Maps and Directions
For specific directions to the University Theatre and the Department of Theatre & Dance, see below. The University Theatre Building houses both the University Theatre and the Studio Theatre. The Department of Theatre & Dance office is on the first floor of the Theatre Arts Building, which is connected to the University Theatre Building.
From All Points NORTH/EAST on I-10 or 69/96/287 (Lake Charles, Lumberton):
- Take Exit 854 for Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and head SOUTH (toward downtown Beaumont)
- Stay on MLK for approximately 4 miles
- Take LAMAR UNIV/EAST VIRGINIA exit to the right
- At stop sign, go straight
- Turn into first drive on right, and the University Theatre Building will be straight ahead
From All Points WEST on I-10 (Houston):
- Take Exit 849 for US 69/96/287S to PORT ARTHUR
- Take Exit for TX-380/MLK PKWY/LAMAR UNIVERSITY
- At end of ramp at the stoplight, turn left onto MLK
- Travel on MLK for approximately 1.5 miles
- Take Exit for EAST LAVACA/LAMAR UNIV to the right
- At first stop sign, go straight
- At second stop sign, turn left
- At next stop sign, turn left again
- Turn into first drive on right, and the University Theatre Building will be straight ahead
From All Points SOUTH on 69/96/287S (Port Arthur):
- Take Exit for TX-380/MLK PKWY/LAMAR UNIVERSITY
- At end of ramp turn right onto MLK
- Travel on MLK for approximately 1.5 miles
- Take Exit for EAST LAVACA/LAMAR UNIV to the right
- At first stop sign, go straight
- At second stop sign, turn left
- At next stop sign, turn left again
- Turn into first drive on right, and the University Theatre Building will be straight ahead