CTL Facilities

The Department of Communication, Theatre, and Languages operates out of some of the finest facilities on the Northwest campus. Theatre offices and two performance spaces are located in the Performing Arts Center, which opened in 1984. Seating 1,100, the Mary Linn Auditorium's main stage is large enough to accommodate a symphony orchestra or a major ballet company. The theater boasts state-of-the-art lighting, two sound booths, and a large scene shop. Below the stage are four dressing rooms, a "green" room, costume shop, wardrobe storage, prop storage, classroom space, and the Studio Theater. The studio is a flexible space for staging innovative and experimental productions and is also used for classroom activities.

Theatre students also perform in the Charles Johnson Theater located in the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building. This space can accommodate most major productions and seats over 600.

View our Performance Facilities page for more information.

The main academic department office and most classrooms are located in Wells Hall. Formerly home to the University Library and rich with tradition, Wells Hall also houses the Department of Mass Communication (which often combines efforts with our department to film various events and activities). The student newspaper, yearbook, television station and two radio stations are also located in Wells Hall.