Musical Theatre - Sam Houston State University

Musical Theatre from Sam Houston State University is a Campus Bachelor Music and Instruments degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. Theatre reflects the human condition in the study of a wide range of behavior, relationships, periods of history, social configurations, and aesthetic styles. Involvement in this collaborative art form finds students growing in theatre skills and techniques, better understanding themselves, solving problems, working within a group and meeting production deadlines. A theatre major first studies each area of the theatre to gain substantial knowledge of acting, technical theatre, costuming, lighting and scenic design, stage makeup, history, criticism, and directing. From that background, a person can specialize in one of these areas with additional coursework in theatre , and in such fields as music, dance, art, radio and television, or teacher education. Bachelor of Fine Arts degree programs are available in musical theatre, acting and directing, design and technical theatre , and secondary education. Students have the opportunity to act in shows every semester. As they develop expertise in areas of their primary interests, advanced students are chosen to stage manage, to design lights, sets, costumes, sound, makeup, and to direct major productions. Productions are staged in either the large, 396-seat proscenium theatre or the 90-seat thrust theatre . The theatres themselves, as well as the scene and costume shops are equipped with excellent technical equipment. Guest directors and professional workshops provide students additional contacts with other people in professional theatre . The proximity to Houston also allows students exposure to many venues of professional theatre, opera, dance, film and other forms of entertainment. Career Opportunities Graduates of the theatre program are well prepared for rewarding careers in professional or educational theatre or for graduate school. View more details on Sam Houston State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Music and Instruments courses.