First-Year

The Arts

  • Rehearsal for Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) in the Studio Theatre at PLU, on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Cast includes Jacob Viramontes, Tyler Dobies, Jacob McCallister, Sarah Hubert, Morgan Deklyen, Brian Loughridge, Lexi Jason, Dane Ostlie-Olson. (Photo: Robert R. Carrasco/PLU)
  • Dancer Miranda Winter at PLU on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)
  • PLU Christmas featuring Angela Meade with the Choir of the West, the University Chorale and the University Orchestra at PLU on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)
  • Theater performance with Red Riding Hood and the Wolf
  • Miranda Winter and Amy Arand lift Tory Rivera at PLU on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)
  • Jazz Ensembles in Karen Hille Phillips Center on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)
  • Choir of the West at Mary Baker Russell Center at PLU on, Oct. 22, 2014. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer)
  • Mystery-comedy "Rumors" on the stage at PLU on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. (Photo/John Froschauer)

PLU has a passion for the arts. Imagine performing a sold-out Christmas Concert in PLU’s  spectacular Lagerquist Concert Hall or in Seattle’s Benaroya Hall; building a set for the multimillion dollar Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts; choreographing a dance for Dance Ensemble, one of the most popular performances on campus every year; or displaying your artwork in the University Gallery.
Attend a university committed to your individuality, creativity and professionalism in the arts.

Music Ensembles: 24.
Theatre Performances: 4 mainstage shows, a musical review, one-act play festival, student production in our Studio Theater, improv evenings & more.
Art Exhibitions: 6 each year, along with exhibition highlights and offshoots in the Gallery Annex in the Anderson University Center.
Dance: Opportunities in performance, creative activity, composition, choreography, dance history, dance production, dance technique, movement for actors, yoga, ballroom and healing arts of mind and body with two performances a year, in the winter and spring.