Step into a world where curiosity meets creativity. Whether it’s acting, directing, designing, or working backstage, The Playhouse is the place where students explore alongside faculty mentors and collaborators. Try something new, challenge yourself, and see where your love for storytelling can take you. Your journey starts here. Interested in reserving one of our spaces? Reach out to [email protected] for more information.
Main Stage
At the center of Furman’s theatre world is the Main Stage—a cozy, 110-seat venue that fosters a uniquely intimate connection between performers and audience. Equipped with a modern lighting system, exceptional acoustics, and even a hearing-loop assisted listening system, it’s built for remarkable theatrical engagement. This is where the Main Stage productions come to life—typically four per season—drawing both campus and community audiences into the dramatic pulse of Furman’s theatre programs.
Design Lab
Adjacent to the Playhouse is the Playhouse Annex Design Lab, a digital and analog creative hub. Students can visualize their ideas using drafting tables, computer workstations, and the latest design software—whether for scenic layouts, lighting plans, costume concepts, or promotional posters and flyers. This space bridges imagination and execution, giving students the tools to bring their creative visions to life.
Scene Shop
Behind the curtain lies the Scene Shop, a fully equipped fabrication center essential for building the worlds seen on stage. Featuring tools like an assembly table, chop saw, table saw, router, drill press, and dust collection systems, this is where theatrical structures and scenery are shaped with precision and care.
Costume Shop
In the Costume Shop, craftsmanship meets creativity. From sewing and tailoring period-accurate garments to crafting original designs, students collaborate to master visual storytelling through fabric and form. It’s a hub of artistry where costumes are imagined, constructed, and refined.
Studio Theatre
Furman’s Studio Theatre acts as both a performance and rehearsal space for experimental and emerging works. Equipped with a dance floor and full body mirrors, this space is flexible and comfortable for making theatre and shaping dance. Often used for student-driven productions and creative labs, the small booth has theatrical lighting and sound equipment.
Student Lounge
The Student Lounge is a welcoming space where theatre students gather—ideal for relaxing, collaborating on ideas, sharing stories, and building camaraderie between rehearsals and classes. Production meetings and student organization meetings happen here – along with the occasional nap between classes!
Re-imagining The Playhouse
Furman Theatre Arts is seeking $6-10 million in support of renovations and the possible expansion of the current Playhouse theatre facility. The Playhouse is the hub for top-quality pedagogy, programming, and performances, which includes the Furman University Theatre main stage season that entertains, educates, and engages thousands of students and patrons each year. Despite our “temporary” home remaining relatively unchanged for decades, The Playhouse has supported hundreds of theatre majors and countless other students who participate in classes, on stage, and behind the scenes. Will you donate, attend a show, or help spread the word about The Playhouse Project?
