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If you thrill when the houselights dim and the curtain opens, then a career in the world of theatre is for you. Get the broad-based skills necessary to find professional work on and off the stage. Students earning a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts receive a broad-based education of the theatrical arts. Students learn to appreciate the relationship of dramatic text to theatrical production; understand the working practices and standards of the professional theatre; communicate artistic intent through acting, directing, design and research; and learn how to organize resources to facilitate the theatrical production process. Coursework stresses critical thinking in verbal and written communication; employs theatre as a lens through which to examine cultural trends; encourages students to develop projects that merge theory and practical applications; and explores the vitality of theatre as a communal expression of gender and cultural diversity.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Demonstrate an understanding the relationship of dramatic text to theatrical production, the history of theatre and theatre's role in community.

Know and understand the working practices and standards in the historical, contemporary, and global theatre endeavor

Communicate artistic intent through acting, directing, design, and/or research and collaborate within a production team.

Organize time, human and financial resources to facilitate the theatrical production process.

CAREER FIELDS

Academics

Directing

Dramaturgy

Playwriting

Producing