Majors & Minors
Theater
Major, Minor
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
If you are looking for a small, rigorous, production-oriented theater program, explore the theater major at Union. Here you’ll find conservatory-trained and professionally active faculty members who teach a worldview of theater by presenting work from across genres and cultures.
Courses are offered through the Department of Theater and Dance, based in the Yulman Theater, a modern complex with two performance spaces, design studio, and state-of-the-art scenic and costume shops. A spacious dance pavilion is connected to the theater.
At Union, you will explore what it means to be an artist through courses that encompass theater literature and history, technical production, and performance skills. Working in a creative and close-knit learning environment, you will encounter opportunities that challenge your imagination.
Other learning opportunities
Amid a robust calendar of theater and dance offerings, major campus productions have included Clifford Odets’ Waiting for Lefty, J.M Barrie’s Peter Pan, Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa, Sara Ruhl’s In the Next Room and Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. Many students are involved in Mountebanks, a drama club founded in 1912, considered the nation’s oldest student-run theater group.
A sampling of courses
Stage Craft 2
Students will take on the role of a production supervisor and be responsible for managing a group of theater technicians on an approved construction project.
Costume Construction
This course studies the basics of garment construction and costume shop procedures primarily as they relate to the theatrical world. The focus is on the practical application of construction techniques, and will include introduction to hand and machine sewing.
Acting 1
Designed to engage the aspiring actor in developing performance power, technique, and discipline, including self-discovery, in-depth character exploration, and textual analysis.
Courses & Requirements
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After Union
Here is what some of our alumni have been up to:
- Actor and director of learning and education, Arizona Theatre Company
- Analyst, Goldman Sachs
- Hollywood director and writer
- Director of communications and marketing, Jewish Arts
- M.F.A. candidate in stage management, University of California, Irvine
- NYC casting agent
- Stage manager, Saratoga Shakespeare
