The Department of Theatre at the University of Kentucky is committed to the artistic and intellectual discovery of theatre as manifested through its curricula, performances, and productions. Further, the faculty and staff of the Department of Theatre are dedicated to fulfilling the university's mandate as a land grant institution by enriching the artistic, cultural and intellectual life on campus and in the Commonwealth.

We endeavor to:

A theatre school should not always journey in the wake of existing theatre forms. On the contrary, it should have a visionary aspect, developing new languages of the stage and thus assisting in the renewal of theatre itself. (Jacques Lecoq)