Program Overview
The Theatre Arts program at Cañada College offers a comprehensive education in theatre, fostering creative expression and preparing students for careers in the industry. The program includes core courses in performance, directing, and technical production, as well as selective courses in history, script analysis, and new play development. Graduates are equipped for roles in acting, directing, writing, stage management, and other theatre-related fields.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Theatre Arts program at Cañada College is designed to provide students with a comprehensive and diverse education in the field of theatre. The program is suitable for students of all experience levels and aims to foster creative expression and prepare students for a variety of careers in the theatre industry.
Objectives:
- Develop critical thinking skills in the creative process.
- Master the language and critical vocabulary of theatre.
- Understand the significance of creative expression in human cultures.
- Engage actively with the arts and integrate them into one's life.
- Critically evaluate works of art based on their intrinsic value, expressive content, and social context.
Program Description:
The Theatre Arts department offers a wide range of courses that cover various aspects of theatre, including performance, directing, design, technical production, and management. Students have the opportunity to participate in both creative and technical aspects of live productions and radio plays. The department takes pride in the success of its alumni, who have gone on to work professionally in theatre, film, and television as performers, producers, and technicians, as well as the numerous gratified amateurs it has produced.
Outline:
The program consists of core courses and selective courses.
Core Courses (9 units):
- DRAM 140: Introduction to the Theatre (3 units)
- DRAM 200: Acting I: Acting For the Stage and the Camera (3 units)
- DRAM 305: Technical Production I (3 units)
Selective Courses (12 units minimum):
Group A (3 units minimum):
- DRAM 233: Introduction to New Play Development (3 units)
- DRAM 300.1: Rehearsal and Performance I (3 units)
Group B (9 units minimum):
- DRAM 101: History of Theatre (3 units)
- DRAM 150: Script Analysis (3 units)
- DRAM 151: Introduction to Shakespeare I (3 units)
Careers:
The Theatre Arts program prepares students for a variety of career opportunities in the theatre industry, including:
- Acting for stage, film, and television
- Voiceover for radio, TV, and video games
- Disk jockey
- Teaching drama and public speaking
- Directing for film, television, and the stage
- Writing for film, television, and the stage
- Stage management, event management
- Talent agent, casting director
- Company manager, executive director
- Public relations, marketing
- Sound design, broadcast technician
- Light design, makeup artist
- Hair stylist, wardrobe manager
- Carpentry, electric engineering