The Theater Major
offers a comprehensive study of Theater in four areas, Acting, Directing/Stage
Management, Design/Technical Theater, and Dramatic Literature. Courses
are offered in acting (stage, film/TV), directing, stagecraft, set
design, lighting design, costume design, stage management, arts management,
dramatic literature, theater history, and dance. Through a high level
of active participation, students gain a broad perspective in all
areas of theater while developing individual talents and skills in
their chosen area of concentration. The Theater program produces four
major productions each year directed by faculty and professional guest
directors. The main season is supplemented by a variety of student
directed projects and guest artist workshops.
Classes and productions take place in the Angelica and Russ Berrie
Center for the Performing and Visual Arts. This facility offers a
340 seat proscenium theater, a flexible experimental performance space,
a dance studio/rehearsal hall, and fully equipped costume and scenery
shops. All performance spaces feature state of the art lighting and
sound equipment.
Teacher certification with a Theater major certifies students to teach
grades K through 12. The program requires a combined course of study
in Teacher Certification and completion of the Theater major. Students
should refer to the Teacher Certification Program description in this
Catalog, which outlines the requirements, and should seek faculty
advisement.
Graduates of the Theater program have gone on to graduate school while
others have established careers in the professional theater as actors,
directors, designers, and stage managers.
The required auditions/interviews for prospective majors are held
four times yearly.
Students completing this program receive a B.A. degree. A minor is
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