Theatre
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College
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Hours Required
120 credit hours -
Minors Available
Theatre
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Areas of Focus
Theatre Arts, Theatre Creation, Theatre Leadership Management
The Nebraska Difference
$1 million+ in scholarships
Over $1 million in scholarships offered to fine and performing arts students each year
Workshops
Participate in workshops with Lied Center performers and crews
Stretch your strengths
Stretch your strengths in our student production company, Theatrix
Program Features
Tailor Your Degree to Your Interests
Customize your experience at a Big Ten, research-intensive university by adding minors or a double major. Study what you love while preparing for a career in or beyond the theatre industry.
Collaborate
Work with visiting directors and stage managers. Collaborate with peers across the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts. Join student films and projects in Emerging Media Arts or take on new roles with the student production company, Theatrix.
Musical Theatre Minor
Take private voice lessons and dance courses while learning to integrate acting, movement and singing (requires a separate voice audition).
Notable Courses
Basic Acting - Scene Study (THEA 114B)
Basic skills in scene study. Rehearsal techniques, character analysis and development and performance. Create believable and truthful characters, emotionally and physically, in a theatrical setting.
Principles of Design for Theatre and Film (THEA 120)
Basic elements of design and development of visual and perceptual skills. Develop an extensive experimental portfolio of 2D and 3D multimedia visual projects.
Play Direction I (THEA 202)
Fundamental concepts of play direction, selection, script analysis and interpretation, artistic choices, communication with actors and critique. Rehearsal and presentation of realistic scenes.
Stage Management (THEA 300)
Survey of management techniques for the theatre, including theoretical and practical application.
Theatre Management (THEA 301)
Theatre management: strategic planning, marketing, audience development, grant writing and company and front-of-the-house management.
Introduction to Playwriting (THEA 331)
Beginning writing for the theatre, starting with the composition of short dramatic scenes and working toward the completion of a one-act play.
Huskers Do Big Things
Internships
- Performer, We Are Nebraska
- Intern, Lied Center
- Student LIEDer, Lied Center
Careers
- Casting, Amazon
- Head of Stage Operations, The Julliard School
- TV Writer, DreamWorks Animation
- Creative Director, Disney Cruise Line
Graduate Schools
- MFA in Stage Management, California Institute of the Arts
- MFA in Stage and Production Management, Carnegie Melon
- MFA in Television and Film Screenwriting, University of California Los Angeles
- MFA in Directing, Columbia University
Featured Faculty
Jamie Bullins, Associate Professor, Costume Design
Jamie Bullins comes to Nebraska from Kennesaw State University, where he served 2000-2017 as Associate Professor and Coordinator of Design/Technology in the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies. His M.F.A. in theatrical design/scenography is from the University of North Carolina/Greensboro. He has been designing and teaching for 25 years and has held positions at Auburn University and the University of Florida. He works as a scenographer, director and playwright.
Have Questions? We're Here to Help
If you have questions about the Theatre major or navigating the application process, contact us.
- Contact Name
- Chris Watson
- Contact Title
- Director of Recruitment
- Phone
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