Gain Hands-On Experience
Are you interested in becoming an empathetic, competent and captivating performer capable of working across many genres? Hands-on instruction in and out of the classroom will give you these skills and many others. The following coursework will allow you to hone your skills and increase your confidence, dexterity, and precision in the work:
• Beginning acting
• Audition skills
• Stage dialects
• Stage movement: stage combat
• Storytelling and oral interpretation
• Scene study
• Beginning acting
• Audition skills
• Stage dialects
• Stage movement: stage combat
• Storytelling and oral interpretation
• Scene study
Highlighted Career Paths
Graduates with a degree in Theatre Studies with an emphasis in Performance have a wide array of rewarding careers before them. Check out some of the top careers students get with this degree or explore more career options in I-Plan.
Actors & Actresses
Work on stage or film productions. They research their character, portray them authentically, rehearse, and work with the director to improve the performance of the show.
Stage Manager
Oversee the production and post-production process of film productions.
Casting Director
Oversee the casting process for commercials, theater productions, TV shows, and films. Strong interpersonal, communication, and acting skills are necessary.
Film & Sound Engineers
Operate the equipment that records, mixes, or reproduces music or sound effects in recording studios, sporting arenas, theatre productions, or video productions.
Playwright
Write scripts for theatrical productions, coming up with a concept, actors' lines, stage direction for actors, and suggestions for a set design.
Getting Started in this degree
If you are interested in Theatre Studies with an emphasis in Performance, start with one of the following major-specific courses
Related Majors
This emphasis in theatre studies provides students with performance opportunities in youth and children’s performance. Students will develop skills and knowledge in this important genre of theatre while studying a wide range of literature along with the basics of production work.
This emphasis in theatre studies provides students with rigorous, hands-on training with cutting edge technology. Students will expand their knowledge and refine their ability to collaborate and create exciting worlds on–stage through a focused study of design and production. In addition to building knowledge and skills, design/tech students are mentored by faculty and staff to successfully transition from college to their future careers in design, production, and entertainment or to graduate programs for additional training.
Students will find a broad foundation of classes and experiences designed to develop performance skills as actors and directors, foster application of theatrical design and technology principles, and deepen their understanding of dramatic literature, theatre history, and criticism.
This emphasis in theatre studies allows students the opportunity to receive a broad base of knowledge in theatre, but is not necessarily performance or designed focused. The emphasis is designed for those who wish to enter a graduate program in theatre or any related field, advance their knowledge of theatre and performance studies, or immediately begin a career inside or outside the theatre in a related area.
Learn about contemporary approaches to theatre and performance through exposure to dramatic literature and the theatre production process.