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Theater (TH)

The Theater Department is a pre-professional program that offers courses in acting, directing, design, technical production, stage management, playwriting, theater management, dramaturgy, and theater history and theory. By offering intensive studio training and production experiences within a liberal arts setting that prizes interdisciplinary thinking, the Department encourages students to immerse themselves in a richly collaborative atmosphere where artistic technique, production skill and intellectual engagement mutually reinforce each other in the service of creative and intellectual practice. 

Students interested in majoring in theater should know that the program demands a serious commitment of time and energy in all facets of theater production: in performance and design studios, scenic and costume shops, and the management office. Casting for all shows is open to students in all class years and students in all majors.  The Theater Department makes a concerted effort to involve first-year students in all aspects of theater production. Students considering a theater major should begin taking the required introductory courses (TH103, followed by TH129 and TH130) as soon as possible and should seek to complete these requirements by the end of the sophomore year. The theater faculty is always available to recommend appropriate courses for the theater major, including electives and required courses taken outside the department. Theater faculty are also readily available to discuss student interests and production experiences and opportunities.
Students interested in design should consider beginning studio art classes in their first year.

The Department also offers a pre-orientation program designed to help first-year and transfer students immerse themselves in the life of the Department. An important informational meeting is held in the Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater Wednesday evening, the evening before the first day of classes. An audition workshop is offered immediately on Wednesday evening. Auditions take place the first weekend of classes and all are welcome. Students sign up for slots through the Information Meeting.  Please visit our department website for additional information.

career Recommended courses for a prospective major


Fall 2024

TH 103 Introduction to Theater (this course is a required prerequisite for most other Theater courses)

and/or

TH 104 Introduction to Acting (This course will be offered in Spring, as well; TH103 is not a pre-requisite.)

and/or

TH 129 Theater Production (This course will be offered in Spring, as well; TH103 is not a pre-requisite.)

Other electives:

TH 235: Theater Company

and/or

TH 250: Production Seminar (if cast or serving as an assistant stage manager in a seminar production)

and/or

TH 198: Movement for the Theater

Spring 2025

TH 103 Introduction to Theater (this course is a required prerequisite for most other Theater courses)

TH 129: Theater Production (TH103 is not a pre-requisite.)

and/or

TH 130: Introduction to Design

and/or

TH 229: Theater & Culture II

Other electives:

TH 235: Theater Company

and/or

TH 250: Production Seminar (if cast or serving as an assistant stage manager in a seminar production)

and/or

TH 101: Voice and Speech for the Theater

 

Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater
518-580-5431