Theater & Drama

About the Department

The Theater & Drama Department at Malone Global University studies the power of performance to educate, challenge, and liberate. Students explore African and diasporic theater traditions, contemporary performance practices, and the role of drama in society. The program emphasizes acting, directing, playwriting, and stagecraft, fostering both critical and creative skills.

Areas of Study

• African Theater History
• African American Drama
• Black Playwrights
• Black Actors
• Directing and Stagecraft
• Acting Techniques
• Playwriting and Dramaturgy
• Performance Studies
• Theater Production and Design
• Community and Cultural Theater

Essays

• African American Theater: From Harlem Renaissance to Contemporary Stages

Notable Figures

Explore the work of trailblazers such as August Wilson, Lorraine Hansberry, Wole Soyinka, Ntozake Shange, and Suzan-Lori Parks — playwrights and performers who transformed the stage into a platform for cultural identity and social justice.