Bachelor of Arts in Theatre

About the B.A. in Theatre Degree

Cedarville University’s distinctly Christian, highly regarded B.A. in theatre degree will prepare you for a wide variety of fulfilling career options such as acting, directing, designing, stage management, dramaturgy, arts administration, and more. Whether on stage or behind the scenes, you’ll be equipped to use your God-given talent and passion to become an excellent, relevant, and God-honoring theatre artist.

Theatre Program Highlights

Customizable to Your Interest

As you major in theatre, you can choose from two concentrations — performance or design — that allow you to tailor your coursework to match your career goals, with individualized mentoring and career guidance.

Quality, Mentoring Faculty

Our faculty and staff have received many local and regional honors, and they stay active as professional performers, designers, dramaturgs, researchers, scholars, and consultants.

Capstone Experience

As part of a capstone experience, you will have the chance to stage a production, design for main stage performance, or gain practical experience in a rewarding internship.

What Can You Do With a Theatre Degree?

Theatre graduates have a multitude of career possibilities:

• Arts Administration
• Design and Technology
• Dramaturgy and Literary Management
• Ministry and Special Needs
• Performance-Related
• Theatre Education

Our graduates have found exciting, fulfilling work in professional, educational, and ministry settings such as:

• Minneapolis Children’s Theatre
• Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago, IL
• The Contemporary American Theatre Company, Columbus, OH
• The Human Race Theatre Company, Dayton, OH
• Williamstown Theatre, Connecticut

Our theatre graduates have been accepted into graduate programs at schools such as:

• E15 Acting School in England
• Carnegie Mellon
• The Ohio State University
• University of Southern Utah

Opportunities to Learn Outside the Classroom

Main Stage Productions

Audition for one of our three stunning  main stage productions or work on props, costume, lighting, hair/makeup, or set crew behind the scenes.

Senior Theatre Projects

As a graduating senior, you will have the chance to act, direct, design, and even write your own full-length, fully produced capstone project with the help of a faculty adviser.

Dramaturg

Help advise one of the main stage directors as a dramaturg, create an educational user guide about the production, and facilitate a talkback for the audience following a performance.

International Experience

Through Cedarville’s Study Abroad program, you can travel to places like London or Prague to study and experience theatre productions internationally.

Rewarding Internships

Gain real-life, resume-building experience in many different internship opportunities locally or in a major U.S. city. Our students have interned at Rattlesnake Theatre in New York City; Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles; Asolo Theatre in Sarasota, Florida; as well as locally at Dayton Ballet, Cultureworks, Human Race Theatre, and others.

Visiting Artists

Learn about specialized areas of theatre from exciting guest experts such as Rocco Dal Vera in dialects, Matthew Wilson in commedia dell’arte, and Scott Stoney in professional auditioning.

Field Trip Experiences

Travel with other Cedarville theatre students to see productions in some of North America’s best theatres, such as the Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada, and Blackfriar’s Playhouse in Staunton, Virginia. Exciting local trips include research at Cincinnati Museum of Art and professional performances at the Cincinnati Ballet, Dayton’s own Human Race Theatre, and multiple Broadway Tours.