{"id":104,"date":"2021-09-24T17:24:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T17:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/theatre\/professional-connections\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T09:25:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T14:25:28","slug":"professional-connections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/about\/professional-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Butler Theatre Professional Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Theatre Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/about\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/apply\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Applying to Theatre<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/majors-minors\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Majors &#038; Minors<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/faculty-staff\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/internships\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Internships<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/about\/professional-connections\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Professional Connections<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/internships\/alumni\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Theatre Alumni<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/mainstage-season\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >2025\u20132026 Mainstage Season<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/visiting-artists\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Visiting Artists<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/mainstage-season\/past-productions\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Past Mainstage Productions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__desktopToggle\" v-text=\"desktopLabel\" :aria-expanded=\"desktopOpen\">More Links<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Butler Theatre Professional Connections<\/h1><p>Butler University is lucky to be located in Indianapolis, Indiana, which has a vibrant theatre and arts scene. Butler Theatre students connect regularly throughout the year with Indianapolis\u2019s professional, Equity theatre companies: the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.irtlive.com\/\">\u00a0Indiana Repertory Theatre\u00a0<\/a>(IRT), Indiana\u2019s largest, fully professional regional theatre, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/phoenixtheatre.org\/\">Phoenix Theatre<\/a>, \u00a0which focuses on issue-oriented contemporary work, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indyshakes.com\/\">Indianapolis Shakespeare Company (Indy Shakes)<\/a>, which focuses on Shakespeare as well as contemporary offerings, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naatcinc.org\/\">Naptown African American Theatre Collective (NAATC)<\/a>, which focuses on African American plays, <a href=\"https:\/\/americanlivestheatre.org\/\">American Lives Theatre<\/a>, which focuses on contemporary work, and many more. Butler Theatre students, faculty, and staff attend performances at thetheatres each semester, and many of our Theatre faculty work at these theatres. The production visits are tied to our classes: we discuss and write about the professional productions we see in our acting, directing, voice, movement, design, and theory courses.<br\/>Additional benefits of Butler Theatre\u2019s connections to local, professional theatres:<\/p><p>\u2022 <strong>Our Idea of Theatre class<\/strong> visits theatre artists and institutions across the city to see how professionals are using their theatre degrees in expected ways (artistic directors, designers, technicians, actors), in related ways (jobs in development, education, and management at professional theatres) , and in some unexpected ways (as actors\/designers\/educators in the museum realm, as artists who use theatre techniques to connect with persons with disabilities, as community builders, and much more)<br\/>\u2022 <strong>Opportunities to <\/strong><strong>intern<\/strong>\u00a0 at the theatres during the school year and in the summers. Areas of internships include dramaturgy, stage management, design, marketing, company management, and more (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/internships\/\">see our internship page<\/a>)<br\/>\u2022 <strong>Opportunities to perform<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>many Theatre Majors have made their professional debuts at the IRT, Indy Shakes, and the Phoenix over the years<br\/>\u2022 <strong>Opportunities to work with guest artists on campus<\/strong> Many local artists work with us at Butler Theatre in the classroom and in ourproductions providing students with additional insights and connections<br\/>\u2022 <strong>Plus, we also connect our students with theatre artists across the country and around the globe<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/visiting-artists\/\"> 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