Arts Administration

COURTYARD THEATRE

WHO ARE WE?

My junior year of college, I came to my academic advisor with an idea: to create a fully student-led theatre production club at the University of Kansas. KU had a plethora of film clubs, but nothing for us theatre kids - I wanted to change that. So, we brought on some other students and created Courtyard Theatre, named after everyone’s favorite hangout spot in our campus building: the Murphy Courtyard.

Since winter of 2024, Courtyard Theatre (affectionately dubbed CYT by the student body) has taken of like a rocket! We have produced cabarets, staged readings of plays and musicals, workshops for new works, master classes, and more… all run by students.

WHAT I’VE DONE

  • Since we founded, I have run any social media accounts for CYT. Right now, this includes our Instagram, which is our main form of communication with the students. I also created a website where dates, forms, and contact information is hosted. All graphics are created by me.

  • Within our current exec board, I serve as the middleman between our club and the KU student body at large. This includes everyone from individual students to other on-campus clubs. Additionally, I am in charge of promotional ventures within the organization. This includes marketing our shows within the department at large and the university - I also create all posters and CYT branded content.

  • Throughout my time, I have helped organize and run auditions, rehearsals, dress rehearsals, and performances. I am also an integral part of creating the Courtyard brand and keeping an inclusive, forward-thinking group alive at the university.

    Additionally, being a new club, there have been times exec member have had to jump in and fill in roles that needed filling. I have acted as - for example - a stage manager, assistant music director, stagehand, and props master. If there is a job to be done, I have the skills to do it!

  • I have experience creating and executing club event and performances from a marketing standpoint, a scheduling/organizing standpoint, and a hands-on/day-of standpoint.

VISIT US

OUR INSTAGRAM

OUR WEBSITE

RECENT PRODUCTIONS

RECENT PRODUCTIONS

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

Directed by Cohen Partain | all photos by Olivia Cairns

GODSPELL (STAGED READING)

Directed by Isabel Dewey | all photos by Olivia Cairns

FOR A REFERENCE,

Please reach out to Christian Boudreaux | c321b875@ku.edu

Full Executive Board: Katelyn Arnold, Essy Siegel, Alaina Rossel, Natalie Loftus, Camryn Purtle, Sean Ingram, Logan Fixsen