Theatre

Students in our theatre program have the opportunity to train in state-of-the-art facilities with distinguished faculty in a creative, collaborative and safe atmosphere.  We offer a broad range of courses in acting, directing and technical theatre to prepare students for a career in the arts.

Theatre majors have ample opportunity to apply their training and fine tune their skills on stage in productions ranging from Shakespeare to contemporary works.  Additional coursework includes training in stage combat, dialects and speech.

Auditions

Students interested in auditioning for the theatre program should prepare two contrasting monologues, each approximately 60 to 90 seconds in length. The monologues should be from plays with an emphasis on reality. Students are encouraged to select monologues that are age-appropriate that do not require any heavy use of dialect. Students should be prepared to discuss the monologues in the context of the entire play from which it originated with the faculty if asked. Both pieces should be memorized. 

Degree Requirements

Theatre majors are required to complete a minimum of 120 semester hours of study. The majority of the semester hours will be in performance, technical theatre and other theatre-related courses in addition to core liberal arts requirements. For a detailed list of course requirements, please click here.