THARBA - Theatre Arts

Bachelor of Arts

College of Fine Arts

Undergraduate

This program has been renamed; for applicants in Fall 2024 and beyond, please see the Bachelor of Arts in Live and Screened Performance for current program information.

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.