Theatre Arts

The department offers an opportuniry to  learn to understand a theatrical event as a complex unit-with literary and historical roots and translated into performance through the work of playwrights, actors, directors, and designers.

The theatre curriculum includes:

• acting
• directing
• stage design
• history and literature of theatre
• the relationship of theatre to other aspects of culture and society

Students studying theatre enjoy a wide range of performance opportunities, highlighted by several mainstage productions throughout the year in Kline Theatre, studio productions in Stevens Theatre, student-written and -staged one-act plays, and other productions.

Another important resource is the Majestic Theater, a revitalized historic landmark and former vaudeville stage, which hosts a variety of theatrical productions for the college and the surrounding community throughout the year.

The major in theatre prepares you for a career in all aspects of theatre, as well as for careers in arts administration, business, teaching, and other fields.

Department Majors and Minors

Major in Theatre
Minor in Theatre