The lights go down. A crowd falls silent. For a moment, you can hear everyone breathe in. Not just the audience in their seats but the actors backstage waiting to enter stage left; the crew on the catwalks high above the proscenium; and the light and sound techs in the booths at the back of the house. It’s the excitement of a theatre performance about to begin.
You may know this feeling and the hours of preparation that go into putting on a show. As a theatre major, you’ll continue developing your skills in acting, writing, directing, designing, stage managing, and costuming. You’ll learn the history of theatre, how modern theatre productions are staged, how to communicate effectively both onstage and off, and the different roles in which you can work in the professional theatre community.
THEA 110 Introduction to the Theatre
THEA 220 Fundamentals of Acting
THEA 242 Production and Performance I
THEA 300 Fundamentals of Directing
THEA 352 Production and Performance II
THEA 401 History of the Theatre I
THEA 402 History of the Theatre II
THEA 411 Dramatic Literature
THEA 462 Production and Performance III
THEA 490 Portfolio
THEA 495 Internship
THEA 190 Stagecraft
or THEA 290 Production Design
or THEA 390 Specialty Design
THEA 395 Plays By and About Women or THEA 405 Advanced Acting or
THEA 406 Advanced Directing
THEA or AMGT courses at the 300 level or higher
THEA 110 Introduction to the Theatre
THEA 220 Fundamentals of Acting
THEA 242 Production and Performance I
THEA 300 Fundamentals of Directing
THEA 352 Production and Performance II
THEA 462 Production and Performance III
THEA 190 Stagecraft or THEA 290 Production Design or THEA 390 Specialty Design
THEA 395 Plays By and About Women
THEA 401 History of Theatre I
THEA 402 History of Theatre II
THEA 405 Advanced Acting
THEA 406 Advanced Directing
THEA 411 Dramatic Literature
AMGT 425 Topicss in Arts Management
COMM 302 Intercultural Communication
COMM 340 Civic Communication
COMM 355 Conflict Management
DIGI 102 Media Studio II: Video
DIGI 103 Media Studi0 III: Audio
DIGI 210 Media and Society
MUSC 136 Class Voice
Private Voice Lessons (MUSC 161/162, 261/262, 361/362, 461/462)
For information about Teaching Licensures in Theatre, see Communications Studies.