Bringing Vision to the Arts: Interdisciplinary Students Direct Plays in Fowler Black Box Theatre

Lehigh Theatre champions academic diversity through student-led productions and class opportunities.

When the theatre department was founded in 1989 by Augustine Ripa, his goal was to create a space where students from all backgrounds and academic paths could be accepted, challenged and celebrated.

Students from across Lehigh have found an opportunity to experience theatre first-hand through the directing class, which allows them to direct 20-or 40-minute plays in the Fowler Black Box Theatre in Zoellner Arts Center.

Ripa retired in Fall 2023 after 44 years at Lehigh and 18 years as department chair, but the black box productions continue. The latest shows took place May 2-4.

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