Radford University
Department of Theatre and Cinema
Collaborative. Creative. Well-Rounded.
The Department of Theatre and Cinema is committed to teaching, learning and nurturing the development of creative, well-rounded theatre artists to work individually and collaboratively to solve problems, build community and meet the challenges of a diverse world.
On Stage in February
2025-2026 Season
Gulf View Drive by Arlene Hutton
Having found each other in the tumult of World War II, young Kentuckians May and Raleigh fall in love and are married. The year now is 1953 and the two find a haven in booming post-war Florida. Here they settle to nurture their individual dreams and the ones they share. But their paradise is upended as relatives descend and the turbulent events of the outside world come closer to the door. Their comfortable life threatened, and their love tested to the breaking point, the two may have to make some unconventional decisions to weather the storm. This moving and comic portrait of midcentury America entertains and shows that the "good old days" were not as simple as we may think. (This play contains mature themes: discrimination and adult language.)
Join us for performances in the Black Box Theatre in the Artis Center from February 18 through 21, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. and February 22, 2026 at 2 p.m. Admission is free but tickets are required.
Theatre Student Debuts as Director
Annie Bolte’s Highlander history goes a little further back than just her freshman year – her parents, John “Stoney” Bolt, M.A. ’92, and Virginia “Jenny” Leadbetter-Bolte ’89, met while they were students at Radford, and now Annie is finding her place at Radford.
News
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Governor’s School provides unique, hands-on learning experiences with Radford faculty
August 1, 2025
More than 300 Virginia high school students attended the Governor’s School for Visual and Performing Arts and Humanities this summer at Radford University.
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Radford University has appointed Rachel Marie-Crane Williams, Ph.D., as dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA), effective July 10. Williams previously served as dean of the Division of Liberal Arts at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts since June 2022.
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Highlander Highlights: Week of April 7, 2025
April 11, 2025
Highlander Highlights shares the extraordinary accomplishments happening on and off campus through the tireless work and curiosity of students and faculty.
