR 72761
479-524-9500
jbuinfo@jbu.edu
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The department of music and theatre produces four faculty-directed productions per year—two plays and two musicals. In addition, student-directed projects are presented upon approval. All productions are open to JBU students from any major.
Students are involved in every aspect of production, including on stage and off, lighting and sound design, set construction and stage management. Course credit is available for all areas of involvement.
For auditions and to get involved, contact Josiah Wallace at jwallace@jbu.edu.
JBU offers a minor in theatre and a minor in musical theatre for students interested in acting, directing, technical theatre or design.
Learn moreScholarships are available for qualifying students who choose to minor in theatre or musical theatre, whether they focus on acting, technical theatre or design.
Learn moreServant of Two Masters (2023)
She Loves Me (2022)
Babette's Feast (2022)
Into the Woods (2021)
Tartuffe (2021)
Little Women the Musical (2021)
The Princess and the Goblin (2021)
Silent Sky (2020)
Sense and Sensibility (2019)
The Fantasticks (2019)
Big Fish (2019)
Great Expectations (2019)
Hello Dolly (2018)
Hunchback of Notre Dame (2018)
The Boyfriend Musical (2017)
David Copperfield (2016)
Parfumerie (2016)
The Secret Garden (2016)
Man of La Mancha (2015)
Brigadoon (2014)
Patience (2013)
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (2012)
Into the Woods (2011)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (2010)
Cosi fan Tutte (2009)
Singin' in the Rain (2008)
Ruddigore (2008)
She Loves Me (2006)
Pirates of Penzance (2006)
Josiah Wallace has a B.A. in Theatre from Seattle Pacific University, an M.F.A. in Directing from Baylor University, and studied commedia del’arte performance and mask making at the Scuola Internazionale Dell’Attore Comico in Reggio Emilia, Italy. He worked professionally at Taproot Theatre Company in Seattle Washington as the Director of Outreach and spent six years teaching, directing and designing at Dordt College in Sioux Center Iowa before joining the JBU faculty in 2018. He has received multiple awards in design and directing from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.
Josiah Wallace
Associate professor of speech and theatre
JBU does not unlawfully discriminate based on race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, military status, or age in the administration of its educational policies, admissions, financial aid, employment, educational programs, or activities.
John Brown University is a leading private Christian university, training students to honor God and serve others since 1919. Arkansas’ top-ranked university (The Wall Street Journal) and top-ranked regional university (U.S. News), JBU enrolls more than 2,200 students from 37 states and 42 countries in its traditional undergraduate, graduate, online and concurrent education programs. JBU offers more than 50 undergraduate majors, with top programs including nursing, psychology, construction management, graphic design, family and human services, and engineering. Eighteen graduate degrees are available in business, counseling, cybersecurity, and education.