Theatre Majors

What to do with a major in Theatre

Theatre majors and minors put what they learn in performance and technical theatre classes into practice onstage or backstage in five major productions yearly before traditionally sold out houses. Experimental theatre space in the McClintock building is home to student-directed productions as well as performance classes. A special audition class has helped ensure ninety percent placement of theatre students over the past decade.

THEATRE MAJOR 48 credits

TH 131 Stagecraft
TH 132 Acting I
TH 245 Voice and Diction
TH 352 Directing Theory
TH 358 Directing Practicum
TH 360 History of Theatre
TH 361 Modern Drama
TH 432 Audition
TH 493 Field Studies

TH 141 Methods of Design Presentation
TH 232 Stage Costume
TH 234 Stage Makeup
TH 241 Scenic Design
TH 340 Stage Lighting
TH 341 Stage Properties
TH 456 Theatre Management

13-15 credits

20 credits

36-42 credits

Additional

1. All students are required to participate each semester in a jury presentation scheduled and critiqued by the theater faculty.

2. Transfer students who wish to major in theatre must receive credit for at least sixteen hours of academic work in the theatre area unless a waiver is approved by the student's advisor and department chairman.

3. All theatre majors are required to have at least one field studies experience in their four-year degree program. Only the New York (offered every other Spring Break) or Stratford (usually offered every summer) Fields Studies trips will fulfill this requirement.