As a theatre major, you’ll get experience in three major areas: acting, teaching, and the technical side of things, which includes lighting, costume and design. You’ll learn about movement and voice, practice your skills and perform for live audiences.
Theatre Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Theatre majors are expected to complete a senior thesis and participate in the public performance program offered by the Theatre Program.
Note: two years of a single high school foreign language or one year of a single college-level foreign language is required.
| Required Courses | ||
| THTR 110 | MOVEMENT AND VOICE | 3 |
| THTR/HUMN 202 | THEATRE IN THE HUMANITIES (satisfies a general university requirement for Humanities, Fine Arts) | 5 |
| THTR 210 | ACTING I | 4 |
| THTR 226 | STAGE MAKE-UP | 1 |
| THTR/HUMN 303 | SURVEY OF THEATRE HISTORY | 5 |
| THTR 310 | ACTING II | 4 |
| THTR 330 | STAGE COSTUME | 3 |
| THTR 331 | THEATRE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY I | 5 |
| THTR 332 | THEATRE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY II | 5 |
| THTR 338 | CONCEPTS OF THEATRICAL DESIGN | 3 |
| THTR 380 | THEATRE EXPERIENCE (must be repeated four times) | 4 |
| THTR 412 | ACTING: THE PROFESSION | 4 |
| or THTR 430 | THEATRE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY III | |
| THTR 421 | DIRECTING I | 4 |
| THTR 422 | DIRECTING II | 4 |
| Electives–choose from the following | 8 | |
| Note: students can use selective THTR 496 courses as electives with permission of the program director. | ||
| NARRATIVE SCRIPT ANALYSIS | ||
| FUND OF MUSIC/DANCE THEATRE | ||
| SPECIAL SKILLS FOR ACTORS (may be repeated for credit when topic varies) | ||
| ACTING WORKSHOP: VARIABLE TOPICS (may be repeated for credit when topic varies) | ||
| SPECIAL STUDIES | ||
| ACTING III | ||
| ACTING: THE PROFESSION | ||
| THEATRE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY III | ||
| SCENE DESIGN | ||
| TOPICS IN THEATRE | ||
| STAGE DOOR TO THE FUTURE | ||
| FIELD EXPERIENCE IN THEATRE | ||
| WORKSHOP, SHORT COURSE, CONFERENCE, SEMINAR | ||
| DIRECTED STUDY | ||
| Required Senior Thesis | ||
| THTR 491 | SENIOR THESIS PROJECT | 5 |
| Total Credits | 67 | |
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
Foreign Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Degree Works calculates based on these two catalog years.
Students who successfully earn a BA in Theatre from EWU should be able to do the following:
Lecture and laboratory where the student may learn basic and advanced techniques and principles of straight and character make-up.
A beginning course in the styles, history, and examples of theatrical scenic design.
Notes: offered fall quarter.
Pre-requisites: ENGL 201.
The study of narrative structures in the filmic arts. Topics include story structure, character, plot, theme, story world, symbol, scenes, and dialogue. Three hours of lecture, five hours of screening per week.
Opportunity to work with professional theatre company on two or more productions each summer.