In January 2026, SLU students and faculty remounted our production of THE AMPHIBIANS by Dan Caffrey at the American College Theatre Festival's Region 1 conference.
Our production of THE AMPHIBIANS earned national recognition with the DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN ARTIST AWARD, which recognizes programs in higher education using theatrical production to promote long-term societal impact in artistic terms, encouraging empathetic exploration of the complex cultural and physical world, and advocating for justice on campus and throughout the world.
University Theatre faculty and staff also earned national recognition for Distinguished Production Design and Distinguished Sound Design.
These national honors were in addition to the regional recognition for students and faculty involved in the production for:
Citizen Artist Award
Department of Sustainable Theatre Making
Direction
Ensemble Performance
Folley Artist
Lighting Design
Production Design
Puppetry
Sound Design
Stage Management
THE AMPHIBIANS explores the concept of climate grief through the lives of two high school students. Our production incorporated recycled materials and upcycled costume items, which exemplifies University Theatre's commitment to more sustainable theatre-making.