Program Overview

The Department of Theatre Arts offers a B.A. in Theatre Arts with three options: a versatile Theatre Arts B.A., and focused options in Technical Theatre: Scenic/Costume/Lighting Design and Performance: Acting. Each B.A. degree program offers exposure across a broad range of highly transferable skills in the dramatic arts supporting future employment in theatre, film and television, education, live entertainment, and events.

The Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts, Technical Theatre: Scenery/Costume/Lighting Design Option provides opportunities to gain exposure and expertise across a broad range of highly transferable skills in the dramatic arts with an emphasis on design and technical crafts. The curriculum includes study in traditional and contemporary areas including Acting, Technical and Design Crafts, Theatre History, Literature and Criticism, Directing, and Playwriting.
 
Specialized technical and design courses include Lighting, Scenic, Costumes, Stage Management, Theatrical Makeup, and Sound Design.
 
Students have opportunities to direct, design, act, and assist in all areas with the student-run Theatre Threshold, and the professionally-modeled California Repertory Company.
 
Design/Technical students can complete professional internships and are prepared for a variety of potential professional opportunities including entry into graduate design programs, design and technical work in theatre, film, television, entertainment, and events, and transferable skills for diverse opportunities.

We have three theatres for the students to create their art. Along with fully-staffed shops and state of the art automated lighting, video, and sound equipment, our technical students have access to the tools that are currently being used in the profession. In addition, our collaboration with other schools in the College of the Arts offer students training in CAD, 3D Printing, Architectural Lighting, Film and Electronic Arts, and Fine Art.