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In the theatre program, students are exposed to every aspect of theatre: literature, history, theory, acting, directing, design and technical theatre. The Department of Theatre and Film hosts numerous campus and community performances each year with students actively involved in all elements of production and performance.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the baccalaureate degree, students in Theatre are expected to:

Critically evaluate theatre as an aesthetic form and cultural text.

Evaluate production and performance processes, aesthetic properties of style, and the way they shape and are shaped by artistic and cultural forces.

Justify informed judgments about performance and production.

Evaluate the social, economic, and technological factors that shape theatre from different historical periods, historically marginalized perspectives, and domestic and international cultural contexts.

Make aesthetic judgment through interpretation and critical thinking about a variety of theatrical genres, performance broadly defined, and performances of everyday life.

Demonstrate a sense of professionalism and independence through creative and intellectual engagement.

Collaborate on specific theatrical production requirements as past of a production team.

Students with specializations in theatre must complete a 21 hour core of coursework.

BAC Students will also follow a specialization in either:

Performance Studies

Acting/Directing

Design/Technical Theatre

Youth Theatre/Puppetry

Musical Theatre