in hands-on learning. With four mainstage productions and several student-directed shows each year, our graduates are prepared for the most vigorous university programs nationwide.
Students following an acting track study two years of acting, voice and diction, theatre history, stagecraft, dance and makeup as well as gain a core in liberal arts courses.
Students selecting the technical track study a variety of theory, design and technique courses, while also taking core liberal arts courses. TECH majors also serve in key production positions for each Mainstage and Black-Box production.
Musically inclined performers may select the musical theatre track and divide their major studies among music, theatre and dance plus core classes.
Satisfactory completion of any of the above degree options provides the graduating student with more than 60 hours of transfer credit to an upper level school.
The legacy of outstanding college theatre looms large at Lon Morris. Beginning with the direction of our theatre's namesake, Zula Pearson, in 1932, LMC’s performing art students have won many state and national drama awards. The 2004 production of "As It Is In Heaven" (below) received 'Best Ensemble' at KC-ACTF regional festival and the 2005 entry, "By the Bog of Cats" also received special recognition.
"As It Is In Heaven", 2004 KC-ACTF entry
Bog of Cats, 2005 cast and crew
The roster of former students reads like a Who’s Who of American Performing Arts including Sandy Duncan, Tommy Tune, Margo Martindale, K.T. Oslin, Amanda McBroom, Cindy Pickett, and many others....
