Theatre core required courses are taken by both Performance and Design Concentrations.

Emphasis: Acting, directing, dramaturgy

Key Courses: Advanced Acting, Voice for the Performer, Stage Movement, Directing I and II, Dramaturgy

Highlights: Students receive both classical and contemporary training from faculty who act and direct professionally. Students have opportunity to put the skills acquired in class into practice before a live audience, with more than a dozen productions staged annually at Cedarville.

Jobs in this field: Stage or film actor, director, dramaturg, stage manager, acting teacher (secondary, college, and graduate level), acting coach

• Emphasis: Visual and technical aspects of theatre
• Key Courses: Set Design, Lighting Design, Costume Design, Scenic Painting, Costume History
• Highlights: Students learn the skills necessary to excel in design and technical production through a wide array of classes, taught by faculty who design professionally. Students will also develop a dynamic portfolio while working on campus productions.
• Jobs in this field: Scenic designer, lighting designer, costume designer, costume builder, costume shop manager, master electrician, carpenter, scenic painter, props master, technical director, teacher (secondary, college, and graduate level)