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Department Facilities
Wells Hall 
The academic department office and most classrooms are in Wells Hall, which also houses the the Department of Mass Communication and the English as a Second Language program. Classrooms are outfitted with state-of-the-art digital presentation equipment and Internet access, for use by instructors and students.
Ron Houston Center for the
Performing Arts
Offices of the theatre faculty and three performance venues are located in the Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts, which opened in 1984.
The Mary Linn Auditorium in the Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts seats 1,100 and is large enough to accommodate a symphony orchestra or a major ballet company. The theater's modern lighting and sound systems allow students to learn with the latest technology. The theatre includes two sound booths, a large scene shop, several dressing rooms, a green room, costume shop, prop rooms and wardrobe areas.
A black box studio theatre, located directly under the main stage of the Mary Linn Auditorium, is a flexible space for staging innovative and experimental productions and is also used for classroom activities. Many of the lab series performances take place here.
The fall of 2008 marked the opening of a 5,500-square-foot addition to the performing arts center, which includes the Studio Theatre, located on the south side of the building. It functions as a drama laboratory and contains state-of-the-art technology, including an articulated lighting grid, a makeup lab/classroom and a new lighting and sound control system. The Studio Theatre seats up to 250 people, depending on how the space is configured, and provides a more intimate environment for student and departmental performances.
