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Our program offers a holistic education in all areas of theatre. You receive the opportunity to work with faculty and in the community through university productions and internships with local theatre groups and artists.

Theatre Courses

A Theatre major requires 60 credits including the following required courses:

  • THTR 1100 Stage Management (2 credits).
  • THTR 2110 Theatre History and Literature I (5 credits).
  • THTR 2120 Theatre History and Literature II (5 credits).
  • THTR 2140 History of Costume (5 credits).
  • THTR 2500 Acting I (5 credits).
  • THTR 2600 Design in the Theatre (5 credits).
  • THTR 4000 Performance/Production Practicum* (5 credits).

Choose one of the following:

  • THTR 2650 Audio Recording (3 credits).
  • THTR 3400 Movement (3 credits).
  • THTR 3700 Lighting Design (3 credits).

Choose two of the following:

  • THTR 3300 Costume Design (5 credits).
  • THTR 3500 Acting II (5 credits).
  • THTR 3600 Scenic Design (5 credits).

Choose one of the following:

  • THTR 4040 Playwrighting (5 credits).
  • THTR 4200 Directing (5 credits).
  • THTR 4300 Puppetry (5 credits).
  • THTR 4500 Acting III (5 credits).
  • THTR 4600 Advanced Projects in Design (5 credits).

and:

  • THTR Electives at the 300-400 level (10 credits).

*Theatre majors are required to take 1 credit of THTR 4000 each quarter in residence at SU during junior and senior years, with a minimum of 5 total credits required for graduation.

Outstanding students are encouraged to apply for departmental honors. Honors students pursue an independent project that is presented usually at the end of their senior year. The application and selection process for honors is rigorous: students begin consulting with faculty advisors in their junior year and submit a proposal in the fall of their senior year. The proposal is reviewed by the entire Fine Arts faculty.

Past honors projects have included solo performances, exhibitions of design work, direction of a play, staging of original works. Students who complete honors graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with Departmental Honors.

To see samples of Honors Projects, check out our Student Work page. 

Download more PAAL Honors Info Sheet 2020 and the PAAL Honors Application.

In order to earn a minor in theatre performance, students must complete 30 credits in theatre, including:

  • THTR 2500 - Acting I.
  • THTR 2600 - Design in the Theatre.
  • THTR Electives chosen in consultation with a theatre advisor (15).

Choose one of the following two courses:

  • THTR 2110 - Theatre History and Literature I.
  • THTR 2120 - Theatre History and Literature II.

In order to earn a minor in theatre production, students must complete 30 credits in theatre, including:

  • THTR 1100 - Stage Management.
  • THTR 2600 - Design in the Theatre.
  • THTR Electives in consultation with a theatre advisor (13).

Choose one of the following two courses:

  • THTR 3300 - Costume Design.
  • THTR 3600 - Scenic Design.

Choose one of the following two courses:

  • THTR 2110 - Theatre History and Literature I.
  • THTR 2120 - Theatre History and Literature II.

BA, Interdisciplinary Arts, Theatre

An exciting and unique program for interdisciplinary studies, with a focus on theatre and the opportunity to explore the endless possibilities that exist between theatre and other art forms.

Signature Productions

Our quarterly theatre productions offer opportunities for a wide variety of performance opportunities.