Performing Arts Theatre - Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Performing Arts Theatre from Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a Campus Bachelor Theatre degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. The liberal arts curriculum of the theatre program at CSU presumes that distinction in theatre education can only be achieved when the student is given a solid background in dramatic literature, aesthetics, and the history of theatrical performance as well as practical exposure to course sequences within the main artistic components of theatrical art performance and design. Finally, such an education should incorporate participation in the production process itself in a wide variety of faculty-directed productions chosen from a wide range of genres and styles, from classical and contemporary dramatic literature. Within the School of the Arts, Division of Theatre and Dance, the CSU Theatre Program offers a concentration in the performing arts major and two minors in theatre . In addition to providing an integrated program for students desiring a major or minor, the curriculum provides courses to fulfill the fine arts and humanities requirements for the All-University Core Curriculum as well as challenging and creative elective courses for the general student desiring experiences in theatre. Senior majors are required to complete a capstone project that reflects their personal interest in an area of theatre expertise. Projects include directing a play, designing or lighting a main stage production, presenting an acting recital, or writing a major research paper. The theatre program also stages four faculty-directed theatrical productions per year chosen from a wide range of genres and content. These productions feature the work of undergraduate actors, designers, stage managers, and technicians. In addition, undergraduates have the opportunity to conceive and stage their own work in a large, fully-equipped theatre space, The Zing Theatre, which is available for sign-out almost every weekend during the academic year. Potential Occupations While a degree in performing arts/theatre does not guarantee students with a career in the professional theatre or entertainment industry, several CSU alums have gone on to be very successful in acting and design. Graduates are, however, well prepared for advanced study in all areas of theatre at the graduate level. Graduates also have a competitive edge in entry-level positions in the professional theatre or the entertainment industry, particularly in design and technical positions. Possible career opportunities include, but are not limited to: professional actor (theatre or media), scenic, costume, lighting, or digital media design or assistants to (theatre); assistant production designer, costume director, or lighting director (media); stage manager (theater) floor manager (media); technical director, carpenter, scenic painter (charge artist), master electrician, sound master (theatre); technical director, carpenter, charge artist, gaffer, best boy, key grip, wardrobe assistant, sound mixer, production assistant (media); production manager (theatre), properties manager (theatre and media). View more details on Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Theatre courses.