For more than 75 years, theatre has been a vital part of the academic life and mission of Hamline University.  The official start of the program was in 1930 when Miss Anne Simley, prepared with a $150.00 budget and a small platform stage on the third floor of a Science Hall, began a regular series of performances and classes. Today our facilities include a modern theatre, a black box space, and a small TV studio. While our productions, classes, and facilities have changed over the years, the core of the program has remained consistent. Through mentoring relationships, the faculty seek to provide the best possible training so that performance artists, designers, and technicians can achieve their full potential.  Our focus is on shared learning, so every show is created by a mixed group of faculty and students. Our auditions also welcome students from the entire Hamline community. Our classes are small, the feedback is direct, and the learning is hands-on. Hamline University is fortunately situated in the center of one of the strongest regional theatre communities in the nation. Guest artists are a feature of each season and many of our classes are enriched by presentations and special workshops lead by professionals from the local theatre community. While the Hamline Theatre website has been neglected for a few years, we are working to get it up to date and running again.  Please be patient with us and check back often for current news and additions. This website is intended to provide a range of information and resources. Listed below are commonly accessed resources. Visit the website menu on the left side of the page for further page navigation. Majors and Minors in the program can use this site to: Plan classes for the next four years. Read course descriptions. Learn about study abroad options. Check out career resources and information.  Prospective Students can use this site to: Check on the photos from last year's season. Obtain information about our Scholarships. Look at the theatre facilities. Meet the faculty and staff.   Resources for Hamline Theatre Alumni include: Catch the latest alumni news. See what the current theatre spaces look like. Are you considering renting the Anne Simley Theatre facilities? Click here for more information!  This site is a repository for the more than 75 years of history, stories and photographs that are a part of our life and work at Hamline.  Our program has been built by the contributions of thousands of people. This site hopes to hold and share some of those many memories. These pages are under continual development. Just like the creation of a show, we are always engaged in revising, redoing and rebuilding some section of this site. The largest project now underway is the installation of a digital library of our production history. When completed, this section will include a listing of productions by decade, copies of show photos and crew and cast lists. We are making incremental progress on this huge task. If you have information to share, ideas to contribute or suggestions and/or corrections to improve this site please contact us.