About The Prom

When Emma’s small Indiana town cancels prom rather than allowing her to bring her girlfriend, four eccentric Broadway stars realize that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue… and themselves. With her new Broadway friends, Emma is reluctantly made a courageous rallying force for LGBTQ youth, bringing together her classmates and the whole town to discover that love is what unites them all. Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Best Musical, The Prom is “so full of happiness that you think your heart is about to burst!” (Variety). Be sure you don’t miss this funny and heartwarming production, which The Oprah Magazine proclaims is “the kind of show that would make the world a better place if everyone saw it.” 

 

The Prom is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide: 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. www.theatricalrights.com

University of Portland

The theater program is a strong liberal arts training program designed to provide students with a foundation in the areas of performances, design and technology, and history and literature. In addition, students are required to choose an emphasis in performance, design and technology, or production management to study at an advanced level. Throughout a student's years in the program, there are ample opportunities to apply both academic knowledge and acquired skills to a variety of live production experiences. A senior project in a student's particular area of emphasis serves as a capstone to culminate four years of study. All of this theoretical and hands-on learning takes place in a personal, supportive, collegial environment. We pride ourselves on personal mentorship of each theater student. As a theater major or minor, you will find tremendous opportunities both on-and-off stage to fulfill your artistic goals and cultivate a lifelong connection to theater.