{"id":1185,"date":"2019-06-05T23:07:57","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T06:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cale\/?page_id=1185"},"modified":"2026-02-25T22:37:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T22:37:54","slug":"theatre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/fine-performing-arts\/theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":121,"featured_media":1063,"parent":13028,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1185","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","page_tags-theatre"],"acf":{"primary_content_copy":"<h2>About<\/h2>\n<p>The Theatre Program is designed to thoroughly prepare you for all aspects of theatre. Whether you want to be on stage or backstage, we have courses for you. 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